Candidate Filing Period Open for City Council and School Board Elections

Those interested in running for San Marino City Council or the Board of Education in November can file for candidacy now through Aug. 11 for city council and through Aug. 17 for school board.

This year the city chose to combine the city council election, ordinarily held in March, with the school board election in order to save funds.

The following San Marino City Council seats are up for election on November 8:

Councilman Dennis Kneier

Councilman Eugene Sun

Both councilmen are able to run again. So far it is unclear whether they will run opposed.

The following seats on the San Marino Unified School District Board of Education are up for election Nov. 8:

Chris Norgaard

• Current Board of Education President
• In his eighth year on the board
• Will run for re-election in November

Karen Preston

• Current Board of Education Clerk
• In her eighth year on the SMUSD Board of Education
• Will not run in November, according to Norgaard

Lisa Link, incoming President of the PTA, will be running for a school board member seat, Norgaard told Patch.

Check back for specific details on how to file to run for school board or city council.

Correction: The original version of this article said the filing period for school board ended Aug. 12. It ends Aug. 17 since incumbent Karen Preston is not running again. Patch regrets the error.