City Manager Rick Cole announced his resignation Friday in a post on the city of Santa Monica’s blog.

Cole, who was appointed city manager in 2015, resigned ahead of a May 5 vote on budget cuts needed to address the city’s projected $226 million budget gap as the economic impacts of coronavirus slash city revenues from sales, hotel and parking taxes.

Read More: https://www.smdp.com/city-manager-rick-cole-resigns-as-budget-cuts-loom/189648

AND: http://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2020/April-2020/04_17_2020_Cole_Resigns_as_Santa_Monica_City_Manager.html