Cities across the state have been switching from city-wide elections to district elections in an effort to comply with the California Voting Rights Act of 2001.
In an election night that had its share of surprises, none was larger than the upset defeat of Arroyo Grande mayor Tony Ferrara, who has served on the council since 1998.
As bad as election night was for Democrats across the country, it was arguably worse for Chevron.
In Orange County, the times they are a changing.
Though the final chapter is still unwritten on Election 2014, we know this much:
On the list of important political attributes for a candidate to have, a pulse is apparently overrated.
Tony Ferrara, the mayor of Arroyo Grande and president of the California League of Cities, has fallen behind write-in candidate Jim Hill in the latest election tally.