An open Lemon Grove council seat will stay open after leaders deadlock on candidates

An open Lemon Grove council seat will stay open after leaders deadlock on candidates

An empty seat on the Lemon Grove City Council will stay open for at least a few more weeks after leaders couldn’t agree on who to appoint. The top candidates are both well-respected members of the community, although each represents a different vision for the East County city. The newest leaders on the council want Lauren Faiai, the widow of Sitivi “Steve” Faiai, whose sudden death over the summer created the vacancy. Their longer-serving collea…