Arcadia Mayor Mickey Segal won’t run again

Longtime councilmember and Mayor of Arcadia Mickey Segal has decided not to run for relection. His decision “ opens the door for at least two first-time new members on the Council, and potentially a majority of the five-member Council,” according to a report in Arcadia’s Best Tuesday.
Scott Hettrick of Arcadia’s best first broke the story on his website; “For the first time in recent memory, there is no incumbent candidate, though Roger Chandler hopes to return to the Council where he has served multiple Mayoral stints. And Sho Tay, who is very familiar to voters, hopes to make this his first successful run.
Other newcomers to the process who filed by the 5:30 p.m. deadline today and are awaiting validation of their applications from the City are Tom Beck, Burton Brink and Paul Van Fleet.”
Hettrick continues: “Only one of the five potential candidates thus far is Chinese-American in a City that is nearly two-thirds Chinese; none are female; and all five are AARP-eligible.But there may be others. Segal’s decision triggered a seldom-exercised City election rule that allows for a 48-hour extension of the filing deadline if no incumbent is running, according to Lisa Mussenden, Chief Deputy City Clerk/Records Manager.”

-Photo by Terry Miller

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