State Sen. John Moorlach will run against incumbent Mayor John Stephens in November, while council members Arlis Reynolds and Andrea Marr face challengers. Manuel Chavez runs unopposed.
Council members were poised Tuesday to approve language asking voters to consider exempting certain development projects from a citywide vote under Measure Y. Instead, they pushed discussion to Aug. 2.
Developers of the 1,057-unit mixed use complex are requesting a special election under Measure Y, just as city officials consider loosening the law's mandates for being too restrictive to necessary growth.