After a week of controversy without a mayor, Amourence Lee has been appointed as San Mateo's first Jewish and Asian mayor.
After hours of debate Monday night, and more than a week without a mayor, the city council appointed Amourence Lee to the position.There had been controversy over whether to vote Lee in because just last week the board had a split vote over appointing her as mayor.Historically, San Mateo's mayor has been the council member with the most seniority. In years past, the vote has been largely ceremonial and adhered to the seniority guideline.
Over 100 people went in-person or called in through Zoom to comment on the mayoral debate and the appointment of a fifth council member.Once homeless, daughter of refugees, Sheng Thao addresses Oakland; To become city's 51st mayor "This year ahead is going to be one of learning and growing together and it's an incredibly rare occurrence to have so many new council members and as we transition to by-district elections, let's always remember to remain united in our service to the community by considering our needs and interests of San Mateo as a whole," Mayor Lee said after her appointment.Cracks have emerged among members over issues such as housing, splitting the council two and two.
That's made the appointment of Hedges all the more important because he could potentially be seen as a tiebreaker for some of the city's biggest issues.
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