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THURSDAY
Volume 21 Issue 233
08.18.22 Drought-conscious Santa Monica again cuts water use in July EMILY SAWICKI
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29 candidates file papers to run for local offices MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
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The nomination period for local offices has officially closed with 13 individuals running for Council, three for Rent Control Board, eight for School Board and five for SMC Board. Individuals who want to run for office can still do so if they qualify as a write in candidate between Sept. 12 and Oct. 25. Write-in candidates have to fulfill the same criteria as those whose name will appear on the ballot, including gathering 100 signatures from registered voters. Indiv iduals submitting paperwork for three seats on City Council are: Whitney Bain, Albin Gielicz, Troy Harris, Austin Humble, Arthur Jeon, Jonathan Mann, Armen Melkonians, Samantha Mota, Lana Negrete (incumbent), Ellis Raskin, Caroline M. Torosis, Natalya Zernitskaya and Jesse Zwick. Humble, Jeon, Mann and Melkonians filed their papers yesterday and it may take several days to certify their signatures. Zwick’s application is also pending. In the School Board race Keith Coleman (incumbent), Angela DiGaetano, Esther Hickman, Laurie Lieberman (incumbent), Alicia Mignano, Stacy Rouse, Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein(incumbent) and Miles Warner filed to run for the four seats. All had qualified by Wednesday apart from Hickman. Five individuals filed to run for the four seats on the SMC Board. Incumbents Barry Snell, Sion SEE ELECTION PAGE 7
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