General Municipal Election announced for April 10, 2018 to elect three city council members for Districts 2, 3 and 5. (This will be the first election since switching from at-large elections to district elections.)
NOTE: This marks the first election of district council members. It used to be an election of at-large candidates. 1. Arcadia Electoral Candidates' Statements by Tom Beck, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Joyce Platt, Sho Tay, and Jolly Wu. Retrieved from www.ArcadiaWeekly.com on January 23, 2018. …
NOTE: This marks the first election of district council members. It used to be an election of at-large candidates.
1. Arcadia Electoral Candidates' Statements by Tom Beck, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Joyce Platt, Sho Tay, and Jolly Wu. Retrieved from www.ArcadiaWeekly.com on January 23, 2018.
2. Arcadia's Municipal Election Update. Clarification that in the District 2 race, incumbent Tom Beck is being challenged by Robert Harbicht. In District 5, incumbent Roger Chandler is being challenged by Joyce Platt and Jolly Wu. In District 3, Sho Tay is running unopposed. Retrieved from www.ArcadiaWeekly.com on January 23, 2018.
3. Municipal election in the city of Arcadia. Notice that only one person has filed nomination papers for City Council in Electoral District No. 3 in the April 10, 2018 General Municipal Election. The person nominated is Sho Tay. City Council will vote on January 25, 2018 to make an appointment and cancel the election for that office or direct an election to be held. See also Arcadia Weekly, February 1, 2018, pp. 1, 10.
4. Campaign materials from Candidate Joyce Platt for Arcadia City Council District 5.
5. Campaign materials from Candidate Roger Chandler for Arcadia City Council District 5.
6. Campaign materials from Candidate Jolly Wu for Arcadia City Council District 5.
7. Sample Ballot-General Municipal Election, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, for District 5. All vote by mail election.
8. Campaign materials from incumbent Tom Beck. 7 items.
9. Official results of April 20, 2018 election. District 2 council member is Tom Beck. District 5 council member is Roger Chandler.
10. Four items paid for by Committee to Oppose Chandler for Arcadia City Council 2018.
Arcadia election mailer pokes fun at opposition as election tactics run the gamut. Resident Deborah Priester, a resident of District 5, has had enough of the city council candidate attacks and put out a mailer that encourages voters to select anyone but Roger Chandler. It depicts him at the Monopoly Man.
Affordability: looming issue for local housing market. Increase in interest rates and tapering prices make great incentives for buyers, for now. Arcadia Association of Realtors (AAR) says the housing market was strong this spring.
Arcadia City Council elections make history. For the first time, Arcadia City Council will have majority Asian and majority female representation. Unofficial results for Arcadia:
District 2--Sharon Kwan
District 3--Eileen Wang
District 5--Dr. Michael Cao
Arcadia incumbents appear to hold onto their seats. Semi-official results of City Council election. District 2-Tom Beck (northwest area, the neighborhoods surrounding Santa Anita Park on the north and west); District 5-Roger Chandler (the southeast area).
Why 15,982 Arcadians can't vote in this year's election. This is the first district-based election in Arcadia under the new law, only Arcadians living in one of the five districts may vote only for the representatives running in their district. Originally, there were three seats up for election but Mayor Pro Tempore Sho Tay ran unopposed and was appointed to the office.