The names for this November’s ballot listing Laguna Beach City Council candidates is growing, with still several days available for nomination, ending at 5 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 7.
So far, all three incumbents have pulled papers, including Mayor Mark Orgill and Councilmembers Alex Rounaghi and Sue Kempf. Kempf and Orgill have also both returned their respective paperwork, becoming officially qualified.
Of the challengers, Nick Aronoff is also officially “in.”
Then there are the newly announced candidates in the last several days that include Edward Bayuk, Joy Berry, Ashley Cintas and Karen Martin.
Martin brings experience as a land use principal with Pacific Planning Group; Cintas is a restaurateur with Oto Sushi; Berry has Silver Lining Hospitality and Bayuk’s credentials point to being a “consultant to Retail Wholesale Energy Industry Oil/Gas/Electrical & High Frequency Emergency Communication and Real Estate Management.”
It might’ve been easier to say what Bayuk isn’t involved in, but that’s a story for another day.