By Tony Hicks –
Lafayette may not hold a city council election in November, after no one decided to run against three council members whose terms are up this year.
All three council members – Mayor Teresa Gerringer, Susan Candell and Wei-Tai Kwok – filed their paperwork and qualified for the ballot by the Aug. 12 deadline.
The Lafayette City Council will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss its options, which include reappointing the three council members to their posts or holding the election to formalize the process, even though there will be no challengers.
Holding a council election would cost the city between $38,000 and $57,000.
If appointed Thursday, Gerringer and Candell’s next term would end in 2026. Kwok’s term would end in 2024, as he was appointed last August to fill out the term of Cameron Burk, who resigned in June.
The Lafayette City Council meets virtually at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Where is the ‘Save Lafayette; crowd?
They’re moving or have already moved out of California to save themselves from the impending disaster.
.
I’m sure the NIMBYs, elitists, and old money are alive and well in the ‘yette.
.
Town is so crooked doesn’t matter who runs, it won’t change anything so why even try.
Already on the council. Susan Candell was one of the prime movers of Save Lafayette.
Sorry Exit you are so wrong
I grew up in Lafayette when it was a nice upper middle -class town. Over the past 30-35 years it has been overrun by spoiled Yuppies who really don’t care about local gov’t, that is until something has a major effect on the individual.
I think this just happened in Danville. Like all the other jobs that go begging in this state. Something is seriously wrong.
@12A – What “old money” are you talking about. REAL old money wouldn’t be caught dead on this side of the bay, let alone on this side of the tunnel.
In these parts, “old money” is a misnomer for townies who inherited their pappy’s ranch and a few shabby apartment buildings downtown. Prop 13 freeloading does not “old money” make!
Yeah … who in their right mind would want to join the cesspool of California politics … let’s go Mexico!