Marq Hawkins, who grew up in Compton with friends Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Yella, is running for mayor of Cal City against current mayor Kelly Kulikoff.
- Hawkins has arranged a Meet the Candidates event on Monday, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 10447 South Loop in California City. The event is also available on Zoom. More information can be found on the event website and for more events visit Hawkins’ site.
- Kelly Kulikoff, the current mayor of California City, says he’s running for re-election.
- Duane Vasquez, who created I Love Cal City, says he’s in the process of running for mayor.
- Jesse Hightower, the former Cal City police chief, is running for one of two council seats. The candidates for council also include: former city clerk Socorro Chavez, Shawn Bradley and Michael Hurles. LaShelle Cooper is also running for council. Cooper is a currently a council member. She took over the seat vacated by Karen Macedonio.
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You would think with all the chaos in California City that no one would want to try and lead the high desert community… well think again.