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Palmdale Mayor Pro Tem arrested on suspicion of DUI in Glendale

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Andrea Alarcón [Image via Glendale Police Department]
GLENDALE – Palmdale Mayor Pro Tem Andrea Alarcón was arrested Friday, Dec. 8, on suspicion of driving under the influence in Glendale.

Alarcón, 44, was pulled over around 3 a.m. after officers observed her “driving erratically” in downtown Glendale and making wide turns into opposing lanes, according to the Los Angeles Times. Officers conducted a DUI investigation and arrested Alarcón on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI, The Times reported. She was booked at the Glendale City Jail, where she was cited and released.

“Without question, I understand the severity of my actions and I apologize immensely to all of those whom I’ve disappointed, especially my family, my colleagues and my constituents,” Alarcón wrote in an email to The Times. “For me, this has been a lifelong battle and in this difficult time recovery is my sole priority.”

In a statement, Palmdale City Councilmember Laura Bettencourt said residents have raised concerns about Alarcón’s arrest.

“The city of Palmdale acknowledges the seriousness of these alleged incidents, and the City Council will discuss this matter at its next meeting,” Bettencourt said. The council’s next meeting is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2024.

Alarcón was arrested and charged with public intoxication in Ventura in October by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. Alarcón previously pleaded guilty in a misdemeanor DUI arrest Dec. 30, 2011, according to court records cited by The Times. The arrest occurred while Alarcón was stopped along Highway 18 in San Bernardino County. At the time, her blood-alcohol content was reported to be more than twice the legal limit.

The daughter of former Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcón, she previously served on the L.A. Board of Public Works after being appointed by then-L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. She resigned as president of that board in early 2013 amid an investigation after her 11-year-old daughter was found by herself at City Hall one night in November 2012.

Alarcón was first elected to the Palmdale City Council in 2022 and was named mayor pro tem during the city’s reorganization meeting last December.

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11 comments for "Palmdale Mayor Pro Tem arrested on suspicion of DUI in Glendale"

  1. Everyone needs to show up to the meeting on the 10th let’s make her resign our town is dirty gross full of homeless mattresses and sofas on the streets trash all over let’s gets the politicians out vote for real people real change !!! Why is Santa Clarita so clean and here is so gross and dirty !?!?!?!

  2. And this idiot wants to apologize. You know what you’re doing. Don’t be so damn stupid you’re as bad as your father

  3. The problem is every day is Cinco de Mayo. She needs to be removed from office immediately
    She is a danger to the roads

  5. No we know why Palmdale is [removed] up, seems this city will take anyone to be mayor, This witch has never did her job while sober,

    • She was funded by Rexx and the Lancaster political machine. It was a calculated move to gain control of the city council and funnel millions of dollars to Lancaster. Lancaster has serious pension funding issues.

  6. DUI TIPS TO ELUDE CAPTURE –

    SRIVE EVERYWHERE IN REVERSE WITH YOU LIGHTS TURED OFF –

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    THAT WAY IF THE COPS DO SEE YOU DRIVING PAST –

    THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO TESTIFYIF THEY SAW YOU COMING OR GOING –

    ***

  9. She was once a rising star in LA politics but sabotaged her political career down there because of her vices. She tried to reinvent herself in Palmdale, but now that’s also unraveling. What’s next? Move to California City and try to become dog catcher over there?