Agoura Hills City Council: Buckley Weber 'Honored' To Lead

AGOURA HILLS, CA — Mayor Illece Buckley Weber and Councilmember Linda Northrup lead the race for Agoura Hills City Council. See results below:

A winner cannot technically be declared until LA County provides the official canvas Nov. 30. The County anticipates providing ten updates to results through Nov. 30, according to Agoura Hills City Clerk Kimberly Rodrigues. Updates are scheduled Thursday, Friday, and then next Tuesday and Friday.

But even though the results may change, both Buckley Weber and Northrup thanked Agoura residents for giving them another term.

“Agoura Hills residents are engaged, concerned and ready to move forward. I’m honored that they have given me the opportunity to continue serving them," Buckley Weber wrote Patch in an email.

"I'm happy to see that so many Agoura Hills residents came out and exercised their voting rights in this election. It was the highest turnout in a long time, if not ever," Northrup told Patch. "I am excited to have the chance to serve this wonderful community for another term. I look forward to working closely with the other members of the Council to continue to address the issues we face due to the COVID 19 pandemic, to support our local businesses and work with our school district as it develops safe plans to get our children back in school."

Buckley Weber, a two-time mayor and nine-year councilmember, ran on a record of environmental protection and fiscal prudence. She helped put a Climate Action Plan into action, and oversaw a balanced budget even in the midst of a pandemic. She has also worked to protect the city against another fire by upgrading evacuation routes and updating fire resistant standards in new construction. Learn more here.

Northrup is an Agoura High School graduate who has served on the Council since 2016, and was mayor during the Woolsey Fire. Like Buckley Weber, she has devoted a great deal of energy to helping the city recover from the fire and improve its readiness for the next one. Along with Buckley Weber, she helped create regulations to help local businesses operate outdoors during the pandemic, and sewed over 800 masks in her spare time. Learn more here.

Gerstel is an entertainment professional who has led the Morrison Ranch Estates Homeowners Association for the past eight years, where he cut dues, decreased costs, and leased land to build a communications tower. Gerstel, who has run for Council a few times before, wants to improve city infrastructure, bring in more retail to town, and conduct a thorough audit of City Hall's finances. Learn more here.

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