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The next Richmond city councilmember will be decided Tuesday morning, but not by an election. The race, which ended in a tie, will be determined by the city clerk who will pull one of the candidate's names out of a hat.
Gay Richmond, California city council candidate Cesar Zepeda is tied with his opponent in the race.
The luck of the draw was with Cesar Zepeda on Tuesday morning.
With the drawing of his name out of a red Christmas holiday shopping bag by Richmond City Clerk Pamela Christian, Cesar Zepeda was selected as the winner of the East Bay city’s District 2 council race.
The luck of the draw was with Cesar Zepeda on Tuesday morning.