Santa Cruz has an old/new mayor as of Tuesday night. City Council unanimously picked Mike Rotkin to replace Cynthia Matthews. It is the fifth time Rotkin has served as mayor, breaking all previous records. Rotkin is now completing his sixth four-year term on city council, over a period stretching back more than 30 years—according to city statutes, councilmembers must take a two-year break after serving for four terms. Ryan, Coonerty, 35, who was chosen to serve as vice mayor, quipped, “Mike’s been on the council almost as long as I’ve been alive.”
Santa Cruz has an old/new mayor as of Tuesday night. City Council unanimously picked Mike Rotkin to replace Cynthia Matthews. It is the fifth time Rotkin has served as mayor, breaking all previous records. Rotkin is now completing his sixth four-year term on city council, over a period stretching back more than 30 years—according to city statutes, councilmembers must take a two-year break after serving for four terms. Ryan, Coonerty, 35, who was chosen to serve as vice mayor, quipped, “Mike’s been on the council almost as long as I’ve been alive.”
In the past Rotkin had a News and Blues show on community television, which aired every two weeks. He would strum his guitar and sing to his constituents about city council goings-on and other important news. This term, however, there will be fewer episodes because of Rotkin’s busy schedule, according to the show’s producer Madelyn McCaul. She should know, as she is also Rotkin’s wife. But faced with a surge in violence and a ballooning deficit, hopefully the show will go on. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
