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Seven candidates fight for two seats on East Palo Alto City Council
Seven candidates are running to fill two seats up for grabs on the East Palo Alto City Council this November. Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica is running for reelection, but Councilmember Martha Barragan announced in August that she decided to not seek reelection due to health reasons. There are three candidates running for the East Palo […] The post Seven candidates fight for two seats on East Palo Alto City Council appeared first on Local News Matters .
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Seven candidates are running to fill two seats up for grabs on the East Palo Alto City Council this November. Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica is running for reelection, but Councilmember Martha Barragan announced in August that she decided to not seek reelection due to health reasons. There are three candidates running for the East Palo […] The post Seven candidates fight for two seats on East Palo Alto City Council appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Seven candidates fight for two seats on East Palo Alto City Council, Seven candidates are running to fill two seats up for grabs on the East Palo Alto City Council this November. Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica is running for reelection, but Councilmember Martha Barragan announced in August that she decided to not seek reelection due to health reasons. There are three candidates running for the East Palo […] The post Seven candidates fight for two seats on East Palo Alto City Council appeared first on Local News Matters .
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