‘I’m playing the lottery twice a week:’ Newark councilman resigns, says he’s priced out of town

NEWARK — Councilman Mike Bucci is resigning before his third terms ends, saying he can no longer afford to live in the city he represents.

Bucci, the self-proclaimed “most handsome councilmember in an eyepatch ever,” is not ruling out leaving the city entirely should his luck change.

“I’m playing the lottery twice a week,” he said Friday, calling it a last resort.

But odds are Bucci will move out of Newark because he wants to purchase a home. He is planning to move to Oxnard in Ventura County.