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Residents accuse council of entrenchment; cite redistricting litigation and rising legal costs
Summary
Public commenter criticized the council's redistricting as "engineered incumbency," cited a court-ordered $37,500 award and a 2024–25 legal budget of $450,535; mayor responded litigation is ongoing and no judge ordered payment, and urged reliance on provided invoice backup.
At the public-comment portion of Tuesday's Rancho Santa Margarita City Council meeting, resident Brianne Boyle sharply criticized the city's redistricting and the council's longevity, calling recent maps an attempt to "secure your political future" and "engineered incumbency." Boyle said the city "lost" a lawsuit over district elections and that a court ordered $37,500 be paid to attorney Michelle Jackson; she also…
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