Zahra Passed Up for Mayor and Pro-Tem, Again

Welcome to the Politics of the Personal

This week City Council had a swearing-in ceremony for returning Councilmember Zahra and newly elected Councilmember Charles.

Then the fun began. Every year Council votes, by simple majority, on who will be Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem for the following year and more often than not there are shenanigans because, shock of shock, partisan and personal divides ex…