Resident Says Hadley Shouldn't Represent Manhattan Beach As Mayor

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Editor's Note: Manhattan Beach resident Alison Chavez shares the following letter to the editor.

"Suzanne Hadley is poised to become mayor of Manhattan Beach on December 1. The position is a traditionally rotating post, which still requires a formal vote by the council. I encourage the members of MB city council to vote no. If Hadley becomes mayor, I am afraid she will ignore mandated lockdowns and restrictions.

Far from the plain-speaking gal who stands up for underrepresented parents and small business owners that she purports to be, she is a savvy politician actively pushing her Fox News ideals on our town. She has been working non-stop to open schools and downtown businesses ahead of State and LA County orders.

On May 19, Hadley participated in a flag waving demonstration outside of city hall to open downtown by Memorial Day. “And I tell you there are people from the state of Illinois streaming over the border into Wisconsin to get their nails done, their hair done, … and have a restaurant meal,” Hadley said. “So I would like people streaming in our city to take advantage of our retailers and our residential businesses and our restaurants,” she told the crowd.

On June 11, Hadley said regarding opening the Manhattan Beach pier “I would say it’s not defiant, I would say doors are open and unlocked, all we need to do is walk out of the cell. The jailers are gone.” I would say her proposed actions were very defiant.

On July 1, our mayor-to-be said this in her infamous interview on the pier, “This is not the plague. I don’t know anyone who has died of COVID. Maybe you do. We can prevent drunk driving by banning alcohol.” Hadley continued, “We can prevent car fatalities on the highway by closing our highways or preventing cars. The role of society is not to prevent death.”

On Oct. 10, Hadley commented on a Next Door post,“I’m supporting [school board candidates] Heather de Roos and Cathy Graves because they will push to reopen schools faster than the other two…”

On November 18, mayor pro tem Hadley served as an advisor to a rally to reopen schools immediately, despite the fact that schools are preparing to open anyway and Covid cases are on the rise. If you agree that Suzanne Hadley should be passed over as mayor, please email the city council urging them to vote “No” at CityMb.info.

Or you can sign my petition chng.it/mRPkrRQ85p.:

Alison Chavez
Manhattan Beach