A proposal to bar an individual City Councilmember from placing an item on the agenda without a co-sponsor was quickly dismissed Tuesday night.

The item was viewed by residents -- who sent more than 60 emails opposing the rule change -- as a way of silencing Councilmember Lana Negrete, who is the lone dissenting voice on a dais dominated by Santa Monica's liberal establishment.

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