California: Sonoma District Attorney recall effort faces questions over individual contribution limit

There's a significant spending issue in the recall effort against Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch. Developer Bill Gallagher is reported to have spent over $295,000 on the recall effort, which is way over the county's limit of $3350 for individual contributions (there is no limit for a state recall effort, but county's are able to put forward their own limit). Gallagher's lawyer claims the law is unconstitutional and has said that such laws have been struck down in other jurisdictions in the state. 

The recall effort is led by the owner of two senior care homes where 20 residents were abandoned in a fire when staff fled. The Oakmont Senior Living company settled for $500,000. The petition attacks Ravitch for ignoring fire safety issues. Petitioner would need about 30,000 signatures to get on the ballot. Ravitch has already announced that she is not running for reelection.