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Southern California mayor stripped of title, responsibilities pending investigation
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Southern California mayor stripped of title, responsibilities pending investigation
Palmdale Mayor Richard J. Loa was stripped of his title and removed from all committee and city assignments Tuesday night, pending an investigation into "confidential allegations." The dramatic move unfolded during a contentious city council meeting. The events began when City Attorney Alexandra Halfman requested Loa recuse himself from a confidential agenda item, citing an alleged conflict of interest. Loa questioned the addition of the item an…
The town council that represents the small city of Palmdale, in the north of Los Angeles County, is not usually news, but this week’s meeting took an unexpected turn: the former mayor lost his title in the middle of an investigation. The conflict broke out Tuesday night when the municipal prosecutor, Alexandra Halfman, asked the then mayor Richard Loa to recuse himself due to a conflict of interest, claiming that he was being investigated for “c…
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