A news conference was already underway when the mayor of National City called out the councilmember who unexpectedly showed up and was standing about 20 feet away. It was a tad awkward.
warned his fellow councilmembers “I said at the time that I was going to speak out if there were abuses of this money,” said Morrison.this week triggered the news conference. The article questioned a new $47,000 contract signed between the city and a consulting firm on behalf of Councilman Rodriguez’s office. Mayor Morrison said the firm didn’t have a business license in National City when the contract was signed. He added the firm didn’t even exist at the beginning of the year.