La Palma's Districts 2 and 4 City Council seats are on the ballot November 3, 2026.
Here's how to vote, who's running, and questions worth asking before you decide.
La Palma's District 2 and District 4 City Council seats are decided in the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election. The City certified four candidates for the two seats in August 2026.
Official Orange County and City of La Palma election resources.
Only residents of Districts 2 and 4 vote in the city council election this November. Not sure which district you're in?
Candidates as certified by the La Palma City Clerk, listed in ballot order within each district. Campaign website links go directly to each candidate's own site — The La Palma Record does not control or vouch for their content.
The same questions, put to every District 2 and District 4 candidate, on the record. Each question is prompted by an issue documented elsewhere on this site. The proposed remedies are questions for voters and candidates to evaluate for themselves.
01Would you support restoring twice-monthly regular Council meetings? The current meeting schedule can be changed by Council resolution.
02Will you vote to commission an independent, external investigation of the police department's complaint-handling practices, with authority to review records and interview personnel?
03Will you direct staff to present a full public accounting of every Measure JJ promise made in 2016 against actual results — pension payoff, the $20 million in savings, reserves, the stabilization fund, and the Utility Users Tax?
04Will you vote to repeal the two-member consent requirement for placing items on the council agenda?
05Will you support posting all campaign finance filings on the city website, as neighboring cities already do?
06Did you support or oppose Measure W, and did you or your campaign receive support from any sitting council member or their family?
07Will you commit to using a competitive, independently reviewed process before spending General Fund money on ballot-measure consultants, and to disclosing, in any city-funded material about a future measure, every provision that would benefit sitting incumbents?
08Before approving any future promotion of a near-retirement employee into a higher-paid position, will you require a public staff report disclosing the projected lifetime pension cost of that promotion?
09What qualifications and independence standards should the council require when selecting a future City Manager?
10Will you support amending Measure W so that years already served count toward the term limit — closing the provision that lets a sitting member serve up to 20 consecutive years without a break?
11Will you support establishing the Pension Stabilization Fund promised to Measure JJ voters in 2016 — and on what timeline?
12Will you require a competitive, externally run search — rather than an internal appointment — for the next City Manager, Police Chief, or City Attorney vacancy?
These questions are drawn directly from documented gaps in the public record. They are offered so voters can ask their own questions of candidates — not as an implied answer.