Five Candidates Now Running for Pittsburg City Council

After the submitting deadline to run for Pittsburg Metropolis Council was prolonged, there at the moment are 5 candidates set to run for election this November for 3 metropolis council seats.

As of final week, solely Shanelle Scales-Preston, Sonja Shephard, and Dionne Adams had certified for the poll which meant they might all earn a seat on the council with out having to run an election. Nevertheless, since Councilwoman Merl Craft didn’t search re-election, the deadline to file was prolonged by way of August 17.

As of Wednesday, town reported that each Wolfgang Croskey and Angelica Lopez had each certified for the poll bringing the entire variety of candidates to 5.

The candidates now embody:

• Shanelle Scales-Preston (incumbent)
• Sonja Shephard
• Dionne Adams
• Wolfgang Croskey
• Angelica Lopez

The Common Election will likely be held on November 8, 2022.

Based on Contra Costa County Elections, here’s a record of all different elections that had been additionally prolonged by way of Wednesday:

SPECIAL DISTRICTS (Nomination Papers issued by County Elections Division)

• Bethel Island Municipal Enchancment District
  
• Castle Rock Water District
  
• Crockett Neighborhood Providers District
  
• Diablo Neighborhood Providers District
  
• Diablo Water District, Ward 4
  
• East Bay Municipal Utility District, Ward 7
  
• East Bay Regional Park District, Ward 6
  
• Inexperienced Valley Recreation & Park District
  
• Kensington Hearth Safety District
  Kensington Police Safety & Neighborhood Providers District
• Moraga–Orinda Hearth Safety District, Division 1
  Nice Hill Recreation & Park District
  
• Rodeo–Hercules Hearth Safety District
  
• Stege Sanitary District
  West County Wastewater District, District 1
  

SCHOOLS (Nomination Papers issued by County Elections Division)

• Acalanes Union High School District
  
• Byron Union Faculty District
  
• Canyon Elementary Faculty District
  
• Lafayette Faculty District
  
• Liberty Union Excessive Faculty District, Space 3
• Liberty Union Excessive Faculty District, Space 4
• Martinez Unified Faculty District, Space 3
  
• Martinez Unified Faculty District, Space 5
  
• Moraga Faculty District
  
• Orinda Union Faculty District
  
• San Ramon Valley Unified Faculty District, Space 1

For a full record of candidates countywide, click on right here.