The Bubble Ladera · Community & Opinion · October 30, 2026
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Seven Candidates. Two Seats. One Last Chance to Have Your Say in Ladera Ranch.
Ladera’s HOA election closes at 5 p.m. today. Here’s who’s running, what’s at stake, and why participation matters.
LARMAC voting closes Friday, October 30, at 5:00 p.m. PDT
Voting has closed
Ladera Ranch has no shortage of opinions.
We have opinions about landscaping. About HOA assessments. About whether the trees are trimmed too aggressively, the rules are too restrictive, and why someone’s trash cans have apparently become a permanent architectural feature.
But here’s a curious contradiction.
For a community with so much to say about how things are run, historically very few homeowners have participated in selecting the people who run them.
Today, Friday, October 30, voting closes at 5 p.m. Pacific.
Seven candidates are competing for two seats on the five-member Ladera Ranch Maintenance Corporation (LARMAC) board. The elected directors will serve three-year terms.
First, a Little Perspective.
As The Bubble reported yesterday (opens in a new tab), LARMAC reported approximately $22.7 million in revenue for fiscal year 2025–26.
Its board oversees a substantial operation involving community landscaping, amenities, infrastructure, vendor contracts, financial reserves, architectural standards, and policies affecting homeowners.
And yet historical homeowner participation in board elections has ranged from just 4.2% to 10.6%, according to LARMAC’s published election information.
This year’s participation appears to have increased. The most recent community-reported figure reviewed by The Bubble was approximately 18.7%, although that number has not been independently verified or certified.
LARMAC’s official 2026 election information identifies 7,237 available votes: individual homeowners, 6,808 votes (94.1%); DMB Ladera, 378 votes (5.2%); and another apartment property owner, 51 votes (0.7%). These are voting allocations, not ballots cast.
Together, individual homeowners possess the overwhelming majority of the association’s available voting power. Whether they exercise those voting rights is a separate question.
Meet the Seven Candidates
There are seven qualified candidates on the ballot. They are introduced alphabetically below. Their official candidate statements remain the most appropriate source for evaluating qualifications and proposed priorities. Not every full biography was available for independent verification at the time of writing.
Neil Anderson
Anderson is one of seven qualified candidates seeking a board seat. His complete professional background and candidate platform were not independently verified for this article. Residents can review his official biographical statement through LARMAC’s election materials before voting.
Chris Carter
Carter has an established history of involvement in LARMAC governance. Public association records identify him as a board officer in 2025 and treasurer later that year. His candidacy gives homeowners an opportunity to consider his previous board service, financial oversight responsibilities within the association, and proposals for future direction.
Jenny Granero
Granero has been active in public discussions about landscape management, pesticide applications, and communication with homeowners. She is associated with Ladera Goes Organic and has advocated for clearer treatment notifications, closer review of landscaping practices, and transparency. These questions also involve implementation, scientific evidence, maintenance requirements, and costs.
Jeff Moll
Moll has participated in public discussions about landscaping expenditures and LARMAC’s financial management. In published reporting concerning the community’s landscape-management debate, he discussed costs associated with landscaping services. His public comments have drawn attention to contractor expenses, oversight, and the financial aspects of maintenance decisions.
Kurt Randle
Randle is another of the seven qualified candidates on the ballot. His complete official candidate biography was not independently accessible for this article. His candidate statement can be reviewed through the official voting portal for his experience and priorities.
Spencer Ririe
Ririe is seeking one of the two available board seats. His complete official candidate statement should be consulted for professional qualifications, community involvement, and intended governance approach, which were not independently confirmed for this article.
Ryan Vallone
Vallone has served on the LARMAC board since 2023. Association records identify him as treasurer in 2024 and vice president in 2025. His candidacy gives homeowners an existing governance record to consider alongside his plans for the coming term.
What Should Homeowners Be Asking?
Every candidate will ultimately face the same responsibilities if elected. How should the community balance landscaping quality, environmental concerns, and costs? How should the board evaluate vendors, reserves, and operating budgets? What transparency and communication can homeowners reasonably expect? How should directors approach issues on which neighbors hold sharply different opinions?
These are questions worth asking regardless of which candidate someone supports.
The Difference Between Having an Opinion and Having a Vote
The community has spent months discussing consequential issues: landscaping practices, environmental questions, HOA finances, transparency, and neighborhood management. Reasonable differences of opinion exist about the solutions, and elected directors will need to weigh them.
Elections offer something that a social-media comment thread does not: a formal means of participating in the selection of decision-makers. The consequences of that choice can extend across several years.
Before 5 PM Today
There will certainly be another neighborhood debate tomorrow. Today’s election, however, has a definite deadline—and eligible homeowners have an opportunity to participate.
Voting has closed
The published deadline for online voting has passed. Results are scheduled to be announced at the November 4 annual meeting at Oak Knoll Village Clubhouse.
Results are scheduled to be announced at the November 4 annual meeting at Oak Knoll Village Clubhouse.
Editorial Disclosure & Disclaimer
This article is published by The Bubble Ladera solely for general information, community education, and awareness of the 2026 LARMAC election. The Bubble Ladera and its publisher do not endorse, recommend, support, or oppose any candidate or slate. Candidate names are presented in alphabetical order; inclusion or relative amount of biographical information should not be interpreted as an assessment of suitability for office.
Descriptions of candidates’ stated positions and public activities provide context and do not imply editorial agreement or disagreement. Readers are encouraged to consult primary sources, verify relevant information, and make their own independent decisions.
The Bubble Ladera is an independently operated, resident-created publication and is not affiliated with LARMAC, LARCS, FirstService Residential, LaderaLife, or the election administrator.
Sources: LARMAC official election page (opens in a new tab), publicly available association records, candidate statements where accessible, and The Bubble’s October 29 reporting (opens in a new tab). Community-reported turnout figures are preliminary, not certified election results.
