Five people have picked up papers required to file for the April City Council elections: Roger Chandler, John MacDonnell, Mayor Pro Tem Gary Kovacic, and Council members Barbara Kuhn and Sheng Chang.
Former Mayor Roger Chandler and first-time candidate John S. MacDonnell have joined incumbents Barbara Kuhn, Sheng Chang and Gary Kovacic in pulling papers to run for four open seats at the council elections April 14, 1998.
Arcadia residents Gail Marshall and John Wuo have added their names to the growing list of people who have taken out papers to file for candidacy to City Council. Photos.
Incumbents Sheng Chang and Barbara Kuhn failed in their bids for re-election to City Council as voters gave first-time candidate Gail Marshall, former Mayor Roger Chandler and council appointee Gary Kovacic the nod for the next four years. Gino Roncilli came in well ahead of former Mayor George Fasching for the two year seat. Voters also gave thumbs down to Measure A, a ballot initiative that would have added 2 percent to the current 5 percent utility tax for the next four years.
Questions answered by the nine candidates running for City Council: (1) Why do you want to run for City Council? (2) What knowledge do you have of local government?
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephen O'Neil has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the results of Sheng Chang's victory, saying he found insufficient evidence of voter fraud.
Sheng Chang, Mary Young and Barbara Kuhn were elected to the Arcadia City Council. The number of votes and percentages received are given for each candidate.
In a stormy first session, Mary Young and Sheng Chang, both newly elected to the council, were appointed Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem by identical 3-2 votes.
Robert Harbicht, vice chairman of the Arcadia Planning Commission and former mayor of the city of Duarte, has become an official candidate for the Arcadia City Council by filing his nomination papers with the city clerk.
The city's long standing budget woes have emerged as the No. 1 concern of the nine potential candidates for four open seats in the April 14 elections. Deadline to file is Friday.