January 10, 2017 -- City Manager Rick Cole on Sunday was under verbal attack for the second time in a week, this time for what community groups say are comments meant to “deride” and undermine their credibility.

The dispute stemmed from a January 4 appearance Cole and City Council Member Sue Himmelrich made before the Wilshire Montana (or Wilmont) Neighborhood Association, in which the talk was mostly about high compensation for City employees ("'Serious Community Discussion' Needed on Santa Monica Employee Compensation, City Manager Says," January 7, 2017).

Although the session itself was not always friendly, what irked a leading critic most was Cole’s follow-up email to the City Council and City staff.

Read More:  http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2017/January-2017/01_10_2017_Santa_Monica_City_Mangers_Comments_Anger_More_Community_Activists.html