COOPER HALTS BID FOR OFFICE CANDIDATE HAD BEEN SEEN AS FRONT-RUNNER FOR COUNCIL.Byline: Heather MacDonald 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, - Bill Cooper, a director of the Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² Water Agency, announced Tuesday that he was withdrawing from April's City Council election, citing work pressures. Cooper, who had been supported by three current council members and about a dozen community leaders, had been considered the presumptive pre·sump·tive adj. 1. Providing a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance. 2. Founded on probability or presumption. pre·sump front runner front runner n → favorito/a front runner n (fig) → favori(te) front runner n (fig) → . ``I view the job as a council member as much more than meetings and study sessions, and I wouldn't be able to be available to the public,'' Cooper said Tuesday. Cooper is the Orange County manager for the Metropolitan Water District, overseeing a water treatment plant in Yorba Linda Yorba Linda (yôr`bə lĭn`də), city (1990 pop. 52,422), Orange co., S Calif., in a region of citrus fruit; inc. 1967. The city has grown tremendously along with the southern California area; its population increased fivefold between . The MWD MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California MWD Measurement While Drilling (oil drilling) MWD Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (stock symbol) MWD Molecular Weight Distribution MWD Military Working Dog is going through a reorganization that will place heavy demands on his time, Cooper said. ``I was looking forward to serving on the council, but now I would not be a benefit to the council,'' Cooper said. Cooper, however, will remain on the CLWA CLWA Chip-Level Weibull Analysis CLWA Children living with AIDS (Lancaster, OH) board. First elected to that position in 1991, Cooper was president of the board from 1994 to 2000. Mayor Laurene Weste and Councilmen Frank Ferry and Cameron Smyth all endorsed Cooper in June, when he announced his intention to run. ``I certainly appreciate the level of support that I have received,'' Cooper said. Cooper had not raised any money before deciding to drop out of the race while on a deep-sea fishing vacation several weeks ago. Former Mayor and Councilwoman Jo Anne Darcy has announced her retirement from the position she has held since the incorporation of the city 13 years ago. Weste and Ferry plan to seek re-election in April. Former Mayor Jan Heidt, another member of the first City Council, is said to be considering running for re-election, as is former Councilwoman Jill Klajic. A dozen other city leaders and officials said to be considering bids have until Jan. 11, 2002, to decide whether to throw their hats in the ring. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: COOPER |
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