New York Times story on growing wave of recalls against mayors

A story in today's New York Times reports that mayors across the United States face a growing tide of recall efforts.  The article blames the increase in recalls on the growing "throw-the-rascals-out" mood and voter frustration with mayors who attempt to raise taxes or cut services in order to make up budget deficits.  It includes a link to NCSL's page on local recall.

The article cites the recent recall of a California mayor, the pending recall elections for mayors in Alaska and New Jersey, and half a dozen unsuccessful recall efforts over the past two years.  Unfortunately, there is no good source compiling data on local recall efforts, so it is impossible to verify whether this represents an actual increase in recalls, or simply an increase in media attention to recall attempts.