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Lompoc residents press council for accountability after viral vendor confrontation and indictments
Summary
Multiple residents used the council’s public comment period to condemn recent conduct by Mayor James Mosby and to press for accountability after social‑media videos and criminal charges involving a councilmember. Speakers urged officials to protect immigrant vendors, review harassment claims and consider options for censure or recusal.
Several residents used the Lompoc City Council public comment period on Dec. 2 to press local leaders for accountability after a widely shared video showed Mayor James Mosby confronting a street food vendor and after criminal charges were filed against a councilmember.
Janet Blevins, who said she has lived in Lompoc for 40 years, called the mayor’s approach to the vendor “disgusting and inappropriate,” and urged the council to “start really cracking down” on unsafe driving and other public‑safety concerns. Aaron Crocker, a business owner and father who said he has lived in Lompoc 11 years, told…
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