Endorsements for the March 3, 2009 Local Elections

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

CANDIDATES (*Incumbent)

Azusa City Council
Paul Naccachian – LOST

Beverly Hills City Council
Barry Brucker* – WON
Linda Briskman* – LOST
William Brien – WON

Calabasas City Council
Mary Sue Maurer* – WON

Carson City Mayor
Jim Dear* – WON

Carson City Council
Harold Williams* – PENDING

Cerritos City Council
Chris Fuentes – LOST
Mark Pulido – LOST

Claremont City Council
Larry Schroeder – WON

Commerce City Council
No Endorsement

Covina City Council
Rosie Fabian – LOST
Thomas Palmeri – LOST

Gardena City Clerk
Donesia Gause

Glendora City Council
Kristin Parisi – LOST

Los Angeles City Mayor
Antonio Villaraigosa* – WON

Los Angeles City Attorney
Jack Weiss – RUNOFF

Los Angeles City Controller
Wendy Greuel – WON

Los Angeles City Council
Dist. 1 Ed Reyes* – WON
Dist. 5 Paul Koretz – RUNOFF
Dist. 9 Jan Perry*- WON
Dist. 11 Bill Rosendahl* – WON
Dist. 13 Eric Garcetti* – WON
Dist. 15 Janice Hahn* – WON

Los Angeles Community College District
Seat 2 Angela Reddock* – RUNOFF
Seat 4 Kelly Candaele* – WON
Seat 6 Robert Nakahiro – PENDING
Seat 7 Miguel Santiago* – WON

Los Angeles Unified School District
Dist. 2 Monica Garcia* – WON
Dist. 4 Steve Zimmer – WON
Dist. 6 Nury Martinez – PENDING

Monterey Park City Council
David Lau* – WON
Sharon Martinez* – LOST

Paramount City Council
Jaime Guerrero – LOST

Redondo Beach City Attorney
Tory Erickson – LOST

Redondo Beach City Council
Dist. 2 Diane Cagle – LOST

Redondo Beach Unified School District
Drew Gamet* – WON
Todd Loewenstein* – WON

Rosemead City Council
Henry Lo – LOST
John Nunez* – LOST
John Tran* – LOST

San Gabriel City Council
Kevin Sawkins* – WON

Signal Hill City Council
Mike Noll* – WON
Edward Villanueva – LOST
Ellen Ward* – WON

South Gate City Treasurer
Maria Belen Bernal – WON

West Hollywood City Council
John Duran* – WON
Jeffrey Prang* – WON

BALLOT MEASURES

City of Bellflower
Measure A – YES – Utility Tax Measure – PASSED

City of Beverly Hills
Measure P – NO – Utility Tax Measure – FAILED

City of Cudahy
Utility Tax Measure – YES

City of Carson
Measure C – YES - Utility Tax Measure – PASSED

City of Gardena
Utility Tax Measure – YES

City of Glendora
Measure C – YES - Utility Tax Measure – PASSED

City of La Habra Heights
Measure G – YES – Extend the Gann Limit Amendment for 4 Years – PASSED

City of La Mirada
Measure A – NO – Transient Occupancy Tax – PASSED

City of Los Angeles
Charter Amendment A – YES – Fire Department Independent Assessor – PASSED
Charter Amendment B – YES – Solar Energy and Job Creation Program – PENDING
Charter Amendment C – YES – Disabled Children Survivor Benefit of the Fire and Police Pension Plan – PASSED
Charter Amendment D – YES – Survivor Benefit Purchase Program for Retirees of the Fire and Police Pension Plan – PASSED
Charter Amendment E – NO – Economic Incentives for Business Development – FAILED

City of Redondo Beach
Measure A – YES – Utility Tax Measure – PASSED

City of San Gabriel
Measure A – NO - Eliminate Elected City Clerk and Elected City Treasurer – FAILED

Endorsements for the March 10, 2009 Elections

CANDIDATES (*Incumbent)

Pasadena City Council
Dist. 5 Victor Gordo*
Dist. 7 Terry E. Tornek

Pasadena Unified School District
Dist. 3 Terri Darr
Dist. 5 Ramon Miramontes
Dist. 7 Ed Honowitz*

February 15, 2009

Mr. Carmen Trutanich
Candidate, Los Angeles City Attorney
Trutanich Campaign Headquarters
13743 Ventura Blvd. Suite 360
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Via E-Mail: info@tru09.com
Via Fax: (818) 905-5403

Dear Mr. Trutanich:

On behalf of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP), we demand that you and your campaign immediately cease running your current television advertisement with its racially insensitive content and apologize to the people of Los Angeles and the Latino community immediately.

Your campaign ad that is running on local television is offensive, insensitive, and racist. We are appalled and outraged that in seeking to be Los Angeles’s top prosecutor you would employ the worst racial stereotypes. Your exploitation of young Latinos to portray the gang problem in Los Angeles is an insult to Latinos in Los Angeles and across California.

In particular, your use of juxtaposed images of the young Latinos with the words, “hard core gangs,” “robbery,” “assault,” and “murder,” creates the impression that these are attributes of all young Latinos and that only Latinos engage in this type of behavior. Your ad is extremely disrespectful to the hardworking men and women of L.A.’s Latino community, the vast majority of whom are proud Angelenos who work hard, play by the rules and who are productive, active members of our community.

The Los Angeles County Democratic Party demands that you cease running this offensive television advertisement immediately and issue an apology to L.A.’s Latino community forthwith.

On behalf of the Officers and Members of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party,

Clark Lee
Political Director
Los Angeles County Democratic Party