‘Coin Flip’ Carl
That’s our new nickname for City Councilmember Carl DeMaio.
In his first week on the council, DeMaio suggested, seriously, choosing a council president via coin flip.
Well, yesterday the City Council deadlocked on naming a citizen CPA to a four-year term on the city’s new Audit Committee. Ben Hueso, Donna Frye, Tony Young and Marti Emerald liked Charles Sellers, while Sherri Lightner, Todd Gloria, Kevin Faulconer and DeMaio favored Stephen Grant. Immediately, Sellers graciously offered to seek a three-year term instead, which prompted Frye to say that sort of selflessness is precisely why Sellers should get the long stint. She, followed by Hueso, pledged to maintain their support of Sellers for the four-year spot.
At that point, DeMaio’s voice could be heard suggesting a coin flip. Nice, Carl—way to give a rich comedic bit some new life!
Sadly, a coin flip was not needed. Young switched his vote to Grant, and Sellers won the two-year slot, with a third CPA, Wade McKnight, earning a two-year job over two remaining candidates.
We’d like to urge DeMaio to toss that nugget out there as often as possible. And one of these days, the council should settle something—anything; the more important the issue, the funnier it’ll be—with a coin flip.
Love it. I am holding my breath for his next Brown Act violation…