East Palo Alto City Council reorganization marred by procedural irregularities

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

(L-R) East Palo Alto City Councilmembers Ruben Abrica, Webster Lincoln, Martha Barragan, Mark Dinan and Carlos Romero on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 in East Palo Alto, Calif. Lincoln and Dinan are the newest members and were sworn-in Tuesday. Barragan was promoted to mayor and Dinan was appointed to vice mayor. (City of East Palo Alto via Bay City News)

Two new councilmembers were sworn in to the East Palo Alto City Council last week, but procedural irregularities marred the ceremony.

The reorganization of the City Council following the November general election was delayed with outgoing councilmembers voting on items past their term end date and pulling unrelated items on the consent calendar.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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