Laura Bucio
Staff Writer
La Verne residents chose newcomer Don Kendrick and incumbent Dan Harden to fill two city council seats in unofficial results of Tuesday’s election.
Mayor Jon Blickenstaff, running for re-election unopposed, will also serve for another four years.
In the council election, Roger Hanawalt followed the two leaders closely while Patrick Gatti trailed.
Kendrick, a fourth-generation La Verne resident, has served the community for years as a member of the planning commission and the Youth and Family Action Committee. Harden, a businessman, has been a council member since 1992
“I think both winners have a very positive involvement in the city,” Blickenstaff said in a phone interview today.
There was little conflict among the council candidates; both winners seemed to be concerned with the same issues, with public safety topping their lists.
“It was a very clean campaign,” Blickenstaff said.
Winners of Tuesday’s election will be sworn in March 21 at La Verne City Hall.
Laura Bucio can be reached at Laurab2003@hotmail.com.
