volunteers fanned out across the state collecting signatures at comic bookstores at gun shows, football games and hockey games. they kept working after governor fallon said she would not support the proposal to build the storm shelters for oklahoma schools. they kept working even after the state reworded their ballot measure. they worked until the deadline yesterday, and ultimately they felt short by about 25%, in bright red anti-tax small government oklahoma. now the story could have ended there. you try a couple of ways to get something done, you work really hard at it, you come up short, the state says no. what did you expect in oklahoma, light? but today joe doorman announced that he s taking another run at the issue and lots of other issues aside. today he says he s taking the very first steps to run for
was set for him to return to office but more than recently no confirmation from his camp or from his communications people as to whether he really will return to work today. right now, basically, the media has staked out at city hall to see if there is any sign of filner but there is no indication for sure if he is going to be back today. we do know today there will be a rally with filner s supporters. is there a group that is a saying wait, asking for due process, wait until the investigation is finished before trying to recall him. this news conference is going to come one day after a pretty large group rallied against filner. they are the ones who are pushing for this recall. yesterday was the first official day they could begin collecting signatures. it is not going to be easy as you mentioned they have to collect more than 100,000 signatures in less than six weeks. that is a hard task. it will take a lot of money, a lot of organization. it is very hard to recall a mayor in san die
was coming down? david mattingly, thank you. now to the latest chapter here in san diego. the embattled mayor, bob filner, a recall petition against him is expected to begin collecting signatures next week. filner has thus far refused calls to step down. his city issued credit card is now under scrutiny for charges including a $30,000 trip to paris. $3,000 to an image consultant. a hotel tab of more than 500 bucks. and a $128 juicer. cnn s kyung lah took a good long look at those expenses. unfortunately we have a mayor who is out of touch with reality. reporter: out of touch in every way says san diego city councilman kevin faulkner who s now demanding answers about this. cnn obtained filner s city credit card statements from january to may, all paid by taxpayers. what are these do you think? when you see statements like this, it raises the question of is city business being done or
you know, it really came to the point in september that i really knew that he was serious when he began to start collecting signatures. so here you are, faced with running against your son. you have to prove you are the better candidate. that can make it complicated around the house, i can imagine. is he your son, and you raised him, but you want to convince everyone you are the better candidate to run the town? exactly. it s been very hard in the house. you know, we just say good morning and good evening. this morning, i actually told him good morning, and good luck, and may the best woman win. that s nice. that s nice. i m sure he appreciated that. you are getting along okay? we ll be okay after the polls close today at 7:00. this is a serious matter. this town, having a really tough time here. a lot of serious issues. are you worried that having a
lives inside his office. he is the pitcher throwing the baseball and the umpire saying whether or not that pitch was a ball or a strike. and he has not said whether he will step aside or whether he will stay in the game and play both roles. michigan state law says it s his choice to make. but wait, there s more. turns out it s not just that one guy and that one guy s problem. oh, michigan, you are amazing. it turns out there is another member of that same board who has exactly the same kind of problem. another one of the four people on this board works as the political coordinator for a michigan union. a michigan union that has a petition drive going for a referendum on union rights. before collecting signatures, her union asked the board of state canvassers, including their own political coordinator who sits on that board to approve their petition. and when they did that in march, the union s political coordinator voted for her own union s petition. she joined the other three board me