Candidates Line up for shot at city Councils (Daily Bulletin 072706) Those seeking Council, School board seats are filing papers...

I know that the city council of Rialto took us through some very hard times and they spent so much money to try to take the city to a Contract with the Sheriff Department, which they say would have saved money, but when there was closer a closer look done it was determined that there was more money that was going to be spent, so that was not worth it. Ultimately the cost that they put up fighting the Citizens, the People that they Represent or should I say the people that they are supposed to work for. Well in this case I say that they should be fired. Joe Sampson and Debra Robertson should be fired for their support in the in tolerable fight that they put up against the public.

So, Please all you that live in Rialto be sure to get out and vote, any one but. Robertson or Sampson, better to vote for Baca Jr. and or Farretiz.

GET OUT THE VOTE!!

BSRanch

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Candidates line up for shot at city councils
Those seeking council, school board seats are filing papers

By Mason Stockstill, Daily Bulletin Staff Writer...

Local elections more than three months away? Not to worry -- the candidates are already lining up.

Council seats in several cities across the Inland Valley will be contested in November, including seats in Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto and Upland.

School board seats will be open in the following districts: Chino Valley Unified, Corona-Norco Unified, Fontana Unified, Jurupa Unified and Rialto Unified. Also, the San Bernardino County Board of Education has two contested seats.

Candidates have until Aug. 11 to file their papers for the November election. Here is a breakdown of those who have already pulled papers to become candidates or filed the documents with elections officials.

Chino: Two seats are up for election. Incumbents Earl Elrod and Eunice Ulloa have pulled nominating papers.

Chino Hills: Three seats are contested. Incumbents Ed Graham, Bill Kruger and Gary Larson will seek re-election. Challengers include Frank Fu, Rosanna Mitchell and Peter Rogers.

Chino Valley Unified School District: Two seats are contested. Incumbents Bill Klein and John Pruitt have filed their paperwork, and former board member Dave Black and Sylvia Orozco have pulled papers.

Corona: Three seats are contested. Incumbents Eugene Montanez and Karen Spiegel have pulled papers, as has police Capt. Stan Skipworth.

Corona-Norco Unified School District: Two seats are contested. No candidate has filed paperwork yet, but four have pulled papers: William Hedrick, Michael Martinez Scott, Sharon Martinez and John Zickefose.

Fontana: Three seats are up for election, including the mayoralty. Incumbents John Roberts and Frank Scialdone are running for re-election; challengers Joseph Diaz and Ralph Dominguez have pulled papers. Mayor Mark Nuaimi is so far running unopposed.

Fontana Unified School District: Three seats are contested. Incumbents Gus Hawthorn, Laura Abernathy Mancha and Wayne Ruble are seeking re-election. Challengers are Carlos Bravo, Emory James, Julie Ramos, Michael Tahan and Bill Tunney.

Jurupa Unified School District: Three seats are contested. Mary L. Burns and Sam D. Knight have filed their paperwork, and Adolph Warren Lucio and Michael Rodriguez have pulled papers.

Montclair: Two council seats and the mayoralty are contested. Incumbents Leonard Paulitz, Bill Ruh and Mayor Paul Eaton have pulled papers. Challenger Mike Mariana has filed for council.

Ontario: Two council seats and the mayoralty are contested. Incumbent Councilman Alan Wapner faces five challengers so far -- Paul Vincent Avila, Jim Bowman, Gabriel Chavez, Samuel P. Crowe and Josie Estrada. Mayor Paul Leon will be challenged by former Mayor Paul Treadway.

Pomona: Four seats are up for election. Incumbents Marco Robles, Dan Rodriguez and Elliott Rothman are seeking re-election. Challengers who have pulled papers include Stephen Atchley, Pete Garcia, John Mendoza, Jennifer Nesslar, Freddie Rodriguez and Heberto Sanchez.

Rancho Cucamonga: Two council seats and the mayoralty are contested. Mayor Bill Alexander faces challenger John Kera. Incumbent Councilman Rex Gutierrez has pulled papers, as have Dieter Dammeier, Joseph J. McCaffrey, Jim Moffatt and Nicole Myerchin.

Rialto: Two seats are contested. Incumbents Deborah Robertson and Joseph Sampson are seeking re-election. Former Assemblyman Joe Baca Jr. and Mark Ferretiz also are running.

Rialto Unified: Incumbent Joanne Gilbert has pulled papers, as have challengers Alfonso Garcia and Corey Jackson.

Upland: Three council seats are contested. Incumbents Brendan Brandt, Tom Thomas and Ray Musser have pulled papers, as have Patrick Bowman, Garry Garcia and Arman Khodaei.

The election will be held Nov. 7. Those wishing to run for local office should contact their city or county clerk for information.

Staff writers Andrea Bennett, Joanna Parsons, Monica Rodriguez, Canan Tasci and L. Alexis Young contributed to this report.

Mason Stockstill can be reached by e-mail at mason.stockstill@dailybulletin.com, or by phone at (909) 483-9354.