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From left, Calabasas City Council candidates Alicia Weintraub, Susan Fredericks Ploussard, Peter Kraut and Dennis Washburn Calabasas City Council Incumbent: Mayor Alicia Weintraub, 43, has been on the Calabasas City Council since 2015. She graduated UCLA and went on to earn a master’s of public policy degree from Pepperdine University. The married mother of two has spent a long career working for cities in Southern California and uses her local government and public policy experience in Calabasas. Challengers: Susan Fredericks Ploussard is a 64-year-old dentist with no elected positions to tout but many years as a community volunteer and a board member at several medical-related institutions. She is a UCLA Bruin through and through and married with two children also in the medical field. Peter Kraut , 53, is married and has two adult children. Kraut has his degree in architectural engineering technology and has been a Calabasas planning commissioner for four years and believes in listening to residents is a No. 1 priority. Dennis Washburn , 77, has been married for 54 years and has three children and four grandchildren. The Navy veteran has been in an elected office for 34 plus years and is a founding member […]