California lawmaker the focus in recall effort
As the Capitol sifts through the residue of last week’s new deal on the state budget, Republican Assemblyman Anthony Adams is still coping with the fallout from February’s budget deal, one in which he broke partisan ranks and voted to impose new income, sales and vehicle taxes. Conservative activists, egged on by popular Southern California radio talkers John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou, launched a recall drive against Adams, whose district sprawls across a wide swath of Southern California deserts and suburbs.