Recall organizers publicly list grievances against District 3 councilmember at neighborhood meeting

During public comment at the July 1 INCO meeting, two public speakers laid out the core arguments behind a recall effort targeting District 3 Councilmember Starr.

A recorded statement presented by Heather Schmidt asked residents about financial and conduct questions involving the councilmember and framed the complaints as an "authorization" problem — who has authority to change budget allocations after council approval — and raised concerns about alleged partisan behavior and intimidation of recall volunteers. The video asked whether Starr had refused to turn over Google Docs created in meetings and questioned his ties to the Libertarian Party.

Manuel Herrera, identifying himself as administrator for the Facebook group Citizens for a Better Oxnard, summarized the recall campaign's central claims: he said Starr voted against the Oxnard Navigation Center for the homeless, opposed tenant protection measures, resisted union agreements, and had been involved in at least 19 lawsuits reportedly costing taxpayers nearly $5 million. Herrera urged eligible District 3 voters to sign the recall petition, volunteer as signature gatherers, or donate at recallstar.org.

Those presenting the recall described it as a multi‑pronged effort tied to policy disagreements and litigation history; they did not present new documentary evidence during this meeting and noted the list of grievances would be the basis for gathering signatures. The INCO meeting record contains no response from Councilmember Starr or city staff to rebut or confirm the specific claims during this session.

What happened next: the public comment concluded with an invitation to volunteer and register for the recall effort. No formal action by INCO was taken. The claims remain the statements of recall organizers and are unresolved in the meeting record.