Mayor Mourned
Lance McClair, former Seaside mayor, passes on.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Lance McClair, who held Seaside's top elected post from 1982-1994, died Nov. 26 at age 68, reportedly after a long illness.
McClair's tenure as mayor was marked by his push for economic development on Fort Ord after its closure in the early 1990s; his ultimately successful battle against environmentalists to build the Embassy Suites hotel on Canyon Del Rey Boulevard; and his support for a new anti-crime strategy in the mid-1980s.
His administration was not without controversy: McClair was charged with allegedly violating the Brown Act, fined by the Fair Political Practices Commission for violating campaign disclosure rules, and tangled in sexual harassment accusations related to then-interim City Manager Sam Head.
His subsequent runs for Congress, Seaside City Council and Monterey County supervisor were unsuccessful.
He is survived by his wife and three children, including local artist Todd McClair.
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