BAKER'S DOZEN COULD COMPETE IN COUNCIL RACE.Byline: Angela M. Lemire Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - And then there were 13. The number of possible City Council candidates for the April 11 election swelled to 13 late Tuesday, when Saugus resident Timothy Michael Shanklin took out nomination papers from the City Clerk's Office, a city official said. By late Wednesday afternoon, Cameron Smyth Cameron Smyth is a Republican who has represented Califoria's 38th Assembly district since December of 2006. He succeeded Keith Richman who was term limited. Prior to being elected to the state legislature, Assemblyman Smyth served on the Santa Clarita City Council, where he , 28, deputy chief of staff to state Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, remained the only candidate who had returned nomination papers. To be listed on the April 11 ballot, candidates must submit at least 20 and no more than 30 nominating signatures of registered voters by Friday. The deadline will be extended to Jan. 19 if no incumbents file. Councilwomen Jill Klajic and Jan Heidt, whose nonpartisan, four-year terms end in April, have announced they will not seek re-election. The following residents have taken out candidacy papers: Dennis Conn, 52, a local cable television talk-show personality; Eileen Connolly, 45, a 10-year Saugus school board member; Dennis Farnham, 55, a retired Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . officer and owner of Farnham Security; Robert Heinisch of Valencia; Bob Jonsen, 37, a training officer for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County PoliceThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. ; Robert Kellar, the city's Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle chairman whose term expires in July 2002; and Marsha McLean, a local business owner. Also taking out papers were Joe Nocella, a finance officer for the Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency; Rein Schuerger, 39, a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant; Saugus resident Diane Trautman, 45, a two-term elementary school PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. president; and Thomas Walker of Sand Canyon. |
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