Newly elected City Attorney Heather Ferbert was sworn in Tuesday, along with re-elected city officials.
for three decades, was unanimously elected council president by his colleagues after Elo-Rivera said he wouldn’t seek an unprecedented fourth term.
“You’ve always shown a willingness to tackle the tough issues and take the hard positions while working collaboratively with the community, the council and the mayor,” Councilmember Kent Lee told LaCava. “I’m looking forward to seeing what your leadership can bring to this council.” Councilmember Vivian Moreno, who represents low-income District 8 in the city’s South Bay, said LaCava had shown a commitment to fixing the infrastructure disparities between the city’s high-income and low-income areas.
“I’m here to amplify your voices, to open up conversation and deliberations and find consensus across the group,” he said. Council members also praised Elo-Rivera for his three years as council president. He is the first person to have held the job that long since Scott Peters, now a congressman, did 15 years ago.criticized Elo-Rivera as divisive“Over the last year, you’ve gone out of your way to — in good faith — find good solutions to the problems we have as a city,” Campillo told Elo-Rivera.
Gloria, who was sworn in for a second four-year term during that ceremony, vowed to continue working hard to address homelessness, housing and other city challenges.
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