Voters in smaller cities across Los Angeles County—including Malibu, Santa Clarita, San Fernando, Burbank, and West Hollywood — selected candidates for their local city council seats.
The election results posted on Nov. 6 at 4:30 p.m. are preliminary, and the registrar’s office will keep counting votes in the days ahead, aiming to certify the final results by Dec. 3.
Here is an overview of the standings after polls closed. The first set of results includes only vote-by-mail ballots received before Election Day. These are preliminary results, and the L.A. County registrar’s office will complete the count in the following days, with certification expected by early December.
See the latest election results.
Burbank: Incumbent City Councilmember Konstantine Anthony, along with eight other candidates, is competing for two open seats on the Burbank City Council. New results show Anthony and Chris Rizzotti in the lead. Anthony has been a Burbank City Council member since 2020 and served as the city’s mayor from 2022 to 2023. Chris Rizzotti is a small business owner who serves on the Burbank City Planning Board.
The other candidates are Judie Wilke, a retired administrator from the city of Burbank; Eddy Polon, a small business owner and former transportation commissioner; Mike Van Gorder, a housing policy analyst; Hovanes Tonoyan, a cybersecurity project manager who wants Burbank to be “the next mecca of entrepreneurship;” John Parr, a writer, comedian and owner of a media company; Emma Pineiro, аn attorney assistant; Mike Van Gorder, a housing policy analyst; and Patricia “Trish” Suarez Nacion, a mother who has lived in Burbank for more than 25 years.
Candidates for San Fernando City Council are from top L, to bot. R: Sylvia Ballin, Victoria Garcia, Patty Lopez, Sean M. Rivas and Jason Strickler, (Courtesy Photos)
City of San Fernando: In the predominantly Latino suburb of San Fernando, with a population of nearly 25,000, five candidates competed for two seats on the City Council. Victoria Garcia and Patty Lopez led in the early results. The two candidates receiving the most votes will earn seats on the San Fernando City Council.
Trailing them in the early returns were the other three candidates: Sean Rivas, Sylvia Ballin, and Jason Strickler. One of the two open seats is currently held by Garcia, a Republican in a largely Democratic community, who is running to keep the seat she temporarily stepped into after Councilmember Cindy Montañez passed away.
Malibu: Three Malibu City Council members sought to keep their seats but faced competition from two challengers in the Nov. 5 election. The top three candidates with the most votes will secure council seats.
Early returns showed Councilmember Bruce Lee Silverstein, Malibu Planning Commissioner and Councilmember Steve Uhring, and Haylynn Conrad, a mother of two who wants to ease regulatory burdens.
Real estate broker and Councilmember Paul Grisanti, one of the top three candidates, was falling behind, while C. Channing Frykman, a mother prioritizing investment in public schools, was also trailing.
Candidates for the West Hollywood City Council are from top left: Larry Block, Jordan Cockeram, John Erickson, Danny Hang, Dorian J. Jackson, Stefanie LaHart, George Nickle, William West Seegmiller and Zekiah Wright. (Courtesy Photos)
West Hollywood: Two seats will be filled on the five-member West Hollywood City Council in the Nov. 5 election. City Councilmember John M. Erickson and Danny Hang, who works for L.A. County, are leading in early results. The top two vote-getters will win seats on the West Hollywood City Council.
In early returns for West Hollywood, candidates trailing included Larry Block, a business owner; Jordan Cockeram, a West Hollywood business license commissioner; Dorian J. Jackson, a City of West Hollywood employee; Stefanie LaHart, founder of Boomtown Marketing; George Nickle, a West Hollywood public safety commissioner; William West Seegmiller, a radio host and founder of the Free WeHo Coalition; and Zekiah “Z” Wright, a small business owner and attorney.
Santa Clarita: Jason Gibbs ran unopposed in District 3 and won without appearing on the ballot. The three candidates running for the sole open seat in Santa Clarita City Council District 1 were Patsy Ayala, Tim Burkhart and Bryce Jepsen. In early returns for District 1, Ayala took the lead over Burkhart and Jepsen.
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Ayala served in the California state Senate and Assembly and as vice chair of the Santa Clarita City Planning Commission. Burkhart worked for more than 40 years at Six Flags in supervisory and management roles in theme and water park operations. Jepsen is an educator and board member of a nonprofit dedicated to promoting “an inclusive and thriving Santa Clarita.”