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March 8, 2005 Election

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

    • Diane Chagnon
      2,091 votes 53.7%
    • Uriel Macias
      1,805 votes 46.3%

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

    • Joseph R. Rocha
      2,174 votes 30.6%
    • Keith Hanks
      1,141 votes 16.0%
    • Angel Carrillo
      1,112 votes 15.6%
    • Robert "Gonzo" Gonzales
      927 votes 13.0%
    • John Dierking
      850 votes 12.0%
    • Robert Donnelson
      471 votes 6.6%
    • Karen Johnson
      437 votes 6.1%

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

    • Vera Mendoza
      3,367 votes 100.0%

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

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

    • Priscilla Flores
      1,127 votes 16.6%
    • Daniel Crespo
      962 votes 14.2%
    • Mario E. Beltrán
      941 votes 13.9%
    • Joaquin Penilla
      798 votes 11.8%
    • Javier Sanchez
      762 votes 11.2%
    • Salvador Franco
      758 votes 11.2%
    • Gary Ortega
      365 votes 5.4%
    • Armando Guerra
      343 votes 5.1%
    • Rocio G. Barba
      333 votes 4.9%
    • Marthaanne C. ViurQuiz
      157 votes 2.3%
    • Laura "Alvina" Arzt
      150 votes 2.2%
    • Marcos Tudón
      95 votes 1.4%

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

    • Scott A. Larsen
      1,935 votes 31.8%
    • Dorothy R. King
      1,709 votes 28.1%
    • John Drayer
      1,008 votes 16.6%
    • Joe Cvetko
      947 votes 15.6%
    • Antonio Ramirez
      241 votes 4.0%
    • Jay Lukacs
      150 votes 2.5%
    • Zubair Ahmad
      95 votes 1.6%

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

    • Barry Brucker
      4,606 votes 23.8%
    • Frank Fenton
      4,568 votes 23.6%
    • Linda J. Briskman
      4,115 votes 21.3%
    • Michael Hakim
      1,936 votes 10.0%
    • Martin D. Geimer
      1,896 votes 9.8%
    • Jacob Goldstein
      1,198 votes 6.2%
    • Allison Margolin
      1,023 votes 5.3%

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

    • Eliot Finkel
      5,034 votes 100.0%

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

    • James Bozajian
      2,692 votes 27.6%
    • Mary Sue Maurer
      1,957 votes 20.1%
    • Jonathon Wolfson
      1,765 votes 18.1%
    • Bob Sibilia
      1,658 votes 17.0%
    • Michael Harrison
      749 votes 7.7%
    • Lesley Devine
      703 votes 7.2%
    • Vernon Padgett
      225 votes 2.3%

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

    • Jim Dear
      5,641 votes 55.5%
    • Gilbert D. "Gil" Smith
      3,160 votes 31.1%
    • Cesar F. Crisostomo
      862 votes 8.5%
    • Carl E. Robinson, Sr.
      501 votes 4.9%

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

    • Harold C. Williams
      3,574 votes 19.8%
    • Mike A. Gipson
      2,894 votes 16.1%
    • Michael "Mike" Mitoma
      2,428 votes 13.5%
    • Lina Razon-Philipp
      2,384 votes 13.2%
    • Vera Robles DeWitt
      1,965 votes 10.9%
    • Rita R. Boggs
      1,506 votes 8.4%
    • Robert "Bob" Lesley
      941 votes 5.2%
    • Barbara Post
      813 votes 4.5%
    • Richard A. Hernandez
      699 votes 3.9%
    • Steve Mozena
      416 votes 2.3%
    • Carl F. Highshaw
      380 votes 2.1%
    • Herb Peters (Write-in)
      9 votes 0.0%

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

    • John Crawley
      4,005 votes 24.2%
    • Jim Edwards
      3,455 votes 20.8%
    • Joseph Cho
      3,173 votes 19.1%
    • Chan-Yong Kim
      2,062 votes 12.4%
    • Bruce Barrows
      2,045 votes 12.3%
    • Sally Havice
      1,670 votes 10.1%
    • Enrique Del Real
      168 votes 1.0%

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

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

    • Robert C. Fierro
      785 votes 15.1%
    • Tina M. Del Rio
      771 votes 14.8%
    • Rosalina G. Lopez
      708 votes 13.6%
    • Randy R. Romero
      571 votes 11.0%
    • Jesus M. Cervantes
      548 votes 10.5%
    • Ray "Gordy" Cisneros
      509 votes 9.8%
    • Lela R. Leon
      505 votes 9.7%
    • Arturo Chacon
      433 votes 8.3%
    • Carl N. Baker
      370 votes 7.1%
    • Dan Gomez
    • Jamie M. Cadenas

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

    • Kevin Stapleton
      1,627 votes 18.1%
    • John C. King
      1,479 votes 16.4%
    • Meline D. Juarez
      1,219 votes 13.5%
    • Pat Duff
      895 votes 9.9%
    • Winfield Patterson
      762 votes 8.5%
    • William C. Mason
      756 votes 8.4%
    • Robert Kvassay
      620 votes 6.9%
    • Victor Valenzuela, Jr.
      527 votes 5.8%
    • Kimberly A. Dolfi
      490 votes 5.4%
    • Jorge Marquez
      346 votes 3.8%
    • Don Fiscus
      288 votes 3.2%

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

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

    • John B. Fielding
      2,449 votes 100.0%

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

    • Paul K. Tanaka
      4,144 votes 62.3%
    • Terrence Terauchi
      2,503 votes 37.7%

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

    • Steven C. Bradford
      4,011 votes 41.0%
    • Ronald K. Ikejiri
      3,296 votes 33.7%
    • Daniel Medina
      2,476 votes 25.3%

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

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

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

    • Karen Davis
      3,106 votes 26.7%
    • Mark E. Kelly
      2,907 votes 25.0%
    • Cliff Hamlow
      2,824 votes 24.2%
    • Mike Conway
      2,810 votes 24.1%

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

    • Elba Guerrero
      1,021 votes 20.3%
    • Elba Romo
      1,020 votes 20.3%
    • Richard V. Loya
      947 votes 18.8%
    • Andy Molina
      798 votes 15.9%
    • Rebecca Avila
      598 votes 11.9%
    • Efren Martinez, Jr.
      433 votes 8.6%
    • Edward Escareno
      140 votes 2.8%
    • Ruben M. Lopez
      72 votes 1.4%

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

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

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

    • Bob Chotiner
      2,668 votes 41.7%
    • Susan Tripp
      2,537 votes 39.7%
    • Thomas A. Dawson
      684 votes 10.7%
    • Rudy Garcia
      502 votes 7.9%

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

    • Jon H. Blickenstaff
      4,082 votes 100.0%

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

    • Don Kendrick
      2,800 votes 32.8%
    • Dan Harden
      2,555 votes 30.0%
    • Roger M. Hanawalt
      2,452 votes 28.8%
    • Patrick J. Gatti
      719 votes 8.4%

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

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

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

    • Rocky Delgadillo
      289,547 votes 100.0%

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

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

    • Ed P. Reyes
      10,674 votes 74.8%
    • Ernest E. Sanchez
      2,590 votes 18.1%
    • Stephen Sarinana-Lampson
      1,006 votes 7.0%
    • Sylvia Luna (Write-in)
    • William Michael Morrison (Write-in)

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

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

    • Jack Weiss
      28,519 votes 71.9%
    • David T. Vahedi
      8,570 votes 21.6%
    • Gregory K. Martayan
      2,562 votes 6.5%
    • Gregory Zinone (Write-in)

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

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

    • Jan Perry
      9,421 votes 63.8%
    • Peter Torres
      3,306 votes 22.4%
    • Edward "Eddie" Reyes
      2,041 votes 13.8%
    • Bella de Soto (Write-in)
    • Sylvia Lynne Hawkins (Write-in)
    • Geraldan Wayne Kelly (Write-in)

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

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

    • Eric Garcetti
      14,697 votes 100.0%

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

    • Janice Hahn
      19,434 votes 100.0%

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

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

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

    • Rob Hammond
      2,902 votes 80.1%
    • Stephen H. Grollnek
      722 votes 19.9%

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

    • Joe Garcia
      2,618 votes 37.5%
    • Dan Kirby
      2,181 votes 31.2%
    • Cyrus Kemp
      744 votes 10.6%
    • Tiffany Morgan Birkett
      522 votes 7.5%
    • Ted Goldbeck
      507 votes 7.3%
    • Robert Machulla
      228 votes 3.3%
    • Andy Tuba
      189 votes 2.7%

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

    • Linda B. Proctor
      3,388 votes 100.0%

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

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

    • David T. Lau
      3,391 votes 27.7%
    • Sharon Martinez
      3,217 votes 26.3%
    • Rita Valenzuela
      2,662 votes 21.8%
    • John Y. Wong
      2,483 votes 20.3%
    • Jeffery Chao
      473 votes 3.9%

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

    • David M. Barron
      5,139 votes 100.0%

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

    • Mitchell Ing
      4,097 votes 61.6%
    • Peter Chan
      2,552 votes 38.4%

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

    • Mike Mendez
      3,129 votes 38.1%
    • Cheri Kelley
      2,604 votes 31.7%
    • Maureen Allen
      987 votes 12.0%
    • Robert "Bob" Hoskins
      984 votes 12.0%
    • Devin A. Gonzales
      516 votes 6.3%

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

    • Gene Daniels
      1,241 votes 41.6%
    • Peggy Lemons
      976 votes 32.7%
    • Gary Vega
      767 votes 25.7%

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

    • Chris Holden
      683 votes 100.0%

    Council Member; City of Pasadena; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

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

    • Sidney F. Tyler
      1,409 votes 100.0%

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

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

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

    • Chris Cagle
      1,212 votes 56.0%
    • Bill Brand
      951 votes 44.0%

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

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

    • Mike Gin
      2,910 votes 29.8%
    • Gerard Bisignano
      2,361 votes 24.2%
    • Ellen Allan
      2,359 votes 24.2%
    • Kurt Schmalz
      2,127 votes 21.8%

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

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

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

    • John Tran
      3,027 votes 21.2%
    • John Nunez
      2,686 votes 18.8%
    • Margaret Clark
      2,191 votes 15.4%
    • Polly Low (Write-in)
      1,906 votes 13.4%
    • Bill Alarcon
      1,899 votes 13.3%
    • Joe Vasquez
      1,719 votes 12.1%
    • Dennis McDonald
      837 votes 5.9%

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

    • Curtis W. Morris
      2,639 votes 100.0%

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

    • Jeffrey Templeman
      2,153 votes 36.4%
    • Denis Bertone
      2,021 votes 34.1%
    • Robert L. Miars
      969 votes 16.4%
    • Brian E. Worthington
      776 votes 13.1%

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

    • Maribel De La Torre
      958 votes 23.4%
    • José Hernández
      865 votes 21.1%
    • Elvira Orozco
      704 votes 17.2%
    • Danitza Pantoja
      630 votes 15.4%
    • Angel Granados
      624 votes 15.2%
    • Gilbert Berriozábal
      319 votes 7.8%

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

    • Margarita Solis
      1,518 votes 100.0%

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

    • David R. Gutierrez
      1,538 votes 30.9%
    • Harry L. Baldwin
      1,441 votes 29.0%
    • Kevin B. Sawkins
      1,374 votes 27.6%
    • Felicia Mollinedo
      622 votes 12.5%

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

    • Cynthia A. Trujillo
      1,724 votes 100.0%

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

    • John T. Janosik
      1,691 votes 100.0%

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

    • Gil Hurtado
      2,550 votes 36.1%
    • William H. DeWitt
      2,414 votes 34.2%
    • Gustavo Y. Ruiz
      891 votes 12.6%
    • Gladys O. Miller
      531 votes 7.5%
    • Pablo Perez
      405 votes 5.7%
    • Wayne Miller
      263 votes 3.7%

    City Clerk; City of South GateClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Carmen Avalos
      3,609 votes 100.0%

    City Treasurer; City of South GateClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rudy Navarro
      2,921 votes 70.3%
    • Steven Mojarro
      469 votes 11.3%
    • Jim Hicklin
      450 votes 10.8%
    • Richard J. Cogley
      316 votes 7.6%

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

    City Clerk; City of South PasadenaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Sally Kilby
      3,560 votes 100.0%

    City Treasurer; City of South PasadenaClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Victor A. Robinette
      3,431 votes 100.0%

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

    • Cathé Wilson
      1,449 votes 26.5%
    • Ken Gillanders
      1,090 votes 20.0%
    • Peter Zovak
      1,059 votes 19.4%
    • Fernando Vizcarra
      784 votes 14.4%
    • Paul Lau
      549 votes 10.1%
    • Chuck Souder
      531 votes 9.7%

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

    School

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

    • Jose Huizar
      31,454 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

    • Marlene Canter
      64,411 votes 100.0%

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

    • Julie Korenstein
      34,806 votes 100.0%

    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

    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

    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

    Board Member; Pasadena Unified School District; Seat 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Pasadena Unified School District; Seat 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    Board Member; Pasadena Unified School District; Seat 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Esteban Lizardo
      9,566 votes 68.2%
    • German Barrero
      4,460 votes 31.8%

    Board Member; Pasadena Unified School District; Seat 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ed Honowitz
      7,800 votes 52.5%
    • Mary Dee Romney
      7,063 votes 47.5%

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

    Local Measures

    Measure BellGardens---A Consolidation of Municipal Elections -- City of Bell Gardens
    830 / 78.7% Yes votes ...... 225 / 21.3% No votes
    Shall the ordinance amending Bell Gardens Municipal Code Section
    2.60.010 be adopted to read "Pursuant to Section 1301 of the California Elections Code, the City Municipal Election date shall be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years, commencing on November 6, 2007," causing the consolidation of the Bell Gardens general municipal elections with the Los Angeles County consolidated general elections, if approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors?

    Measure BeverlyHills---A Beverly Hills Gardens Specific Plan -- City of Beverly Hills
    4,482 / 53.5% Yes votes ...... 3898 / 46.5% No votes
    Shall Resolution No. 11688, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Beverly Hills amending the Beverly Hills General Plan by changing the land use map designation for that real property located at 203-221 Canon Drive/202-240 Beverly Drive (the "Beverly Hills Gardens Specific Plan Area") from low-density commercial to Specific Plan and adopting the Beverly Hills Gardens Specific Plan, be adopted?

    Measure Carson---A Uniform Hotel Visitors Tax -- City of Carson
    3,543 / 41.0% Yes votes ...... 5089 / 59.0% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 04-1328 be adopted, which ordinance renames the transient occupancy tax to the Uniform Hotel Visitors Tax and increases such tax from 9% to 12%?

    Measure LaHabraHeights---A Fire Services -- City of La Habra Heights
    1,176 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 268 / 18.6% 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 services by renewing the voter-approved amendment to the City's appropriation limit?

    Measure LaHabraHeights---B Life Safety Services -- City of La Habra Heights
    1,164 / 80.3% Yes votes ...... 285 / 19.7% No votes
    Shall Ordinance No. 259 be adopted to amend and clarify the existing special fire tax to provide that the proceeds of the special fire tax may be used to fund not only fire prevention and suppression services, but also life safety services, including, but not limited to, paramedic and emergency medical response services?

    Measure LaVerne---S Utility User Tax Increase -- City of La Verne
    2,476 / 51.8% Yes votes ...... 2304 / 48.2% No votes
    To maintain current levels of public service in La Verne, shall an ordinance be adopted to increase the existing utility user’s tax from 4% to 6%?

    Measure LittleLakeSchoolDistrict---A Special Parcel Tax -- Little Lake City Elementary School District (2/3 Majority Approval Required)
    548 / 59.6% Yes votes ...... 371 / 40.4% No votes
    To attract and retain experienced, qualified teachers, support small class sizes, maintain health services to students, and maintain safe, clean campuses, shall Little Lake City School District annually collect a $145/taxable parcel tax for seven years, with all funds staying in local schools, independent community oversight of all expenditures, exemptions for those 65 years and older, an annual cost of living adjustment and no funds for administrators'’ salaries?

    Measure LosAngelesCharterAmendment---1 Inclusion of Port Police in Fire & Police Pension Plan -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment)
    224,808 / 65.0% Yes votes ...... 121238 / 35.0% No votes
    Shall the Charter be amended to authorize the City Council of the City of Los Angeles to include new Port Police officers in the same pension plan as new members of the Los Angeles Police Depentment (Fire and Police Pension Plan - Tier 5) and to give current Port Police Officers the choice of joining that Plan or staying in their current retirement plan, with all Port Police pension costs continuing to be paid by the Harbor Department?

    Measure LosAngelesCharterAmendment---2 Modifications to the Fire and Police Pension Plan -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment)
    213,324 / 62.5% Yes votes ...... 128105 / 37.5% No votes
    Shall the Charter be amended to authorize the adoption of ordinances to: (1) allow retired police officers and firefighters to return to active duty by terminating their pensions and being rehired, (2) allow the maximum amount of health subsidies for retirees and beneficiaries of the Plan to be set by ordinance, and (3) allow the City to pay part of employee contributions to the Plan as agreed in labor negotiations?

    Measure LowellSchoolDistrict---B Parcel Tax -- Lowell Joint Elementary School District
    1,566 / 52.9% Yes votes ...... 1393 / 47.1% No votes
    To maintain quality educational programs and classroom instruction, to prevent significant increases in class size, to avoid reductions in teaching positions, to attract and retain the best teachers and employees, and to support educational programs that enhance student achievement, shall the Lowell Joint School District be authorized to levy a special tax of $95 on each parcel of land within the District each year for eight years with an exemption opportunity for seniors?

    Measure ManhattanBeach---2005-A Repeal of Term Limits -- City of Manhattan Beach
    957 / 14.4% Yes votes ...... 5701 / 85.6% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted which repeals existing term limits for City Councilmembers?

    Measure MontereyPark---AA Public Safety -- City of Monterey Park (Majority Approval Required)
    3,858 / 58.9% Yes votes ...... 2690 / 41.1% No votes
    Shall an ordinance be adopted by two-thirds plus-one voters preventing severe cuts to existing levels of public safety and addressing future protection demands by adding a daily fifth police patrol and a firefighter-paramedic position, bonding to replace two aged and substandard fire stations, resolving pay unfairness, and fund the safety pension shortfall so it is protected through applying a dedicated annual special levy on parcels not to exceed 25 years?

    Measure RedondoBeach---G Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Redondo Beach
    1,787 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 1394 / 43.8% No votes
    Shall an Ordinance amending Section 8-2.03 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code to authorize increasing the transient occupancy tax charged to guests by hotel operators from the current ten percent (10%) to an amount not to exceed twelve percent (12%) of the rent charged by the operators effective July 1, 2005, be adopted

    Measure RedondoBeach---H Business License Tax Adjustments -- City of Redondo Beach
    1,408 / 46.4% Yes votes ...... 1627 / 53.6% No votes
    Shall an Ordinance amending the Redondo Beach Municipal Code Section 6-1.22 regarding Business License Tax rates, last modified in 1991, authorizing the establishment of an annual CPI adjustment to begin July, 2005, be adopted?

    Measure RedondoBeach---J Open Space -- City of Redondo Beach (Advisory Vote Only)
    A 4,883 votes 55.5%
    B 3,921 votes 44.5%
    For the properties bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, Catalina Avenue, Beryl Street, Harbor Drive and Herondo Street, the City Council requests you choose which of the following two visions, created by city residents through a consensus building process, you would prefer to guide future development:

    A. Acquire and develop 76.5 acres for park and recreation purposes, including both passive and active uses, at a cost to the taxpayers estimated to be in excess of $345 million with the possibility of undetermined funding from outside public and private sources, including State bond funds; and with a combined annual General Fund increase in operating costs and loss of revenue estimated to be in excess of $2.9 million.

    OR
    B. Allow mixed uses including a minimum 16 acres of park and privately financed development of 350 residences plus hotels and conference facilities including 400 standard and 150 condo hotel rooms. Public parks are estimated to cost $50.6 million to be financed by developer fees, redevelopment bonds, and approximately $6.6 million from taxpayers, with the possibility of undetermined funding from outside public or private sources. Net annual General Fund revenue increase of approximately $770,000 is anticipated.

    Measure SouthGate---P Overnight Parking -- City of South Gate (Advisory Vote Only)
    1,904 / 44.8% Yes votes ...... 2347 / 55.2% No votes
    Shall the South Gate City Council enact a permit system regulating the number of vehicles that may be parked overnight on City streets?

    Measure SouthGate---S Utility User Tax -- City of South Gate
    1,145 / 28.0% Yes votes ...... 2946 / 72.0% No votes
    Shall the City of South Gate adopt an ordinance to establish a Utility Users' Tax not to exceed 5% to fund general City services and programs including police, parks and recreation, and library services?

    Measure SouthPasadena---L Extension of Special Tax for Library -- City of South Pasadena (2/3 Majority Approval Required)
    3,693 / 83.6% Yes votes ...... 726 / 16.4% No votes
    Shall the ordinance extending the Library Special Tax to June 30, 2011 in order to provide funding of the maintenance and operations of the South Pasadena Public Library at the current level of library services be adopted?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT 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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