Arizmendi, Delmar and Goss win in Sierra Madre race
By Shel Segal, Sierra Madre Weekly
The Sierra Madre City Council will have a complete new look to it when it reconvenes later this month.
That’s because newly elected to the council are Gene Goss, Rachelle Arizmendi and Denise Delmar in Tuesday’s municipal election.
In addition, going down to defeat was Measure UUT, a request for an extension of the user’s utility tax.
Goss was the leading vote-getter with 1,627 votes, followed by Arizmendi with 1,599 votes and Delmar with 1,223 votes.
Noah Green, who is an attorney in Pasadena, came in fourth place with 1,114 votes.
The no vote on Measure UUT received 1,216 votes, while the yes vote garnered 1,160 votes.
Goss, who is a professor of political science at Long Beach City College, said he was thrilled with the victory.
“It feels great,” he said. “I put a lot of work into it. I got a lot of support from a lot of people.”
He added he was hoping Measure UUT would pass.
“I’m obviously disappointed because I think it was a good public policy,” he said.
Arizmendi, who is an education project director, was also happy to get the win.
“I’m overwhelmed,” she said. “I haven’t really processed it yet, but am grateful for the victory.”
She added she is pleased with the outcome of Measure UUT.
“Personally, I voted no for it, so I’m excited to see how we can balance our budget accordingly,” she said.
Delmar said she worked hard during the past few months, but is happy now because “I’ve missed the grandkids during the campaign.”
She added she has areas she would like to work on once sworn in to the council.
“The first thing we need to work on is our budget,” she said. “The second thing we need to work on is our water.”
(Shel Segal can be reached at [email protected]. He can be followed via Twitter @segallanded.)