The last-minute endorsement April 1 of council candidate Beverly Taki by the Malibu Board of Realtors reflects the opinion of the board of directors, which did not poll the 200-plus members.
Particularly disturbing to us is that board past-president Beverly Taki and her campaign manager, Ani Dermenjian, a current director, voted on this endorsement. Their votes reflected personal opinion and not necessarily the will of the general membership. This appears to many to be a clear conflict of interest.
It’s our understanding that the Board of Realtors is a professional, not political, organization. Therefore we should not endorse political candidates.
Claudia la Cava, Paul Randall, Terry Lucoff