Woodland tops Davis 26 to 10, Stallard MVP

From the Woodland Record:

In a full court press of a State of California loophole, the Woodland City Council completed the aristocratic option of appointing Tom Stallard to fill Jeff Monroe's vacant council seat and laid to rest any notion of the democratic option play of an election. The democratic way would have been too costly, according to city manager Mark Deven, and would have been a burden to city staff.

Apparently democracy is now a burden - rather than a privilege. During a time when council can approve $42 million for summer water rights without batting an eye and conversely can save $15,000 by not having an election (revised to $75,000 for the staff report), citizens don't need to worry about voting for a new council member - they only need to endure grandstanding and a locker room pep talk during the final stage of an appointment process.

Read more at WoodlandRecord.com.

Click here to view the entire appointment process, Item 9 of the Feb. 15 meeting.