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March 3, 2009 Election

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    Mayor; City of AzusaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Joseph Romero Rocha
      2,385 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of AzusaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Robert Gonzales
      1,403 votes 28.3%
    • Keith Hanks
      1,183 votes 23.8%
    • Edward J. Alvarez
      1,070 votes 21.5%
    • Paul Naccachian
      865 votes 17.4%
    • Nick Rosales
      445 votes 9.0%

    City Clerk; City of AzusaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Vera Mendoza
      1,972 votes 73.0%
    • Art Morales
      729 votes 27.0%

    City Treasurer; City of AzusaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Marcene Hamilton
      1,554 votes 57.1%
    • Arthur M. Vasquez, Jr.
      1,167 votes 42.9%

    Council Member; City of BellClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    Council Member; City of BellflowerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of Beverly HillsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    City Treasurer; City of Beverly HillsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Eliot Finkel
      3101 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of CalabasasClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    Mayor; City of CarsonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Jim Dear
      7511 votes 61.5%
    • Elito M. Santarina
      4656 votes 38.1%
    • (45 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.4%)

    Council Member; City of CarsonClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of CerritosClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of ClaremontClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of CommerceClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Tina M. Del Rio
      783 votes 16.9%
    • Lilia R. Leon
      757 votes 16.4%
    • Robert C. Fierro
      740 votes 16.0%
    • Randy "Sax" Romero
      725 votes 15.7%
    • Jaime Valencia
      692 votes 15.0%
    • Jose S. Acero
      269 votes 5.8%
    • Rosa M. Zambrano
      253 votes 5.5%
    • Jesus M. Cervantes
      196 votes 4.2%
    • Diana Santiago Bagne
      112 votes 2.4%
    • Art A. Gonzalez
      94 votes 2.0%

    Council Member; City of CovinaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    City Clerk; City of CovinaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Toni Taber
      2067 votes 100.0%

    City Treasurer; City of CovinaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • John "Jack" Fielding
      2089 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of CudahyClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • David Silva
      750 votes 30.5%
    • Jose Barrios
      682 votes 27.8%
    • Luis Garcia
      439 votes 17.9%
    • Danny Cota
      434 votes 17.7%
    • Rosa Diaz
      152 votes 6.2%

    City Clerk; City of GardenaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of GlendoraClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Karen K. Davis
      3441 votes 35.2%
    • Gene Murabito
      3372 votes 34.5%
    • Kristin Parisi
      1651 votes 16.9%
    • Yousef "Joseph" Tweini
      886 votes 9.1%
    • Brian V. Pagac
      422 votes 4.3%

    Council Member; City of La Canada FlintridgeClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Steve Del Guercio
      1771 votes 28.3%
    • David Spence
      1695 votes 27.1%
    • Robert Richter
      1402 votes 22.4%
    • Vance Haemmerle
      1384 votes 22.1%

    Council Member; City of La Habra HeightsClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of La MiradaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Susan Tripp
      2,469 votes 41.6%
    • Gabriel Garcia
      1,919 votes 32.3%
    • Thomas Dawson
      821 votes 13.8%
    • Ken Taylor
      729 votes 12.3%

    Mayor; City of La VerneClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Don Kendrick
      2939 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of La VerneClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Donna Nasmyth
      2174 votes 35.3%
    • Robin Carder
      1520 votes 24.7%
    • Charles Rosales
      1461 votes 23.8%
    • Norm Faustino
      995 votes 16.2%

    Mayor; City of Los AngelesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Antonio R. Villaraigosa
      152,613 votes 55.6%
    • Walter Moore
      71,937 votes 26.2%
    • Gordon Turner
      17,554 votes 6.4%
    • David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg
      9,115 votes 3.3%
    • Bruce Darian
      5,691 votes 2.1%
    • David R. Hernandez
      5,225 votes 1.9%
    • Craig X. Rubin
      4,158 votes 1.5%
    • Carlos Alvarez
      3,047 votes 1.1%
    • James Harris
      2,461 votes 0.9%
    • Phil Jennerjahn
      2,432 votes 0.9%
    • Jenney Horst (write-in)
    • Mike Manley (write-in)
    • Anthony R. Maldonado (write-in)
    • Caesar Saint Augustine de Buonaparte (write-in)
    • (21 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

    City Attorney; City of Los AngelesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 5/19/2009

    Controller; City of Los AngelesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Ed P. Reyes
      7,608 votes 76.1%
    • Jesse Rosas
      2,395 votes 23.9%

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Dennis P. Zine
      17,370 votes 71.2%
    • Jeff Bornstein
      7,027 votes 28.8%

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Runoff Election 5/19/2009

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Richard Alarcón
      8,450 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 9Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Jan C. Perry
      7,158 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 11Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 15Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of Manhattan BeachClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    City Treasurer; City of Manhattan BeachClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Tim Lilligren
      3964 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Monterey ParkClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Betty Tom Chu
      3495 votes 28.4%
    • David T. Lau
      3069 votes 24.9%
    • Luis E. Estrada
      2872 votes 23.3%
    • Sharon Martinez
      2430 votes 19.7%
    • John Bedros "J. B." Abajian
      234 votes 1.9%
    • Joe Ray Avila
      200 votes 1.6%
    • (6 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.0%)

    City Clerk; City of Monterey ParkClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • David M. Barron
      4290 votes 100.0%

    City Treasurer; City of Monterey ParkClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Joseph Leon
      3965 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of NorwalkClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Cheri Kelley
      2,078 votes 22.6%
    • Mike Mendez
      1,937 votes 21.0%
    • Marcel Rodarte
      1,919 votes 20.8%
    • Candy Martinez
      1,721 votes 18.7%
    • Anthony Garcia
      1,381 votes 15.0%
    • Raul Mejia
      175 votes 1.9%

    Council Member; City of Palos Verdes EstatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    results as of March 6, 2009

    • James F. Goodhart
      2,025 votes 40.9%
    • George Bird
      1,973 votes 39.8%
    • Sheryl Iannitti
      955 votes 19.3%

    City Treasurer; City of Palos Verdes EstatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    results as of March 6, 2009

    • Joseph C. Sherwood, Jr.
      2,184 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of ParamountClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    results as of March 6, 2009

    • Gene Daniels
      1,110 votes 36.2%
    • Peggy Lemons
      1,007 votes 32.8%
    • Jaime Guerrero
      576 votes 18.8%
    • Hector G. Pena
      374 votes 12.2%

    Mayor; City of Redondo BeachClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Mike Gin
      6086 votes 100.0%

    Council Member, Council; City of Redondo Beach; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Council Member, Council; City of Redondo Beach; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Council Member, Council; City of Redondo Beach; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    City Attorney; City of Redondo BeachClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Council Member; City of RosemeadClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Margaret Clark
      2247 votes 18.7%
    • Steven Ly
      2123 votes 17.7%
    • Sandra Armenta
      2099 votes 17.5%
    • John Tran
      2094 votes 17.4%
    • Henry Lo
      1874 votes 15.6%
    • John Nuñez
      1579 votes 13.1%

    Mayor; City of San DimasClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Curtis W. Morris
      2269 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of San DimasClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Jeff Templeman
      1997 votes 40.4%
    • Denis Bertone
      1973 votes 39.9%
    • Kevin J. Kenney
      394 votes 8.0%
    • Sid Maksoudian
      387 votes 7.8%
    • Jeremy L. Kahn
      194 votes 3.9%

    Council Member; City of San FernandoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Maribel De La Torre
      574 votes 29.7%
    • Mario F. Hernández
      481 votes 24.9%
    • Sharron Aisenman
      346 votes 17.9%
    • Henry Romero
      308 votes 15.9%
    • Angel Granados
      225 votes 11.6%

    City Treasurer; City of San FernandoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Margarita Solis
      857 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of San GabrielClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    City Clerk; City of San GabrielClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Eleanor K. Andrews
      1,858 votes 100.0%

    City Treasurer; City of San GabrielClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • John T. Janosik
      1,836 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of San MarinoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Allan K. Yung
      2199 votes 23.5%
    • Richard Sun
      2184 votes 23.3%
    • Richard J. "Dick" Ward
      1872 votes 20.0%
    • John T. Morris
      1510 votes 16.1%
    • Jeff E. Groseth
      925 votes 9.9%
    • Stephanie Johnson
      680 votes 7.3%

    Council Member; City of Signal HillClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    results as of March 6, 2009

    Council Member; City of South GateClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    results as of March 6, 2009

    • William DeWitt
      1194 votes 51.2%
    • Gil Hurtado
      1138 votes 48.8%

    City Clerk; City of South GateClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    results as of March 6, 2009

    • Carmen Avalos
      1647 votes 100.0%

    City Treasurer; City of South GateClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    results as of March 6, 2009

    Council Member; City of Temple CityClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    results as of March 6, 2009

    Council Member; City of West HollywoodClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)
    Official Results

    School

    Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Mónica García
      22,123 votes 100.0%

    Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Steve Zimmer
      33,742 votes 56.7%
    • Mike Stryer
      25,811 votes 43.3%

    Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    • Angela J. Reddock
      133,678 votes 47.0%
    • Tina Park
      56,169 votes 19.8%
    • Steve Finley
      32,717 votes 11.5%
    • Lady Cage-Barile
      31,702 votes 11.1%
    • Art Sims
      30,115 votes 10.6%

    Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites
    Official Results

    Board Member; Redondo Beach Unified School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)
    Official Results

    • Jane Diehl
      4781 votes 37.1%
    • Todd Loewenstein
      4079 votes 31.7%
    • Drew Gamet
      4025 votes 31.2%

    Local Measures

    Measure Bellflower-A Utility User Tax Continuation & Modernization -- City of Bellflower (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 2592 / 81.8% Yes votes ...... 578 / 18.2% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted, without raising tax rates, to continue and modernize Bellflower's utility users' tax on telecommunications services to fund vital services, including Sheriff's services/neighborhood patrols; school safety programs; grafitti removal; gang/drug prevention/enforcement programs; after-school activities; senior/disabled residents' services; library services; and other general fund services; exempting low-income residents, requiring equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of technology used, audits, citizen oversight committee, public expenditure review/local control of revenues?

    Measure BH-P Revised Method for Calculating Certain Business License Taxes -- City of Beverly Hills (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 1163 / 20.3% Yes votes ...... 4559 / 79.7% No votes
    Shall the ordinance that amends the method for calculating certain business taxes in the City of Beverly Hills to increase locally controlled revenue for city services and operations—such as, police, fire, paramedics, parks, and street repair—by converting the per barrel flat tax on oil companies, and the per employee flat tax on certain other businesses—including, professionals and commercial parking operations—to taxes based on gross receipts or gross payroll, be adopted?

    Measure Carson-C Vital City Services Protection -- City of Carson (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 7463 / 69.4% Yes votes ...... 3287 / 30.6% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted to protect residents' health, maintain current levels of city services including deputy sheriff's patrols, 9-1-1 emergency response, youth recreation programs, Meals on Wheels for homebound seniors, Stroke Recovery Center, gang prevention/ intervention programs, graffiti removal, pothole repair, park maintenance, and other general City services, by establishing a 2% utility users' tax, exempting seniors and low-income households, with citizens' oversight and independent annual audits, requiring the ordinance end after 7 years?

    Measure Cudahy-R Utility User Tax Reduction and Modernization -- City of Cudahy (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 972 / 89.8% Yes votes ...... 111 / 10.2% No votes

    Measure Gardena-A Utility User Tax Update -- City of Gardena (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 2,203 / 86.0% Yes votes ...... 360 / 14.0% No votes
    Without raising current tax rates and maintaining the exemptions for low income residents, shall an ordinance be adopted to help preserve funding for critical City services, including police and fire protection, 911 emergency response, senior support services and pothole repairs by updating the utility users tax to include new technologies; treating all taxpayers equally regardless of technology used and requiring public review of expenditures, annual independent audits and no tax increase without voter approval?

    Measure Glendora-C Retail Uses in Planning Area B -- City of Glendora (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 3362 / 69.6% Yes votes ...... 1465 / 30.4% No votes

    Charter Amendment LA-A Fire Department Independent Assessor -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 132,037 / 53.2% Yes votes ...... 116,042 / 46.8% No votes
    Shall the Charter be amended to empower the Board of Fire Commissioners to appoint and remove an Independent Assessor, exempt from Civil Service, who shall be responsible for auditing, assessing and reviewing the Fire Department's handling of complaints against sworn and civilian employees?

    Charter Amendment LA-B Green Energy and Good Jobs for Los Angeles Program -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment & Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 129,925 / 49.5% Yes votes ...... 132,569 / 50.5% No votes
    Shall the Charter and Administrative Code be amended to authorize creation of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power program to require production of at least 400 megawatts of solar power energy by 2014; provide for voluntary participation in the program by commercial, industrial, and institutional customers to allow installation of solar power systems on their property which would be operated and maintained by the Department in exchange for potential incentives; establish a jobs program and training academy to meet program participation demand; provide contract bid preferences for local solar power equipment manufacturers; require quarterly oversight committee reports and annual City Controller audit; and utilize a variety of funding mechanisms?

    Charter Amendment LA-C Disabled Children Survivor Benefit of the Fire and Police Pension Plan -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 168,786 / 67.0% Yes votes ...... 83,134 / 33.0% No votes
    Shall the Charter be amended to allow disabled children of deceased members of the Fire and Police Pension Plan to marry or be adopted without losing their Dependent Child benefits and to provide additional options for the payment of benefits belonging to disabled children of deceased members that do not increase the amount of the benefits being paid?

    Charter Amendment LA-D Survivor Benefit Purchase Program for Retirees of the Fire and Police Pension Plan -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 176,950 / 70.7% Yes votes ...... 73,212 / 29.3% No votes
    Shall the Charter be amended to allow retired members of the Fire and Police Pension Plan to purchase, at their own expense, a survivor benefit for a spouse or domestic partner?

    Charter Amendment LA-E Economic Incentives for Business Development -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 119,943 / 47.7% Yes votes ...... 131,272 / 52.3% No votes
    Should the Los Angeles City Charter be amended to clearly express the authority of the City of Los Angeles to provide incentives to businesses that will encourage economic development and provide public benefits to the City of Los Angeles and its residents?

    Measure LHH-G Fire and Life-safety Services -- City of La Habra Heights (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 893 / 81.6% Yes votes ...... 201 / 18.4% No votes
    Shall an Ordinance be adopted to renew the City's authority to spend existing revenues from the special fire tax approved by two-thirds of the City's voters in 1997 to provide essential fire and life-safety services by renewing the voter-approved amendment to the City's appropriations limits?

    Measure LM-A Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of La Mirada (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 1,947 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 1,131 / 36.7% No votes
    Shall the Transient Occupancy Tax levied upon hotel/motel stays and certain other temporary lodging in the City of La Mirada be adjusted from 7 percent to 9 percent effective January 1, 2010, and to 10 percent effective January 1, 2013? ¿Debe el Impuesto a la Ocupación Transitoria gravado sobre las estadías en hoteles/moteles y determinados albergues temporales en la Ciudad de La Mirada ser ajustado del 7 por ciento al 9 por ciento con vigencia a partir del 1 de enero de 2010 y al 10 por ciento con vigencia a partir de 1 de enero de 2013? La Mirada 시에서의 호텔/모텔 숙박과 특정한 기타 임시 숙박에 부과되는 여행자 숙박세를 2010년 1월 1일부터 7 퍼센트에서 9 퍼센트로, 그리고 2013년 1 월 1일부터는 10 퍼센트로 조정해야 하는가?

    Measure RB-A Redondo Beach Vital Services Utility Users Tax Update Measure -- City of Redondo Beach (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 4837 / 74.7% Yes votes ...... 1635 / 25.3% No votes
    Without increasing the current tax rate, shall an ordinance be adopted to ratifying/continuing Redondo Beach's existing utility users tax funding general city services, including: 9-1-1 response, police, fire, paramedics, street/pothole repairs, parks, libraries, local ocean/beach pollution prevention and youth/senior services, maintaining low-income seniors/disabled resident exemptions, requiring equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of technology used, retaining local control, annual audits and public expenditure reviews?

    Measure SG-A Appointive City Clerk and City Treasurer -- City of San Gabriel (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 1,049 / 47.1% Yes votes ...... 1,180 / 52.9% No votes
    Shall the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer be appointive?

    Measure SM-C Term Limits -- City of San Marino (Advisory Vote Only)
    Pass: 2612 / 80.9% Yes votes ...... 617 / 19.1% No votes
    Shall the terms of members of the City Council be limited to two (2) four (4) year consecutive terms, with a hiatus of two (2) years before being eligible to hold offi ce again as a Member of the City Council? .

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