Government Watch: Thursday • Dec. 15, 2022

Nicolas and Nagales were elected to the City Council in November 2018. Nagales was in line to become vice mayor for 2022-23 based on the November 2020 City Council election, where he was elected to the District 2 City Council position. The rotation of the vice mayor position for 2022-23 and 2023-24 is based on the 2020 City Council election results. Nagales and Councilmember James Coleman were both elected in the 2020 election. Nagales received more votes. Under the council policy, the rotation order was set with Nagales serving as vice mayor in 2022-23 and mayor in 2023-24, even though he served as mayor in 2021-22. Coleman will serve as vice mayor in 2023-24 and mayor in 2024-2025 if he’s reelected in 2024. Councilmembers Mark Addiego and Eddie Flores were also reelected.

• In its first meeting after election results were certified, the city of Belmont welcomed its first elected at-large Mayor Julia Mates, and its two newest councilmembers Gina Latimerlo and Robin Pang-Maganaris.

Mates will serve a two-year term, also a first for Belmont. Latimerlo is a music teacher in District 1 and Councilmember Robin Pang-Maganaris is a retired educator in District 3. Both will serve a four-year term.

At the meeting, the council selected Davina Hurt as vice mayor until December 2023. The council thanked former Vice Mayor Tom McCune for his leadership in 2022; his term will end in 2024. Belmont also recognized departing Councilmember Charles Stone, and the city’s longest serving Councilmember Warren Lieberman for their dedication to Belmont.

• The Foster City Council reorganized with Jon Froomin as mayor, Patrick Sullivan as vice mayor and councilmember Sam Hindi remaining. Newly elected councilmembers Stacy Jimenez and Art Kiesel took the seats of the departing Richa Awasthi and Sanjay Gehani.