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Grand jury 'Governance in Turmoil' response

In a remarkably candid afternoon session, members laid out their interpersonal conflicts — the Mayor and Vice Mayor's broken relationship, social media attacks, Broken trust — and tentatively agreed to norms like limiting surprises and respecting staff's operational role. Whether it sticks is the open question.

5 mentionsLast discussed Sep 29, 2026

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Release of OPTIC budget investigation report

Vice Mayor Lee exposed that the Office of Performance and Data Analytics was eliminated and its funding moved into a city manager administration account without council approval. The council ordered an amended budget and a full OPDA/OPTIC accounting.

5 mentionsLast discussed Jul 21, 2026