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Big Bear Lake
On the ballot: Council District 2 · Council District 3 · Council District 4
Key findings
- Three open seats; no incumbents running. District 2 (Rick Herrick leaving): Sonia Ibarra vs. Kara Flietstra. District 3 (Randall Putz leaving): Ernie Mendoza vs. Michael Beveridge. District 4 (Perri Melnick leaving): Suzy Gilleon vs. Cody Lewis. [1]
- A majority of the five-member council will be new. The long-running fight is short-term vacation rentals: residents put a rental-limit initiative on the 2022 ballot over the council's objections. [2]
- Departing Councilman Randall Putz appears on the ballot as the Democratic candidate for Assembly District 34. [3]
- The San Bernardino Mountains Community Hospital bond (Measure Q) and the Rim of the World parks parcel tax (Measure R) cover other mountain communities (see districts).
Council District 2
Your pick
Candidate list from the SB County Sentinel at the close of filing (Aug 7, 2026); a few late or withdrawn filings may differ, so check your sample ballot.
Sonia Ibarra
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
Kara Flietstra
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
Council District 3
Your pick
Ernie Mendoza
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
Michael Beveridge
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
Council District 4
Your pick
Suzy Gilleon
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
Cody Lewis
- I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
Sources 4
4 other
- ^ SB County Sentinel, mayoral and council match-ups (Aug 7, 2026) SB County Sentinel Other
- ^ SB County Sentinel, residents' rental initiative (May 2022) SB County Sentinel Other
- ^ KVCR voter guide kvcr.org Other
- · SB County Sentinel, tourism and rentals in the 2022 race (Oct 2022) SB County Sentinel Other