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City Council to Welcome New Member Myrtle Cole
Cole will fill the seat of Tony Young, who left the council to head the local chapter of the American Red Cross.
Councilwoman-elect Myrtle Cole will be sworn into office Monday, filling a five-month vacancy on the nine-member panel.
Cole, a labor coordinator and former community college police lieutenant, defeated longtime community activist Dwayne Crenshaw in a special runoff election last week with 54 percent of the vote.
She will fill the seat once held by Tony Young, who resigned at the beginning of the year to become CEO of the San Diego and Imperial Counties chapter of the American Red Cross.
Southeast San Diego residents have been served by District 4 staff, who have been supervised by Council President Todd Gloria.
Cole is expected to provide Mayor Bob Filner with an ally in the city's legislative branch, and give Democrats a 5-4 majority on the technically nonpartisan body.
The City Council is also scheduled to certify the results of the election.
-City News Service
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