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The council’s choice of Campbell was controversial, with the vast majority of the roughly 300 residents who spoke Thursday night lobbying council members to choose Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe as president.
They said Montgomery Steppe, who is Black, would be a better leader and a more effective advocate for racial justice and social equity than Campbell, who is White. Both women are Democrats.
Council members Chris Cate, Stephen Whitburn, Marni von Wilpert and Raul Campillo voted for Campbell. Council members Vivian Moreno, Joe LaCava and Sean Elo-Rivera voted for Montgomery Steppe. Both Campbell and Montgomery Steppe voted for themselves.
SAN DIEGO
Dr. Jennifer Campbell was elected San Diego’s new City Council president Thursday night, Dec. 10, in a narrow 5-4 vote after nearly seven hours of public testimony.
The vast majority of the roughly 300 residents who spoke at the meeting lobbied council members to choose Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe as council president instead of Campbell.
They said Montgomery Steppe, who is Black, would be a better leader and a more effective advocate for racial justice and social equity than Campbell, who is White. Both women are Democrats.
Council members voting for Campbell were Chris Cate, Stephen Whitburn, Marni von Wilpert and Raul Campillo. Council members voting for Montgomery Steppe were Vivian Moreno, Joe LaCava and Sean Elo-Rivera. Both Campbell and Montgomery Steppe voted for themselves.
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego’s 73rd City Council was sworn in this morning alongside new Mayor Todd Gloria, bringing a Democratic supermajority to the council chambers.
Departing councilmembers Georgette Gomez, Barbara Bry, Chris Ward, Mark Kersey and Scott Sherman offered thanks to the citizens of San Diego and words of advice to incoming councilmembers Joe LaCava, Stephen Whitburn, Marni von Wilpert, Raul Campillo and Sean Elo-Rivera as the city faces one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.
The 73rd City Council must contend with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and all the physical, economic and budgetary issues it presents the city. Other major items before the council, which now sits at an 8-1 Democrat advantage, include the city’s Climate Action Plan and battling climate change, homelessness and rising housing prices, the cleanup of the Tijuana River Basin, social and racial justice and large-scale projects such as Pure Water.
‘A San Diego for All of Us : Todd Gloria Makes History as He s Sworn In as Mayor Monica Garske
Todd Gloria will be sworn-in as San Diego Mayor on Dec. 10, 2020.
Democrat Todd Gloria the son of a hotel maid and a gardener made history Thursday as he was sworn in as the 37th mayor of the City of San Diego.
Promptly at 10 a.m. via a very pandemic-style, virtual inauguration ceremony before the San Diego City Council Gloria became the first-ever person of color and member of the LGBTQ community to hold the city s highest leadership position.
Updated on December 10, 2020 at 1:16 pm
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Democrat Todd Gloria the son of a hotel maid and a gardener made history Thursday as he was sworn in as the 37th mayor of the City of San Diego.
Promptly at 10 a.m. via a very pandemic-style, virtual inauguration ceremony before the San Diego City Council Gloria became the first-ever person of color and member of the LGBTQ community to hold the city s highest leadership position.
After the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry (the local politician who ran against Gloria in the 2020 mayoral race), it was time to for Gloria to take his oath.