Laura Bettencourt of District 3, Eric Ohlsen of District 4, and Andrea Alarcón of District 5 officially took office to begin their new terms.
In a historic moment, Bettencourt was selected (by drawing) to serve as Palmdale’s mayor, while Alarcón was chosen unanimously by the city council to serve as mayor pro tem. For the first time in Palmdale’s history, two women will serve simultaneously in these city leadership roles.
Bettencourt was elected to her first term on the Palmdale City Council on May 19, 2009, and reelected on Nov. 3, 2009; Nov. 8, 2016; Nov. 6, 2018; and Nov. 8, 2022. Alarcón and Ohlsen were elected to their first terms on the Palmdale City Council on Nov.8, 2022.
Palmdale’s next council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in the Council Chamber, located at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B. For details on past and future meetings, visit www.cityofpalmdale.org/CityCouncilMeetings.
[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]
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Jesus says
The jerk of a Mayor is now gone
He needs to move to Idaho with all the other racist
Crossroads says
Yeah yeah yeah why don’t you become the mayor of your Rat hole
Follow the Money says
The best council Lancaster money can buy.
Tim Scott says
Yeah….sad but true.
Greg Baker says
I see a new tone in Palmdale that could show promise. The jerk of a Mayor is now gone and that is a very good development. Watch Palmdale move forward with more independace better decisions from a bi- partisan city council.
Irene says
It is great that the jerk of a mayor is gone. What is not great is that four of the current council are all bought and paid for by Rex and the Lancaster cabal. That is not good for Palmdale residents. Hold them accountable. They need to put Palmdale residents ahead of Lancaster interests.
WeNeedAMayorWhoLivesHere says
Nice to see Lancaster has two more council people to add to their other two. Five in Lancaster, four in Palmdale. Wrecks is having a great holiday in Laguna.
Follow the Money says
The good news is Hoffbower is gone. The bad news is he set the table for the takeover of Palmdale by Rex, Marv and the Lancaster cabal. Bettencourt is the only one on the council that didn’t get Lancaster money in their last elections. Don’t believe me? It’s all online. https://ssl.netfile.com/pub2/Default.aspx?aid=CPD
Sheesh says
Whoaaaa
Hide the Buffet
Victoria C Yochim says
How will this benefit anyone?
Tim Scott says
In theory, by reducing the number of citizens per council member from about forty thousand (160K/4) to something closer to thirty thousand (160K/5) each citizen becomes “more important” to their representative. This is actually how the council is organized in the vast majority of cities that are not just tiny.