Menlo mayor election will be voided after possible Brown Act violations

Now Kelly Ferguson has resigned.
In my opinion Andy Cohen would be a unsatisfactory replacement. The Council should elect any of the other three as Mr. Cohen is an embarassment to Menlo Park.

Seems like we have a similiar situation in Palo Alto this year. People are acting like its not a big deal, politics as usual but [portion removed] when it happened in Menlo Park the mayor had the decency to resign

This is really interesting. Does anyone know how this came about? Is there a way to file a complaint as a concerned citizen?

Thanks.

I believe the district attorney handles investigations in cases like this. If you want to complain about the Palo Alto mayor election raise it with the district attorney of Santa Clara County.

Burt wouldn't resign unless the proof of wrong doing were broadcast live.

"This is really interesting. Does anyone know how this came about"

Yes - I became aware that three members of the MP City Council has communicated ( two directly and one via a third party) outside an agendized public meeting on the election of the Mayor and I brought this to the attention of the MP City Attorney. When he confirmed the facts then the Council was required to void the election and to have a new election for Mayor.

@DejavuPS,
If Scharff had any decency, he wouldn't have run again, shamelessly portraying himself as a residentialist and flogging a quote from Bob Moss that he used without permission, making it seem as if Moss endorsed him.

But our city attorney has never shown any inclination to independence. What would concerned citizens do to leverage a revote if Brown Act violations were indeed an issue? The prepared statements are kind of a smoking gun....