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Hermosa Beach public speakers overwhelmingly back city manager as council continues review
Summary
Dozens of residents, labor groups and public safety leaders urged the Hermosa Beach City Council not to remove City Manager Suja Lowenthal. The council moved the performance-evaluation matter to a future meeting after hearing public comment and recessed to closed session.
Dozens of residents, labor leaders and city staff urged the Hermosa Beach City Council on April 22 to retain City Manager Suja Lowenthal and to handle any evaluation transparently.
The public comment session drew sustained, often personal testimonials about Lowenthal’s leadership from employees, union representatives, school and faith leaders, police managers and residents. Many speakers credited Lowenthal with rebuilding departmental capacity, securing grant funding and improving public-safety staffing and interagency partnerships.
The comments came before the council recessed into closed session to consider a personnel evaluation. City Attorney staff later reported the city continued the public-employee evaluation to a future meeting tentatively scheduled for April 28 around 7 p.m., and that 32 members of the public spoke on the…
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