With a record 35 candidates so far submitting applications for a vacant City Council seat, an activist group is weighing in on the process, while a former council hopeful looks to put the Council's criteria to a test.

Former Rent Board Commissioner Robert Kronovet and business leader Eddie Guerboian were the only well-known names among the nearly three dozen candidates listed on the City Clerk's applications page as of 2 p.m. Monday.

On Friday, the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC), a slow-growth activist group, weighed in on the qualifications a candidate should have to win the appointment. 

Former City Council candidate and slow-growth leader Armen Melkonians is skeptical the Council will pick a candidate, even if they have the voters' support, whose philosophy differs from the majority view.

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