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San Clemente council debates decorum and whether district liaison status confers "territory" after public meeting incident; item tabled
Summary
Councilmembers debated April 15 over an incident at a city‑sponsored public meeting in which Councilmember Zen Wu said he was excluded from speaking; the council tabled a proposal to re‑state that no member holds exclusive jurisdiction over city business.
A dispute among councilmembers over who may speak at city‑sponsored public meetings and whether councilmembers may claim de facto "territory" in their districts consumed council time April 15.
Councilmember Zen Wu said he was prevented from participating at a March meeting hosted by the Beaches, Parks and Recreation subcommittee. "I was rudely shut down," Wu said during the council discussion, asserting he raised his hand and was told, "Not you, Zeng." Wu characterized the exclusion…
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