The City Council on Saturday tapped City Attorney Lane Dilg to steer Santa Monica through the biggest crisis in its 145-year history after a coronavirus shutdown paralyzed its economic and social life.

Dilg -- who will replace Rick Cole as City Manager on an interim basis after his abrupt resignation Friday -- has had a varied career, but has no experience running a City government.

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