Amourence Lee becomes first Jewish, Asian-American woman to become mayor of San Mateo, ending a week-long power struggle.
SAN MATEO — After a week of political turmoil that left the city without a mayor, a full five-member council voted unanimously Monday night to elect Amourence Lee as the city’s head — ending a tense power struggle that has divided the community.
While on Monday the council appeared poised to be similarly deadlocked on choosing a fifth colleague, council members came together to select Hedges, but not before Lee lodged several accusations of corruption, backroom dealings and extortion against those who attempted to sway her vote one way or another. Just before selecting Hedges, Lee abstained from voting, urging the council to return to the first item on the agenda: selecting a mayor.
“I don’t know and certainly don’t want to believe he was a knowing and willing participant in this Brown Act violation,” Lee said. “We cannot allow the The irony of Diaz Nash’s comments didn’t escape many in the audience and on the council, many of whom laughed and jeered loudly following her comments. In a comment to the council, Robbins said he had no idea about the backroom deals.
In an interview following Monday’s decision, Hedges said it was difficult to be selected in the way he was.
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