The effort to remove two Kern High School District trustees has hit a roadblock after a judge questioned the petition’s claims — and the recall could be stopped before it even starts.
Steven Rodrigue is the area 2 KHSD Board of Trustee and he says, “I was very pleased with the judge’s ruling. Oftentimes, you see something like this and think it’s just politics — even when there are clearly untrue statements meant to confuse the public.”
A recall petition against Manriquez and Rodrigue was started in December by Penny Lepisto — who narrowly lost to Manriquez in the November 2024 Area 3 KHSD trustee race…