"District 4 residents voted in a landslide to oust their supervisor, Joel Engardio, last Tuesday - and the leaders of that recall have made it loud and clear: Mayor Daniel Lurie should tread carefully as he rolls out his proposed citywide upzoning plan. The political muscle used to recall Engardio in a lopsided vote - of some 21,000 ballots counted as of Sept. 18, over 62 percent were for the recall - can now easily be turned against Lurie."
""It's better to not even take a break," Otto Pippenger, the recall's campaign organizer, said last week regarding the small army of recall volunteers. "It's like a band. You've got to practice regularly, or people lose interest." Practice in this case would mean door-knocking, attending city hearings and town halls, and ensuring Lurie and city supervisors see the recallers in action. The group's 50 dedicated, weekly volunteers - and 1,000 people on their mailing lists - could be primed to take action."
District 4 residents ousted supervisor Joel Engardio in a landslide, with over 62 percent of roughly 21,000 ballots counted supporting the recall. Recall organizers have an active base of about 50 weekly volunteers and roughly 1,000 people on their mailing lists, and they plan door-knocking, attending hearings and visible public pressure. The campaign's political muscle can be redirected to oppose Mayor Daniel Lurie's proposed citywide upzoning plan. Lurie must appoint Engardio's successor and seeks a supervisor who can advance the upzoning plan by year-end, a difficult prospect in homeowner-heavy District 4 where many oppose upzoning. Lurie performed well in District 4 during 2024 campaigns and has begun outreach to stakeholders such as local Democratic clubs.
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