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Hundreds turn out as San Bernardino council pauses charter change; council directs charter committee to reconvene
Summary
A packed special meeting drew sustained public opposition to a proposed charter amendment that would add term limits, eliminate primary elections and replace the directly elected mayor with a council‑selected mayor. Council voted to reconvene the Charter Review Committee rather than immediately place the measure on the June ballot.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Hundreds of residents packed a special City Council meeting Tuesday night to oppose a proposed “San Bernardino Good Government and Term Limits Initiative” that would impose term limits, eliminate primary elections and replace the directly elected mayor with one chosen by the council.
At a raucous public‑comment period that lasted more than four hours, speakers of all ages urged the council to delay structural changes and send the proposal instead to the city’s Charter Review Committee for study and public outreach. Many called the item a “power grab” and said the timing — on a low‑turnout June ballot — would disenfranchise voters the citywide mayor represents.
The council ultimately declined to place the amendment on the ballot…
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