Kyle Richards, an Old Town Goleta resident for eight years and the Commissioner and Chair of Goleta Parks and Recreation for three, announced his candidacy for Goleta City Council on Monday.
Richards’s announcement marked the first time since 2010 that a new candidate has run for a position on Goleta’s City Council.
With a crowd of more than 30 supporters behind him on the steps of the Goleta Valley Community Center, Richards stood next to Margaret Connell, Goleta's first mayor, who kicked off the announcement ceremony with a personal endorsement.