The six city council candidates from left, Peter Yao, Ed Reece, Maura Carter, Jennifer Stark, Jed Leano and Aundré Johnson, wait for the first question Thursday during a candidate forum sponsored by the Claremont Chamber of Commerce. The candidates were queried about Claremont’s strengths and weaknesses, their vision for business growth, and the apparent recent increase in unhoused people in the area. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff