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Encinitas residents demand removal of EUAC member after social‑media post; council declines to act for lack of second
Summary
After hours of public testimony calling for the removal of advisory committee member Steven Hobec over a Facebook post residents described as racially demeaning, the council member who introduced the removal motion did not secure a second; a Title VI grievance is pending and staff will issue findings.
Encinitas — A packed chamber and more than an hour of public testimony marked a council‑initiated discussion about whether to remove Environmental Urban Forestry Advisory Committee (EUAC) member Steven Hobec following complaints about a Facebook post many residents called racially demeaning.
Council Member Joy Lines brought the item after multiple community members asked the council to consider Hobec’s removal. The public record included a recorded…
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