Placentia Ca Elections

Twelve candidates are running for three seats on the Placentia City Council in the Nov. 3 election. Adrienne Edmondson Age: 39. Occupation: Organizational development specialist. Background: Past president of San Bernardino/Orange County Business and Professional Women's Organization; member of the board of directors of the Orange County Elected Women's Assn. for Education and Research.

At a City Council meeting Tuesday, a group of residents expressed their support for Councilwoman Maria Moreno, who successfully sued the city to have her name placed on the ballot after she missed the filing deadline. Moreno has still had to contend with her opponents for the council seat. They feel the judge erred in ruling that the city clerk's office was to blame, giving Moreno an incorrect filing date.

Four candidates for the Placentia City Council have filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse a court ruling allowing incumbent Maria Moreno to be on the November ballot, even though she missed the filing deadline by three days. Incumbent Constance Underhill and candidates Scott Brady, Judy Dickinson and Don Shepherd filed a petition Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court. It asks Judge William F. McDonald to reverse his Aug.

Placentia Councilwoman Maria Moreno will have her name on the November ballot despite missing the city's filing deadline, an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday. Superior Court Judge Linda Sheldon rejected a lawsuit filed by four other candidates for the City Council, upholding a lower court ruling that Moreno should be allowed on the Nov. 7 ballot even though she turned her reelection papers into the city clerk three days late.

Concerns about crime and a push to repeal or reduce the 4% utility tax passed in 1970 have dominated the discourse on the campaign trail here. Eight candidates, including three incumbents, are seeking three seats in the Nov. 5 election. The incumbents are: Michael L. Maertzweiler, elected in 1992 and seeking a second four-year term; Maria Moreno, elected in 1988 and vying for a third term, and John O. Tynes, an 18-year councilman.

A Superior Court judge Tuesday ordered the city of Placentia to let a councilwoman run for reelection even though she failed to meet the Friday deadline for incumbent candidates. Councilwoman Maria Moreno was told by a deputy city clerk only an hour before the Friday deadline that she had until today to file. Even though the mistake was quickly caught and a police officer sent to her home to tell her that she needed to file, Moreno said she did not have her paperwork completed. Judge William F.

Six people, including the two incumbents, have taken out candidacy papers for the November City Council election. At stake are the council seats held by Carol Downey and Norman Z. Eckenrode. One of the possible candidates is Dale Goodman, a member of the city's Advisory Council on the Disabled and a frequent council critic. The former health care administrator was part of the group that protested last year's utility tax hike. Other residents who have taken out nomination papers are L.

Gangs, crime and drugs were the predominant topics at a candidates' night Thursday at McFadden Park in the city's La Jolla neighborhood. The event, sponsored by Casa Placentia, a community group interested in offering alternatives to gangs for the city's youth, featured nine of the 12 city council candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.

A husband and wife and two former planning commissioners are among 12 candidates vying for three open seats on the City Council. Incumbents Maria Moreno, a four-year member of the council, Arthur G. Newton, who has served eight years, and Mayor John O. Tynes, a 14-year veteran, have all filed the necessary papers to run for reelection.

A utility tax passed 22 years ago may prove to be the hottest campaign topic in an election featuring 12 candidates for City Council and few big issues. The 3% utility tax levied on telephone, electric, gas and cable bills was passed in 1970 to pay for capital improvements and to finance bonds sold to pay for a new City Hall, library and police station.

Four candidates for the Placentia City Council have filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse a court ruling allowing incumbent Maria Moreno to be on the November ballot, even though she missed the filing deadline by three days. Incumbent Constance Underhill and candidates Scott Brady, Judy Dickinson and Don Shepherd filed a petition Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court. It asks Judge William F. McDonald to reverse his Aug.

Five candidates, including three incumbents, are competing for three open seats on the five-member Placentia Library District Board of Trustees. A look at the contenders: Margaret "Peggy" Dinsmore Age: 75 Occupation: Retired teacher, former literacy tutor Background: Incumbent; board member and literacy representative, California Assn.

The city's voters will decide next month whether to tax themselves to pay for library services. Measure W, placed on the Nov. 5 ballot by the Placentia Library District Board of Trustees, would cost single-family homeowners $29 a year and residents of multifamily homes and apartments $24 a year. The parcel tax would be $70 a year for businesses of more than 10,000 square feet and $100 a year for businesses of less than 10,000 square feet.

Concerns about crime and a push to repeal or reduce the 4% utility tax passed in 1970 have dominated the discourse on the campaign trail here. Eight candidates, including three incumbents, are seeking three seats in the Nov. 5 election. The incumbents are: Michael L. Maertzweiler, elected in 1992 and seeking a second four-year term; Maria Moreno, elected in 1988 and vying for a third term, and John O. Tynes, an 18-year councilman.

Eight candidates, including three incumbents, are seeking three City Council seats at stake in Placentia. A quick look at the contenders: Stephen W. Bradford Age: 81 Occupation: Mining surveyor and engineer, business owner Background: Experience in engineering and mining industries Major issues: Curb city spending and taxes; upgrade environmental standards to reduce smog; improve water quality Charles B.

The City Council election has shaped up as a challenge of old and new political values, with five challengers calling for more accountability and two incumbents relying on their council experience to keep them in office. * Council critics, including several who are on the ballot, have hammered the current council for increasing the utility tax from 3% to 4%, lax reporting of city-reimbursed expenses, taking advantage of city benefits and failing to respond to inquiries from the public.

William Vega, drawing support from businesses opposed to the downtown redevelopment project, has raised the most campaign funds among the nine candidates running for two seats on the City Council, finance records show. Vega, at one time a leader of the Brea Small Business Coalition, raised $7,595 in contributions, almost $3,000 more than his nearest rival in the Nov. 3 election.