Newcomer Jennifer Munro will serve until the November election, and losing candidate and former Councilor Larry McWilliams is feeling “sour about how it went down.”

Changes made last year are a plus for developers and the city, the city planner says.

Dan LaRoche, a local who is often seen cleaning up the city streets on his own, was the beneficiary of a gift from regulars at one of his coffee spots.

While the city council has always appointed replacements, the change in the procedure recently has drawn some criticism.