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Solana Beach Continues Push To Fill City Council Seats After Recent Resignations

By Matt Hoffman / Health Reporter
Published April 17, 2018 at 3:00 AM PDT
This story was published more than 6 years ago.
Outside of Solana Beach City Hall near Highway 101, Feb. 6, 2018.
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Outside of Solana Beach City Hall near Highway 101, Feb. 6, 2018.

Last week, the Solana Beach City Council was down to three members; by next week they plan to have a full council of five. The council has opted to fill the two empty seats instead of holding special elections.

Lesa Heebner was appointed on April 11 to fill the vacancy left by former Councilman Mike Nichols. Nichols' resignation was official March 12. Solana Beach is currently accepting applications to fill former Mayor Ginger Marshall's seat. Marshall abruptly resigned on April 5.

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Solana Beach City Clerk Angela Ivey said Monday that only one application had been received to fill Marshall's position. Applications are due this Thursday, and the council plans to appoint a fifth council member at it's April 25 meeting.

To apply, candidates must live in Solana Beach. A council position in the city pays a $712 monthly salary.

The appointees will serve through the end of the year. The two council positions will be on this November’s ballot.

Solana Beach Continues Push To Fill City Council Seats After Recent Resignations
Solana Beach is accepting applications to fill former Mayor Ginger Mashall's council seat after filling the vacancy left by Councilman Mike Nichols last week.

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Matt Hoffman
Matt Hoffman served as a reporter and host for KPBS through 2023. He graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in communication. While attending SDSU, Matt was general manager of KCR College Radio. In 2016, while Matt was serving as GM, the station was named Best College Station in the Nation by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). In 2017, he received the IBS Golden Microphone for Best Station Manager as well as awards for his hockey and baseball commentaries in 2014, 2015, and 2017. Prior to joining KPBS as a reporter, Matt spent time interning at Fox Sports San Diego, The Mighty 1090, 97 Rock, and 1270 TheFan.
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