Santa Clara resident launches recall against District 5 councilmember

One Santa Clara councilmember could see his name on a recall ballot.

A group of District 5 residents, led by David Kertes, launched a recall campaign against Councilmember Suds Jain Tuesday after receiving more than the 60 signatures needed to legitimize the effort, according to a news release. The campaign argues Jain has wasted millions of taxpayer dollars, used questionable ethics, ignored residents’ concerns and pushed for poor parking ideas in his four-and-a-half years of service.

The campaign specifically cites slow movement on downtown’s revitalization, which Jain represents, as well as his stance on getting rid of elections for the city’s police chief and clerk. It alleges Jain failed to report misconduct violations against former Councilmember Anthony Becker — who was found guil