San Marino Mayor Resigns After Video Captures Him Throwing Dog Waste In Neighbor's Yard

SAN MARINO (CBSLA.com) — The mayor of San Marino has stepped down after he was captured on surveillance video tossing a bag of dog waste onto his neighbor's walkway earlier this month.

Dennis Kneier announced his immediate resignation Tuesday in a letter to the city and the City Council.

"As is well known, early in the evening of Saturday, June 7, I had a lapse of judgment and discarded dog waste on a neighbor's walkway," Kneier wrote. "It was insensitive, disrespectful and wrong. I have apologized to my neighbor for my action, and I will pay a fine for littering. I can understand why this matter has some questioning my ability to lead the council. I want to assure you that something like this will not happen again."

Philip Lao, Kneier's neighbor, has said that the two men have been embroiled in a feud since 2008 because he disagrees with some of the mayor's proposals.

Vice Mayor Eugene Sun will assume mayoral responsibilities through June 27, when the council will select a new mayor and vice mayor.

Kneier will remain a councilman until his term ends in November 2015.