City Att'y Parkin To Retire, Ass't City Attorney Dawn McIntosh Hires Political Consultant And Is Endorsed By Parkin, Mayor Garcia, former Mayor Foster, Council Incumbents Price And Allen And Other City Hall Figures

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City Att'y Parkin To Retire, Ass't City Attorney Dawn McIntosh Hires Political Consultant And Is Endorsed By Parkin, Mayor Garcia, former Mayor Foster, Council Incumbents Price And Allen And Other City Hall Figures

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(Oct. 15, 2021) -- City Attorney Charles Parkin is retiring, says a press release from Assistant City Attorney Dawn McIntosh who's hired political consultant Michael Shimpock and announced the endorsement of exiting City Attorney Parkin, Mayor Robert Garcia, former Mayor Bob Foster, City Council incumbents Suzie Price and [Price CD2 endorsee] Cindy Allen among other City Hall figures.

Other McIntosh endorsers include Garcia Harbor Commission appointees Bonnie Lowenthal. Sharon Weissman and Frank Colonna, former Councilman Gary DeLong, LB Bar Ass'n president Robin Perry, and LB LGBTQ Attorney and Allies President Roy Jimenez.

Ms. McIntosh's political consultant Shimpock is Haymarket Strategies owner and principal (Jan. 2018 to present); was director of communications for the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 (Jan. 2018-Jan. 2020) and previously worked with SG&A campaigns from Jan. 1998 to Jan. 2018.