The City Council skipped over five runners-up in April's council election and instead named Planning Commissioner Gary Kovacic to replace the late Councilman Dennis Lojeski.
Current mayor Dennis Lojeski and former Councilman Bob Harbicht appear to have finished ahead of five other candidates Tuesday in the race for two City Council seats. Propositions A and B passed; Propositions C and D did not pass. Final tally is not expected until Thursday.
Dennis Lojeski, the city councilman and former mayor who won his narrowest election victory just four months ago, died Sunday of a brain aneurysm. He was 52.
More than 1,000 friends, family and colleagues of Dennis Lojeski filled the Church of the Good Shepherd on Saturday morning to mourn the passing of the Arcadia City Council member and former mayor.
Arcadia's City Council was unable to elect a Mayor at Tuesday's Council meeting, with 5 members splitting their votes 3 ways. Several council members are interviewed.
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.