Dieringer, Pieper Lead Rolling Hills City Council Race

ROLLING HILLS, CA — This story was updated at 12:56 a.m. Thursday.

Rolling Hills residents have chosen which candidates they want to represent them on the Rolling Hills City Council, with preliminary election results Wednesday showing Beatriz Dieringer in the lead with 586 votes, followed by Jeff Pieper with 565 votes and Arun Able Bhumitra with 523 votes. (Scroll for real-time results as they roll in.)

Prior to Tuesday, many voters had already cast their ballot via early voting or mail-in voting due to the pandemic. Voting centers opened and people also dropped off ballots there. In Rolling Hills, 1,550 voters were registered, with 795 people voting by mail and a total of 1,082 people cast their ballots.

There were three total candidates for the Rolling Hills City Council. Two seats are open for a four-year term.

These were the candidates running:

• Arun Able Bhumitra - Professor/Engineer/Businessman
• Beatriz "Bea" Dieringer - Councilmember/Criminal Prosecutor
• Jeff Pieper - Councilmember/Business Owner

"The City Council is comprised of five members who are elected at large on a non-partisan ballot to serve four-year overlapping terms," according to the Rolling Hills city website. "City general elections are held on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years. Each year the Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor."

City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers located in the City Hall complex at 4045 Palos Verdes Drive North. Meetings are open to the public, and residents are encouraged to attend. Meetings are also broadcast live on the City's website and re-broadcast on local cable access channel at 7:00 p.m. on the Wednesday and Sunday following a regularly scheduled meeting.

"City Council meetings represent only a small portion of the total time that Council Members commit to their roles as elected officials," according to the website. "Members also represent the City to state lawmakers, participate on a number of committees, and attend various conferences affecting the community. Council Members serve on a voluntary basis, without financial compensation."

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