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Residents and some council members criticize absent District B representative amid felony charge
Summary
Public commenters and several speakers at the Dec. 17 Pasadena City Council meeting pressed the council over repeated absences and a recently reported felony drug arrest involving the District B council member, urging accountability and, in some cases, temporary step-down until legal matters are resolved.
Public comment at the City of Pasadena council meeting on Dec. 17, 2024, focused heavily on the repeated absence of the District B council member and on news reports that the official was arrested on felony drug charges days earlier.
The concerns prompted several residents to ask the council to seek accountability. Taz Smith, who spoke during the citizens-to-address-the-council period, criticized council handling of police oversight and said the city had not acted to address thefts and other public-safety complaints; Smith also told the council, “you still have not done anything to help with…
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