League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA March 5, 2013 Election
	Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 3 Voter Information 4 Year Term. A runoff may be held on 5/21/2013 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Apr 12 4:19pm

OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS as of 03/26/2013 9:43:33 PM Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Bob Blumenfield 12,974 votes 51.9% Occupation: Assembly Member, State of California Married with two young children Bachelor's Degree - Public Policy, Duke University Graduate, Anderson School of Business, UCLA Member, California State Assembly Former Government Affairs Director, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Former District Director, Congressmember Howard Berman Priorities: Restore cuts in services and staffing of the last few years Plan for development along new transit routes Repair and upgrade the city's aging infrastructure Joyce J. Pearson 4,998 votes 20.0% Occupation: CPA/Attorney, Woodland Hills 27 years Chair Emeritus/Board Member, Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council Past President/Member, Encino Chamber of Commerce Member Woodland Hills-Tarzana, Canoga Park, and Winnetka Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Valley Women's Center (protecting domestic violence victims) Board Member, Valley Village Foundation (helping disabled children) Treasurer, LAPD West Valley Jeopardy Foundation (serving at-risk youth) info@joycepearson.com Priorities: Protecting West Valley Tax Payers, redirecting a greater share of tax dollars back to the West Valley Promoting Local Businesses and Bringing Jobs to the West Valley Building Safer Neighborhoods, increasing our Police presence and improving our public safety response times Cary T. Iaccino 2,404 votes 9.6% Occupation: Independent Business Owner Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. Homeowner whose children are 4th generation Reseda. Immediate Past Chair, Reseda Neighborhood Council. Appointed to represent all of Council District 3 on Prop K Oversight Committee by Councilman Zine. CaryForCouncil@gmail.com Priorities: Streamlining the city's departments and realigning the Budget for increased efficiency, including multi-year planning and performance based budgeting. Prioritizing public safety, reducing crime and response times. Better preparing for Sacramento's troublesome prison realignment policy. Making LA less hostile to business, equipping entrepreneurs, increasing job training to grow our job base here. . Elizabeth Badger 2,328 votes 9.3% Occupation: Small Business Owner Appointed to the Democratic Central Committee Founder of the Non-Profit Minority Outreach Member of the Los Angeles African American Women Political Outreach Member of the Winnetka Neighborhood Council Masters Degree in Political Science Info@ElizabethBadger.com Priorities: Promote Job Growth Budget Reform Repair Our Infrastructure Steven E. Presberg 1,171 votes 4.7% Occupation: City Investigator/Advocate B.A., M.A., J.D.; former Administrative Law Judge Former Assistant Deputy Mayor to Mayor Richard Riordan Former Acting City Clerk - New York Counsel to the Los Angeles Elected Charter Reform Commission Hearing Officer, County of Los Angeles presberg2013@gmail.com Priorities: Pension reform is a first priority if we are ever going to gain control of the City budget Political reorganization of the City government is necessary to eliminate functions either duplicative or best left to other levels of government. DWP ratepayers are entitled to not have their rates increased in order to allow for "pork-barrel" spending by the City. Scott Silverstein 1,110 votes 4.4% Occupation: Businessman/Boardmember Commercial Real Estate Agent, Principal Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council, Chairman Child Development Institute, Board of Directors Los Angeles Jewish Home, Executives member Woodland Hills Tarzana Chamber of Commerce American Youth Soccer Organization ssilverstein@lee-re.com Priorities: More Efficient Government Reduce the extraordinary tax burden on businesses Reduce and Reform the Pension/Legacy Expenses Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 5 questions on Most Important Issue, Budget Shortfall, Sales Tax, Climate Change, and Constituency vs. City. Official Information City of Los Angeles Candidate Videos from City Channel 35 Steven E. Presberg Scott Silverstein This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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