After determining that no seats would be contested, the city of La Verne canceled its scheduled city council and mayoral elections that had been scheduled for March 8 of this year.
La Verne City Councilman Steven Johnson will go on trial May 11 on a conflict of interest charge over a vote he cast in 2007 regarding the expansion of the University of La Verne.
To accommodate Leopards’ athletics in the future, as well as the city’s growing need for youth sports facilities, the La Verne city council approved the plan for a new sports complex to be located in the southern part of the city.