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Linda P. Johnson selected mayor as council honors outgoing Mayor Frank Yokoyama
Summary
At a special mayoral transition meeting, the Cerritos City Council honored outgoing Mayor Frank Yokoyama and unanimously selected Councilmember Linda P. Johnson as mayor and Mark Pulido as mayor pro tem; the council also voted to continue public comments to April 13, 2026.
Linda P. Johnson was selected mayor of Cerritos on April 8, 2026, in a unanimous 5-0 roll-call vote at a special City Council and Successor Agency meeting at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.
The event began as a ceremony honoring outgoing Mayor Frank Yokoyama, who received certificates and proclamations from local, county and regional officials, including U.S. Rep. Derek Tran and representatives of Los Angeles County offices and area school districts. Rep. Derek Tran presented a congressional recognition to Yokoyama and said the mayor "has helped us secure over 3 million in federal funding to improve the Del Amo Boulevard bridge."
In his farewell remarks, Yokoyama highlighted public-safety measures and local projects during his year as mayor, saying residential burglaries "were down 37% in the city of Cerritos." He also listed recent initiatives including added automatic license-plate recognition cameras, a new drone program to support patrol operations, a virtual deputy program, new pickleball courts at Liberty Park, and ribbon-cuttings for local businesses.
Councilmembers and visiting officials gave tributes and presented certificates from regional partners. The Los Cerritos Democratic Club thanked Yokoyama for leading the city through "a historic fiscal crisis" and for making difficult budget decisions after redevelopment funds declined.
After the tributes, the city clerk opened nominations for mayor. A nomination for Linda P. Johnson was made from the floor and the council adopted the nomination on a 5-0 roll-call vote (Councilmembers Hong, Pulido, Say, Yokoyama and Johnson recorded affirmative votes). The council then moved to select the mayor pro tem; a nomination for Mark Pulido was adopted on a 5-0 vote.
Newly designated Mayor Linda P. Johnson said she was "deeply honored and humbled" to serve and pledged to represent all residents as the city approaches its 70th anniversary. She outlined priorities that include representing seniors, youth, people with disabilities and the city’s diverse cultural communities.
On procedural business, Mayor Johnson moved to continue the public-comment portion of the meeting to the City Council regular meeting on Monday, April 13, 2026; Councilmember Sophia M. Say seconded the motion, which passed 5-0 on a roll call.
The meeting concluded with an adjournment in memory of Mayor Johnson’s father, Chief Petty Officer Samuel B. Johnson, U.S. Navy (ret.), and an invitation to a reception in the Sierra Room.
What happened next: the council completed its reorganization and invited attendees to a reception; public comments were deferred to the April 13 regular meeting.
