2 More Pull Papers for Council Run, 1 Challenger

Incumbent Jack Tanaka and challenger have both pulled papers at city hall for a city council election in November.

Another incumbent, Carol Herrera, filed her paperwork on opening day, July 19.

Herrera is currently has the longest tenure on the council in the city's 22-year history, serving four terms since 1995. Tanaka is currently serving his second term on the council.

Both Herrera and Tanaka were last re-elected in 2007, when they carried about 68 percent of the city's votes between them. Tanaka received 4,791 votes to Herrera's 2,738, with the nearest challenger — Fran Perez — receiving 1,886.

In 2011, two seats will be up for grabs again.

Allen Wilson, a delegate to the state Republican party and Diamond Bar resident, is lining up for his first bid at the council, but has not yet filed his candidacy.

In March, as the only hearing-impaired delegate to the state's Republican party

The candidate filing period remains open until Aug. 12 at 4:30 p.m. for Diamond Bar City Council.

Candidates interested in running should call City Clerk Tommye Cribbins to schedule a half-hour time to go over the required paperwork.

Cribbins said there is no charge for filing to run, but a $700 fee will be assessed for printing candidate statements prior to the Nov. 8 election.

Editor's note: Allen Wilson blogs on Diamond Bar Patch. Any and all candidates are welcome to blog. To set that up, email or call Darren Fishell at darren.fishell@patch.com or 909-274-8345.

Correction: A previous version of this story indicated that the filing deadline was Aug. 12 at 5 p.m. The correct time is at 4:30 p.m.