The teachers and community members have organized a protest for this Monday, December 12, in front of the San Mateo City Hall to demand that all Council members abide by the City Charter and immediately vote for a mayor and vice mayor.
The protest will take place this Monday, December 12th, at 6:00 p.m. in front of City Hall located at 330 W 20th Avenue in the city of San Mateo, just as the City Council meeting scheduled for today is scheduled to begin, after a long session held last Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by Rudy Espinoza Murray, spokesman for a coalition supporting rotating City Councilwoman Amourence Lee, the planned protest comes after a 128-year tradition of peaceful transfer of power was broken during the San Mateo City Council's annual reorganization meeting.
Espinoza is the one who recently elected Councilmembers Lisa Dz Nash and Robert Newsom Jr., second cousin of Governor Gavin Newsom, ignored the recommendation of the City Manager and City Attorney to comply with Section 2.09 of the City Charter, and refused to complete their first and