Year in Photos 2019: Politics

Michael Jordan — the consummate city hall insider, not the basketball player — was elected to a city council where he’s expected to provide experience and continuity to a body buffeted by change.

Photo: Paul Wellman

Jason Dominguez, the first councilmember to be elected to District 1 under the city’s district election system, lost reelection by just eight votes.

Photo: Paul Wellman

Alejandra Gutierrez, a total newcomer to City Hall but not to the Eastside, managed to pull off the squeaker upset of the season.

Photo: Paul Wellman

Meagan Harmon reacts to winning a bitterly fought appointment contest to fill a vacant council seat.

Photo: Paul Wellman

Race and cultural politics would roil the water of City College trustee meetings as Celeste Barber, former faculty member, protests the board chair’s decision to do away with the Pledge of Allegiance at board meetings.

Photo: Paul Wellman

City College Superintendent Anthony Beebe called it quits this year, citing health issues, after struggling to respond to persistent complaints about racist and sexist misconduct on campus.

Photo: Paul Wellman