Whittier City Council election likely to heat up over oil drilling
It looks like the Whittier City Council election is about to heat up. And the big issue may just be oil. With a month go, you can expect to get lots of mail, phone calls and maybe personal visits from all four candidates.
With the first of of four candidate forums will be held at 7 p.m. today at Whittier City Hall council chambers, 13230 Penn St. look for challenger Fred Hawthorne to go after incumbents Bob Henderson and Greg Nordbak over the issue of whether to drill for oil. Challenger Alex Morales also can be expected to weigh in over the issue. Hawthorne, who has come out against drilling in the hills, also has planned a 10 a.m. Tuesday press conference in front of Whittier City Hall.
Here's the list of the other scheduled forums:
With the first of of four candidate forums will be held at 7 p.m. today at Whittier City Hall council chambers, 13230 Penn St. look for challenger Fred Hawthorne to go after incumbents Bob Henderson and Greg Nordbak over the issue of whether to drill for oil. Challenger Alex Morales also can be expected to weigh in over the issue. Hawthorne, who has come out against drilling in the hills, also has planned a 10 a.m. Tuesday press conference in front of Whittier City Hall.
Here's the list of the other scheduled forums:
- March 24, 6:30 p.m., by Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce at the Rio Hondo chapter of the American Red Cross, 6706 Friends Ave., Whittier
- March 31, 7 p.m. by the Whittier Conservancy at Whittier City Hall council chambers
- April 7, 7 p.m. by Fix Uptown Now and the Friendly Hills Property Owners Association at the Whittier Area Community Church, 8175 Villaverde Drive, Whittier.
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