San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo is shown in an undated photo. Azevedo stepped down from the City Council one day before he is scheduled to change his plea in a federal corruption case. (City of San Leandro via Bay City News)

Embattled San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo has “retired” from his city role just one day before he’s scheduled to change his plea in a federal corruption case against him. 

City officials announced Monday that Azevedo submitted a formal letter of retirement and that he would no longer be a member of the City Council as of Tuesday at 9 a.m.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.