# Yucca Valley (local, San Bernardino County)

URL: https://www.californiapeople.org/local/yucca-valley

- title: Yucca Valley
- type: town
- jurisdiction: Town of Yucca Valley
- region: Morongo Basin

## Key findings
- **Only District 5 is contested.** Incumbent **Rick Denison**, a retired fire battalion chief on the council since 2014, faces **Dion Antic**, who owns the Snakebite Roadhouse. Districts 1 and 3 are uncontested: Mayor Pro Tem Jim Schooler and Mayor Merl Abel have no challengers. [^1]
- Context: in 2024 voters extended the town's two half-cent sales taxes, one general and one for sewers, with **83%** and **82%**. [^2]

## Council District 5
### Rick Denison (incumbent)
- **Key findings:** Retired battalion chief; on the council since 2014; in Yucca Valley since 1976. Represents the town on SBCTA, LAFCO and SCAG, and chairs SCAG's Energy and Environment Committee. Says his original goals (public safety, roads, a balanced budget) have largely been met. [^1]

### Dion Antic
- Owns Snakebite Roadhouse (Yucca Valley) and SBR29 (Twentynine Palms). Priorities: turning Old Town into an arts district, reusing vacant buildings, and a "concierge" service to speed up permits. [^1]

## Sources
[^1]: Desert Trumpet, council candidates (2026). https://www.deserttrumpet.org/p/city-council-and-town-council-candidates
[^2]: CaliforniaCityFinance, Nov 2024 local measure results. https://www.californiacityfinance.com/Votes2411final.pdf