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Resident withdraws criticism, urges support for interim city manager; plaza e-bike safety raised
Sonoma City Council · May 7, 2026
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Summary
Public commenters told the Sonoma City Council they support the interim city manager after a critic said he had reconsidered, and another speaker urged action on fast-moving e-bikes in the downtown plaza after a near-miss involving his young child.
A local resident who had published a critical letter about the council’s appointment of the interim city manager told the council he had changed his view and now supports making her permanent. "I was wrong. You're right, and you made a good decision," Martin Laney said during the public-comment period, describing a cordial…
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