Dora de la Rosa to Kick Off Council Campaign Saturday

Rancho Palos Verdes City Council candidate Dora de la Rosa will kick off her campaign this weekend with an event at a local RPV home.

The public event is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Saturday at 4933 Golden Arrow Dr. in Rancho Palos Verdes.

With the just over two months away, de la Rosa, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education president, is one of eight candidates running for three open seats on the council.

Terms are up for Councilmen Steve Wolowicz, Doug Stern and Mayor Tom Long. Current terms for Councilmen Brian Campbell and Anthony Misetich end in 2013.

She'll face Eric Alegria, small business owner and teacher; Susan Brooks, former Rancho Palos Verdes mayor; Ken Dyda, former Rancho Palos Verdes mayor; Dave Emenhiser, current Rancho Palos Verdes planning commissioner; Jim Knight, current Rancho Palos Verdes planning commissioner; Jerry Duhovic, investment brokerage firm partner; and Cynthia Smith.

Having served eight years on the PVPUSD Board of Education, de la Rosa spent four years as its president from 2004-06 and from 2009-11.