'Throw Out The Rule Book': Paula Blackmon On Her First Year In Office

Dallas TX

18 August, 2020

2:30 PM

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From Lakewood-East Dallas Advocate: By Sam Gillespie August 17th, 2020 Paula Blackmon, Dallas City Council member for District 9, was elected just last year, but she is no stranger to City Hall, having served as deputy chief of staff for Mayor Tom Leppert and chief of staff for Mayor Mike Rawlings. Deep experience like that might have served her better in any other year. Blackmon knows her way around City Hall, but navigating the hallways in a pandemic amid social unrest? Different story. "This year, we just threw the rule book out," Blackmon said. "It was unprecedented. It was interesting. Dallas proved resilient." Blackmon reflects on her first year on the Council. Read more at the Lakewood-East Dallas Advocate. The Lakewood-East Dallas Advocate is part of a chain of hyperlocal websites covering communities around Dallas.