Los Angeles County, CA Ballot

Council Member; City of Norwalk (3 Elected)
Semi-official results as of 3/29, Aduna: 141 Beckman: 196 Brennan: 1,568 Collins: 1,115 Garcia: 675 Lowe: 333 Luera: 1,421 McIntosh, L.: 437 McIntosh, M: 1,669 Ramirez: 1,094 Rodarte: 2,016 Shryock: 1,942 Silvera: 585 Vernola: 1,986

Marcel Rodarte
1,862 votes 13.1%

Luigi Vernola
1,859 votes 13.1%

Leonard Shryock
1,808 votes 12.8%

Mary Jane McIntosh
1,567 votes 11.1%

Judith Brennan
1,465 votes 10.3%

Jesse Luera
1,321 votes 9.3%

Rick Ramirez
1,042 votes 7.4%

Scott Collins
1,040 votes 7.3%

Anthony Garcia
614 votes 4.3%

Ginger Silvera
551 votes 3.9%

Larry McIntosh
414 votes 2.9%

Steve L. Lowe
312 votes 2.2%

Craig Beckman
190 votes 1.3%

Alfonso Aduna
131 votes 0.9%

Mayor; City of Pasadena
Unofficial Results as of 3/16/11

Bill Bogaard
12,202 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Pasadena; District 1
Unofficial Results as of 3/16/11

Jacque Robinson
1,328 votes 74.8%

James D. Smith
448 votes 25.2%

Council Member; City of Pasadena; District 2
Unofficial Results as of 3/16/11

Margaret McAustin
1,241 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Pasadena; District 4
Unofficial Results as of 3/16/11

Eugene Masuda
1,476 votes 37.5%

Jill Fosselman
1,406 votes 35.7%

Khatchik Chahinian
575 votes 14.6%

Allen Shay
441 votes 11.2%

Ranil Perera
40 votes 1.0%

Council Member; City of Pasadena; District 6
Unofficial Results as of 3/16/11

Steve Madison
2,440 votes 55.3%

Carolyn Naber
1,974 votes 44.7%

Council Member, Council; City of Redondo Beach; District 3
No updates as of 3/29

Pat Aust
1328 votes 100.0%

Council Member, Council; City of Redondo Beach; District 5
No updates as of 3/29

Matt Kilroy
1253 votes 100.0%

City Clerk; City of Redondo Beach
No updates as of 3/29

Eleanor Manzano
6321 votes 100.0%

City Treasurer; City of Redondo Beach
No updates as of 3/29

Ernie O'Dell
6154 votes 100.0%

Council Member; City of Rolling Hills (3 Elected)
No updates as of 3/29

James Black
328 votes 29.2%

Frank E. Hill
313 votes 27.8%

B. Allen Lay
274 votes 24.4%

John J. Resich, Jr.
210 votes 18.7%

Council Member; City of Rosemead (2 Elected)

Polly Low
1807 votes 48.1%

William F. Alarcon
1389 votes 37.0%

R. Alejandro Gandara
557 votes 14.8%

Mayor; City of San Dimas

Curtis W. Morris
2585 votes 85.8%

Sid Maksoudian
428 votes 14.2%

Council Member; City of San Dimas (2 Elected)

Emmett G. Badar
2380 votes 43.4%

John Ebiner
2320 votes 42.3%

Chris S. Grant
789 votes 14.4%

Council Member; City of San Fernando (3 Elected)

Antonio Lopez
427 votes 29.1%

Brenda Esqueda
358 votes 24.4%

Sylvia Ballin
356 votes 24.3%

Gilbert Berriozabal
325 votes 22.2%

Council Member; City of San Gabriel (2 Elected)

John Harrington
1,435 votes 31.7%

Juli Constanzo
1,201 votes 26.5%

Chin Ho Liao
1,054 votes 23.3%

Philip Hu
834 votes 18.4%

Council Member; City of South Gate (3 Elected)

Jorge Morales
1841 votes 27.7%

Maria Davila
1732 votes 26.1%

Henry C. Gonzalez
1624 votes 24.4%

Gregory Martinez
1447 votes 21.8%

Council Member; City of Temple City (3 Elected)

Carl Blum
1,960 votes 26.0%

Cynthia Sternquist
1,944 votes 25.8%

Fernando Vizcarra
1,642 votes 21.8%

Manuel "Manny" Valenzuela, III
1,118 votes 14.8%

Starene Cruse
588 votes 7.8%

Nicholas Lisk
282 votes 3.7%

Council Member; City of West Hollywood (3 Elected)
Official Results

John D'Amico
2876 votes 17.4%

Abbe Land
2834 votes 17.1%

John Heilman
2626 votes 15.9%

Steve Martin
2320 votes 14.0%

Lindsey Horvath
2124 votes 12.8%

Scott Schmidt
1447 votes 8.7%

Mito Aviles
1057 votes 6.4%

Lucas John
559 votes 3.4%

Mark Gonzaga
550 votes 3.3%

Martin Topp
158 votes 1.0%

School

Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 1
Official Results

Marguerite Poindexter Lamotte
29,671 votes 74.3%

Eric Lee
10,288 votes 25.7%

Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 3
Official Results

Tamar Galatzan
31,891 votes 63.0%

Louis Pugliese
18,715 votes 37.0%

Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 5
Runoff Election 5/17/2011

Luis Sanchez
15,942 votes 48.1%

Bennett Kayser
11,473 votes 34.6%

John Fernandez
5,544 votes 16.7%

Scott Folsom (Write-in)
187 votes 0.6%

Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 7
Official Results

Richard A. Vladovic
14,789 votes 60.4%

Roye Love
6,192 votes 25.3%

Jesus M. Escandon
3,491 votes 14.3%

Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 1
Official Results

Mona Field
128,617 votes 59.1%

Gwen Walker
30,852 votes 14.2%

Jozef Thomas "Joe" Essavi
23,392 votes 10.7%

Oswaldo "Ozzie" Lopez
23,074 votes 10.6%

Derrick Mims
11,874 votes 5.5%

Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 3
Official Results

Steven Veres
122,344 votes 57.7%

Joyce Burrell Garcia
86,923 votes 41.0%

Mark Isler (Write-in)
2,617 votes 1.2%

Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 5
Runoff Election 5/17/2011

Scott Svonkin
76,466 votes 35.6%

Lydia A. Gutierrez
31,884 votes 14.8%

Octavio Pescador
28,635 votes 13.3%

Nicole Michelle Chase
25,955 votes 12.1%

Pamela R. Bolin
20,620 votes 9.6%

Mark Lee
19,977 votes 9.3%

Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr.
11,183 votes 5.2%

Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 7
Official Results

Miguel Santiago
135,844 votes 65.6%

Erick Aguirre
71,305 votes 34.4%

Board Member; Pasadena Unified School District; Seat 2
Unofficial Results as of 3/16/11

Renatta M. Cooper
12,713 votes 94.3%

(771 Total Other Write-In Votes 5.7%)

Board Member; Pasadena Unified School District; Seat 4
Unofficial Results as of 3/16/11

Kim Kenne
8,458 votes 55.1%

Gene Stevenson
6,886 votes 44.9%

Board Member; Pasadena Unified School District; Seat 6
Unofficial Results as of 3/16/11

Tom Selinske
7,570 votes 47.5%

Sean J. Baggett
5,554 votes 34.8%

Gaylaird Christopher
2,821 votes 17.7%

Board Member; Redondo Beach Unified School District (2 Elected)

Anita Avrick
5245 votes 40.2%

Laura Emdee
5226 votes 40.0%

Arda Clark
2587 votes 19.8%

Local Measures

Measure BH-O Tax on Oil and Natural Gas Extraction -- City of Beverly Hills (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Final Election Results
Fail: 2335 / 44.3% Yes votes ...... 2939 / 55.7% No votes: "Shall an ordinance that increases the oil extraction tax imposed on oil companies and establishes a natural gas extraction tax on oil and gas companies for deposit into the General Fund to support general fund services including police, fire, paramedics, library, administrative support services, and street and park maintenance, and that makes a change to the definition of gross receipts set forth in the Beverly Hills Municipal Code, be adopted"?
Measure BH-P2 Two Hours of Free Parking Initiative -- City of Beverly Hills (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Final Election Results
Pass: 3452 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 2112 / 38.0% No votes: Shall an ordinance be adopted to require the City Council to provide free parking for two hours at particular City-owned parking facilities and limit the amount of monthly parking at those facilities?
Measure BH-P3 Three Hours of Free Parking for Residents -- City of Beverly Hills (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Final Election Results
Fail: 1542 / 28.6% Yes votes ...... 3855 / 71.4% No votes: Shall an ordinance be adopted to provide Beverly Hills residents with free parking for three hours daily and a discount of 50% from evening flat rates at particular City-owned parking facilities?
Charter Amendment LA-G Pension Reform -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 158,927 / 75.1% Yes votes ...... 52,662 / 24.9% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended: (1) to provide sworn Fire, Police, and Harbor Department employees, who are hired on or after July 1, 2011, with the pension benefits provided in the Fire and Police Pension Plan-Tier 6; and (2) to modify provisions of the Fire and Police Pension Plan in order to facilitate compliance with state and federal laws, to authorize the Council to establish an Excess Benefit Plan, to allow flexibility in establishing amortization policies, and to make technical changes?
Charter Amendment LA-H Restriction on Campaign Contributions from City Contractors -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 159,832 / 74.9% Yes votes ...... 53,586 / 25.1% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to (1) restrict campaign contributions and fundraising by bidders on certain City contracts; require increased disclosure for bidders; and provide for bans on future contracts for violators; and (2) build upon the city's voter-approved campaign trust fund, which provides limited public matching funds for qualified City candidates who agree to spending limits, by lifting the maximum balance in the fund while allowing the City Council by a two-thirds vote to not make the annual appropriation and temporarily transfer funds to meet City budgetary obligations in certain emergency conditions?
Charter Amendment LA-I DWP Ratepayer Advocate -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 168,014 / 77.9% Yes votes ...... 47,772 / 22.1% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to establish an Office of Public Accountability for the Department of Water and Power, overseen by an Executive Director appointed by a citizens committee and confirmed by the Council and Mayor for a five-year term, to provide public independent analysis of Department actions as they relate to water and electricity rates?
Charter Amendment LA-J DWP Revenue Transfers and Budget Deadline -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 175,271 / 81.9% Yes votes ...... 38,705 / 18.1% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to (a) require the Department of Water and Power for informational purposes to submit to the City Council by March 31 each year a preliminary budget for the ensuing fiscal year (July 1 through June 30), to be updated by May 31 with new information, and (b) establish procedures for making surplus transfers from the Power Revenue Fund to the City Reserve Fund?
Charter Amendment LA-L Reassignment of Funds for Library System -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 136,676 / 62.9% Yes votes ...... 80,740 / 37.1% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to incrementally increase the amount the City is required to dedicate annually from its General Fund to the Library Department to an amount equal to .0300% of the assessed value of all property in the City, and incrementally increase the Library Department's responsibility for its direct and indirect costs until it pays for all of its direct and indirect costs, in order to provide Los Angeles neighborhood public libraries with additional funding to help restore library service hours, purchase books and support library programs, subject to audits, using existing funds with no new taxes?
Proposition LA-M Tax on Medical Marijuana -- City of Los Angeles (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 128,501 / 58.8% Yes votes ...... 90,182 / 41.2% No votes: In order to fund general municipal services, including but not limited to such matters as police protection and crime suppression services, fire prevention and suppression services, park and recreation facilities, and general improvements throughout the City, shall a tax be authorized on marijuana collectives of $50 per $1000 of gross receipts recognizing that the sale of marijuana is illegal?
Measure LA-N Public Funding of Campaigns -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 146,456 / 70.7% Yes votes ...... 60,700 / 29.3% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to comply with recent court decisions and avoid liability to the City by removing from the Charter three provisions determined by courts to be unconstitutional regarding campaign contribution limits on independent, non-candidate controlled groups' spending in City and LAUSD elections and notice and contribution limits regarding self-financed candidates that lifts contribution limits for only some candidates in City elections?
Proposition LA-O Tax on Oil Companies -- City of Los Angeles (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Fail: 99,500 / 48.4% Yes votes ...... 105,928 / 51.6% No votes: In order to fund general municipal services, including but not limited to such matters as police protection and crime suppression services, fire prevention and suppression services, park and recreation facilities, and general improvements throughout the City, shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a tax on oil producing businesses of $1.44 per barrel of oil produced in the City of Los Angeles?
Charter Amendment LA-P Emergency Reserve and Budget Stabilization Fund -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 132,205 / 66.5% Yes votes ...... 66,677 / 33.5% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to: establish an Emergency Reserve Account within the City's Reserve Fund, with an annual balance of not less than two and three-fourths percent of General Fund receipts, to be accessed only if the City Council finds by a two-thirds vote that there is an urgent economic necessity and to be replenished in the subsequent fiscal year except in the event of a catastrophe; establish a Contingency Reserve Account within the Reserve Fund for expenditures and revenue shortfalls unanticipated in the annual budget with details defined by ordinance; and establish a Budget Stabilization Fund within the City Treasury with details defined by ordinance?
Charter Amendment LA-Q Civil Service Hiring Rule Changes -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 125,403 / 62.9% Yes votes ...... 73,973 / 37.1% No votes: Shall the Charter be amended to: (1) expand the automatic civil service exemptions to include Deputy Chiefs of Fire; (2) limit the number of qualified applicants testing for civil service positions to an adequate number to prevent examinations of unnecessarily large candidate pools; (3) eliminate the requirement for certifying all eligible candidates for appointment to a civil service position when the candidates' scores are not reachable or when no hiring is taking place; (4) clarify and standardize the probationary period for police officers to accurately reflect its application to sworn officers from the Airport, Harbor and General Services Departments; (5) increase the length of emergency appointments to no longer than one year; and (6) extend the amount of time retirees may work from 90 to 120 days without increasing pension benefits?
Measure RPV-C City Charter Adoption -- City of Rancho Palos Verdes (Charter - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Fail: 2,049 / 27.4% Yes votes ...... 5,433 / 72.6% No votes: Shall the proposed City Charter be adopted to change the City of Rancho Palos Verdes from a general law city to a charter city?
Measure WH-A Billboard Taxes and Regulation -- City of West Hollywood (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1121 / 20.2% Yes votes ...... 4424 / 79.8% No votes: Shall an Ordinance be adopted (1) imposing a new 7% tax on revenue from off-site advertising signs and (2) amending the City's zoning ordinance to allow tall wall advertising signs to be placed on buildings that meet certain criteria on Santa Monica and Beverly Boulevards without discretionary review by the City?

The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.

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