The entire Mission Viejo City Council will be up for election this November, after a judge issued a tentative ruling June 28 in a lawsuit between the city and a resident.
While three councilors—Ed Sachs, Greg Raths, and Mayor Wendy Bucknam—were already up for re-election in November, Mission Viejo resident Michael Schlesinger sued the city, arguing that councilors Trish Kelley and Brian Goodell should also appear on the ballot.
The city disagreed, submitting a hearing request for Orange County Superior Court Judge Walter Schwarm to dismiss the case as meritless—which Schwarm also denied on June 28.
Bill Curley, the city attorney, did not object to Schwarm’s decision at the hearing….