The Three Valleys Municipal Water District yesterday approved a resolution calling on District I boardmember Xavier Alvarez to resign, according to the Daily Bulletin's Will Bigham.
The one "NO" vote belonged to Alvarez himself, who has faced ever-greater criticism since his guilty plea to a federal misdemeanor charge of lying about being a Medal of Honor recipient:
Alvarez has pleaded guilty to a federal charge connected with his false claim that he won the Medal of Honor. He never served in the military.
He also is being investigated by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for the potentially criminal act of signing up his ex-wife for district-paid health benefits.
Despite the pressure to resign, Alvarez said he had no intention of leaving his seat. Alvarez was censured by the board in October after his alleged misuse of health benefits was exposed.
And it now appears that Alvarez will soon face a recall campaign in his south Pomona district.
The article goes on to say that former Pomona City Councilmember Marco Robles spoke at the meeting and announced the formation of a committee to recall Alvarez. The two have battled in the past, with Alvarez having tried without success to recall Robles.
Alvarez remains defiant as ever, accusing his fellow boardmembers of being drunk at water board meetings and accusing them of bigotry in their comments about Alvarez. Bigham's article said Three Valleys board president Bob Kuhn seemed to laugh off Alvarez's claims, calling them ridiculous.
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