Politics & Government
10 Candidates Apply For Swalwell's Old Dublin Council Seat
Three candidates who ran in last year's council race and two current planning commissioners have applied for the position.
There won't be a shortage of options for the Dublin City Council when it appoints a new person to the council, which is expected to happen on Tuesday.
Ten people, including three candidates who ran for City Council last year and two planning commissioners, applied for the seat which was vacated after Rep. Eric Swalwell won his seat in Congress, the Contra Costa Times reported.
Doreen Wehrenberg, Anita Carr and Shawn Costello all applied after losing in the City Council election last year.
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Ramit Kohli and Tara Bhuthimethee, who are both on the Dublin Planning Commission, applied for the job. Former Dublin planning commissioner Morgan Dean King also applied.
Abe Gupta, Lisa Trujillo, Elpi Abulencia and Philip Tucker also put in their names for consideration.
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All 10 candidates will be interviewed publicly at the council meeting Tuesday.
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