La Mirada~Earlier this week, on Monday and Tuesday, three potential candidates pulled papers at city hall with the intention to run for City Council.

The three include incumbent Pauline Deal, 53, who was appointed last year in July to replace Susan Tripp, who resigned to pursue personal interests.

Deal was a member of the Norwalk-La Mirada School Board of Trustees from 1998-2011, leaving to take the council position.

The other two who took out papers are Randy Gray, 52, and Connie Balloue, 58.

There are two terms ending and up for grabs, one is Deals' and the other belonging to current La Mirada Mayor Gabe Garcia who has not pulled yet, but sources indicate he will seek another term.

The last to day to file for the March 5th election is December 10th, or December 12th if no incumbent files, which hardly seems the case.