First in a series.
If bankruptcy attorney Marcus Tiggs is elected to the City Council on April 12, his seriousness will be the first characteristic that observers notice.
In the midst of wall-to-wall jollity last evening at the rockin’ Backstage Bar and Grill, scene of his campaign fundraiser, there was the retired Army lieutenant colonel discussing the state of City Hall’s budget, present and especially future. This topic demands uncommon concentration – such as in the solemnity of a church sanctuary, much less a glasses-clinking bar surrounded by talkative well-wishers.
Among other causes, Mr. Tiggs was celebrating the hefty endorsement of his City Council campaign by the Chamber of Commerce hours earlier.
Did he enter the Tuesday breakfast forum hoping or expecting to gain the Chamber’s approval seal?
“I was not expecting their endorsement,” said the soft-spoken former Planning Commissioner. “I wanted their endorsement.”
True to his profession as an insolvency lawyer, Mr. Tiggs said that “I never take anything for granted.”
In one narrow sense, he said he came to the Courtyard by Marriott program as a blank slate. “I didn’t know what the mindset was, so I just said what was on my mind, what my credentials are and what my vision is for the city.
“I was hoping that would be good for the Chamber and for the business owners.”
Mr. Tiggs impressed voters on the Chamber board with his insightfulness and insider-type knowledge of the Culver City. The Chamber and the candidate did not meet at an accidental crossroads. Mr. Tiggs long has been a dedicated student of the intricacies, and especially the pitfalls of the community’s budget.
(To be continued)
