Capitola Vice Mayor Pederson abruptly resigns from office

Capitola Vice Mayor Pederson abruptly resigns from office

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION) - Capitola Vice Mayor Alexander Pederson abruptly resigned during Capitola's council meeting on Thursday night. Pederson addressed the council and public on the decision during council comments, saying that there are multiple reasons for the departure -- From a new home in Santa Cruz, pulling him out of city limits, to what the former vice mayor calls "A campaign of legal harassment and intimidation." Pederson says the co…

Citing harassment, Vice Mayor Alexander Pedersen resigns from Capitola City Council

Alexander Pedersen – elected in 2022 and named Capitola’s vice mayor earlier this year – cited moving residences and a sustained effort to remove him from office by a citizens group as reasons for his departure. The council will likely decide on how to fill his seat at its upcoming meeting on May 22. The post Citing harassment, Vice Mayor Alexander Pedersen resigns from Capitola City Council appeared first on Lookout Santa Cruz.

Capitola Vice Mayor Alexander Pedersen quits

Alexander Pedersen, second form left, stepped down from the Capitola City Council Thursday. He is pictured at a Feb. 27 council meeting. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file) CAPITOLA >> Capitola Vice Mayor Alexander Pedersen suddenly announced his resignation at a city council meeting Thursday night, amid a recall effort against him, a move away from the city and what he called a “campaign of legal harassment and intimidation.”…