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In Southern Calif., Dream Gone Sour Fuels Recall Rage
San Diego, Orange Counties May Be Epicenter of Davis's Undoing

September 08, 2003

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them also sound like they have far more than partisan motives on their minds.

Ask Michael Simon, a sales manager, about the recall and before long he starts talking about how the San Diego area is becoming "just like Los Angeles."

"It's definitely changing," he said. "It can take forever to get home now after work, and no one even seems to have a plan to deal with it."

Ask Demetrios Kritikos, the dry cleaner, about the recall and before long he starts talking about the burdens that new immigrants are putting on the state's budget. "Too many are coming in," he said.

Katherine Rankle, a Republican who said she backed Davis last year, did not sign the recall petition this summer. But now, she is wondering whether replacing the governor with a political outsider might be just the jolt California needs.

"Maybe there's no other way to solve our problems," she said.

Wayne Dauber, a corporate pilot, didn't sign the recall petition when it was circulated here, either.

But he said he believes that Davis and other political leaders in California deserve whatever upheaval the election may bring.

"The people we've had in office have been making decisions just so we can keep them in power," he said. "There's a real breakdown in the system. It's definitely not functioning anymore."

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