(Screenshot via Facebook) Dennis Faris, far left, is sworn in to fill the Salt Lake City Council District 2 seat in a meeting held virtually due to the pandemic. Faris will serve in the role until January, when voters will select a candidate to fulfill the remaining two years of outgoing council member Andrew Johnston's term.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.