Del Mar to seek ‘advice and investigation’ from state ethics watchdog about mayor’s potential conflict of interest in STR vote

Del Mar to seek ‘advice and investigation’ from state ethics watchdog about mayor’s potential conflict of interest in STR vote

The Del Mar City Council voted 2-1 on June 16 to ask the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission for “advice and investigation” on whether there was conflict of interest by Mayor Terry Gaasterland when the City Council voted last fall on a short-term rental ordinance. According to an agenda report, last December Gaasterland registered two properties she owns as existing short-term rentals in a database the city was compiling. But one of the …