A former mayor, two Planning Commissioners, two School Board members, a Rent Control Board member and a member of the College Board of Trustees submitted their applications Thursday morning for an open seat on the Santa Monica City Council.

As expected, several of the front-runners hoping to be appointed to the seat vacated by Tony Vazquez waited until the final hours before the Thursday noon deadline to submit their applications.

They were among 76 candidates who applied over the past week, easily a record number that was likely aided by the widely publicized opening
and the ease of applying online.

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