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Yucaipa council elects Chris Venable mayor; Justin Bieber named mayor pro tem
City Council of Yucaipa · December 9, 2025
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Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting the Yucaipa City Council voted to make Chris Venable mayor for 2026 and appointed Justin Bieber mayor pro tem during a reorganization that included roll-call votes and short remarks thanking outgoing mayor John Thorpe.
Chris Venable was elected mayor of Yucaipa on Dec. 8 after a roll-call vote at the council’s reorganization meeting.
The council clerk opened nominations under the council’s rules; Councilmember (speaker 16) nominated Venable and Councilmember (speaker 7) nominated John Thorpe. The council then conducted a roll-call vote, with three…
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