South Lake Tahoe’s Mayor Tamara Wallace stepped down from her post Monday after revealing Oct. 5 she stole from a church, bowing to pressure from a political leader and residents seeking her removal.

Wallace sent a succinct resignation letter 10:55 p.m. Monday to the City Clerk’s office, according to an email provided by a city spokesperson. She also called for Mayor Pro Tem Cody Bass to leave his position after his arrest on suspicion of verbal and physical abuse.

“I am submitting my resignation to you, effective immediately,” Wallace said in her letter to City Clerk Susan Blankenship. “I urge Mayor Pro Tem Cody Bass to resign as well.”

El Dorado County Supervisor Brooke Laine also called for Wallace’s removal.

Shock reverberated through the state last week after Wallace wrote in two

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