A few observations from Tuesday’s town council meeting:

• Election chair Laura Graham, reporting that it was a successful election, despite the efforts of some to taint it: “There is no excuse and there is nothing to be gained by this behavior … what is most damaging is that it’s always been accepted … We must demand a higher standard from our community leaders and ourselves.”
• Outgoing councilman Bobby Thompson, looking very tired, during his census tract report: ‘I’ve lost, but I’ve won– I’m tired of the infighting, I’m tired of the business, Lincoln Crossing — these allegations about the voter’s fraud embarrases me …  to just solidify this election and do it the way we did it is wrong. “
• Steve Haussler, having just been denied the opportunity to speak as a member of the ethics committee, didn’t even have time to leave the podium before he was asked to speak as co-chair of the Land Use Committee.  He mentioned that his co-chair left abruptly — his co-chair, councilman Steve Lamb, had in fact just resigned, altho’ that was not widely known at the moment.
• Disturbing trend:  councilmembers who tell Altadenablog he’s biased and untrustworthy, then ask him to print something.