Councilmember Tony Vazquez will step down from the council to assume the seat on the State Board of Equalization he won on November 6, the City said in a statement Wednesday.

The announcement came after City Attorney Lane Dilg -- amid speculation Vazquez wanted to serve on both bodies -- asked the California Attorney General whether the two offices are “incompatible” as a matter of law.

"The Office of the Attorney General has opined that the offices are indeed incompatible

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