Endorsements and Results for the November 4, 2008 Elections
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Election results cited below are unofficial results as of November 24, 2008 and are subject to change pending the completion of vote counting.
STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS
WON – Proposition 1A - YES – Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act
Vote Yes on Prop 1A to bring Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to soaring gasoline prices, freeway congestion, and rising airfares
WON – Proposition 2 - YES – Stop Cruelty to Farm Animals
Vote Yes on Prop 2 to stop cruelty to farm animals to improve our health and food safety
WON – Proposition 3 – YES – Children’s Hospital Bond Act
Vote Yes on Prop 3 to help children’s hospitals build more capacity and acquire the latest technology to help all of our children without raising taxes
WON – Proposition 4 - NO – Put Teens at Risk Act
Vote No on Prop 4 because it jeopardizes the health and safety of teenage girls and may create life-threatening risks
LOST – Proposition 5 – YES – Nonviolent Drug Offender Rehabilitation Act
Vote Yes on Prop 5 to help reduce prison overcrowding, save tax dollars, and rehabilitate young nonviolent offenders
WON – Proposition 6 - NO – Ineffective Prison and Crime Reform
Vote No on Prop 6 because it threatens funds for other critical programs and disrupts existing crime prevention efforts
WON – Proposition 7 – NO – Another Costly and Risky Energy Scheme
Vote No on Prop 7 – it’s bankrolled by an out-of-state billionaire; it will disrupt renewable energy development, drive out small energy businesses, cause higher bills, and may lead to another energy crisis
LOST – Proposition 8 – NO – Don’t Eliminate Marriage for Anyone
Vote No on Prop 8 and stop the attempt to take away the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry
LOST – Proposition 9 – NO – Misguided and Unnecessary Prison Reform
Vote No on Prop 9 because it’s an expensive, unnecessary initiative that duplicates current victims’ rights laws and increases taxpayers’ expense
PASSED – Proposition 10 – NEUTRAL – Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy Bond
LOST – Proposition 11 - NO – Stop Another Political Power Grab!
Prop 11 is a deceitful political shell game with a hidden agenda that creates a complicated and unrepresentative redistricting process and is primarily funded by Republicans
WON – Proposition 12 - YES – Veteran’s Bond Act of 2008
Vote Yes on Prop 12 to keep California’s promise to veterans by helping them obtain low-interest home loans with no taxpayer expense
CANDIDATES (* Incumbent)
U.S. Congress
LOST – CD 25 Jackie Conaway
LOST – CD 26 Russ Warner
WON – CD 27 Brad Sherman*
WON – CD 28 Howard Berman*
WON – CD 29 Adam Schiff*
WON – CD 30 Henry Waxman*
WON – CD 31 Xavier Becerra*
WON – CD 32 Hilda Solis*
WON – CD 33 Diane Watson*
WON – CD 34 Lucille Roybal-Allard*
WON – CD 35 Maxine Waters*
WON – CD 36 Jane Harman*
WON – CD 37 Laura Richardson*
WON – CD 38 Grace Napolitano*
WON – CD 39 Linda Sanchez*
LOST – CD 42 Edwin Chau
LOST – CD 46 Debbie Cook
State Senate
LOST – SD 17 Bruce McFarland
PENDING - SD 19 Hannah-Beth Jackson
WON – SD 21 Carol Liu
WON – SD 23 Fran Pavley
WON – SD 25 Rod Wright
WON – SD 27 Alan Lowenthal*
LOST – SD 29 Joseph Lyons
State Assembly
LOST – AD 36 Linda Jones
LOST – AD 37 Ferial Masry
LOST – AD 38 Carole Lutness
WON – AD 39 Felipe Fuentes*
WON – AD 40 Bob Blumenfield
WON – AD 41 Julia Brownley*
WON – AD 42 Mike Feuer*
WON – AD 43 Paul Krekorian*
WON – AD 44 Anthony Portantino*
WON – AD 45 Kevin De Leon*
WON – AD 46 John A. Perez
WON – AD 47 Karen Bass*
WON – AD 48 Mike Davis*
WON – AD 49 Mike Eng*
WON – AD 50 Hector De La Torre*
WON – AD 51 Curren Price*
WON – AD 52 Isadore Hall
WON – AD 53 Ted Lieu*
WON – AD 54 Bonnie Lowenthal
WON – AD 55 Warren Furutani*
WON – AD 56 Tony Mendoza*
WON – AD 57 Ed Hernandez*
WON – AD 58 Charles Calderon*
LOST – AD 59 Don Williamson
LOST – AD 60 Diane Singer
WON – AD 61 Norma Torres
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
WON – Dist. 2 Mark Ridley-Thomas
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges
WON – Office No. 72 Hilleri Grossman Merritt
LOST – Office No. 82 Cynthia Loo
LOST – Office No. 84 Lori-Ann C. Jones
LOST – Office No. 94 C. Edward Mack
LOST – Office No. 154 Rocky L. Crabb
Alhambra City Council
LOST – Dist. 4 Efren Moreno
Beach Cities Health District Board
WON – Marie Corr
WON – Robert Grossman
WON – Vanessa Poster*
Central Basin Municipal Water District Board
WON – Div. 4 Rudy Montalvo*
LOST – Div. 5 Mason Buchanan Inocentes
Downey City Council
WON – Dist. 5 Luis Marquez
Pomona Mayor and City Council
WON – Mayor Elliott Rothman
WON – Dist. 1 Danielle Soto
LOST – Dist. 4 Primo Castro
LOST – Dist. 6 Danilet “Dani” Querubin
San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Board
WON – Div. 3 Joseph Reichenberger
Santa Monica City Council
WON – Richard Bloom*
WON – Ken Genser*
WON – Bobby Shriver*
LOST – Ted Winterer
Santa Monica Community College Board
WON – Susan Aminoff*
WON – Margaret Quinones-Perez*
WON – Rob Rader*
Santa Monica-Malibu School Board
WON – Ben Allen
PENDING – Chris Bley
WON – Maria Leon-Vasquez*
WON – Ralph Mechur* (2-year term)
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Board
WON – Div. 2 Charles Trevino
Water Replenishment District of Southern California Board
LOST – Div. 2 Peter Manghera
LOST – Div. 5 Linda Unruh Fuentes
West Basin Municipal Water District Board
Div. 3 No Endorsement
WON – Div. 5 Don Dear*
LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
WON – Measure CF – YES – School Improvement Bond
Alhambra Unified School District
WON – Measure MM – YES – Neighborhood Elementary Schools Health, Safety and Repair Bond
City of Beverly Hills
PENDING – Measure H – NO – Revitalization of Beverly Hilton Hotel Site
Beverly Hills Unified School District
WON – Measure E – YES – School Safety, Security and Repair Bond
Bonita Unified School District
WON – Measure AB – YES – Building for Student Success Improvement Bond
Centinela Valley Union High School District
WON – Measure CV – YES – Centinela High School Improvement Bond
City of Commerce
PENDING – Recall - NO – Recall of Mayor Tina Baca Del Rio
WON – Recall – NO – Recall of Councilmember Robert Fierro
City of El Monte
LOST – Measure GG – NO – Essential City Services Preservation and Protection Sales and Use Tax
El Monte City Elementary School District
WON – Measure KC – YES – El Monte Elementary School Repair and Upgrade Measure Bond
El Monte Union High School District
PASSED – Measure D – NEUTRAL – School Improvement Bond
El Segundo Unified School District
WON – Measure M – YES – School Improvement Bond
City of Hawthorne
WON – Measure V – YES – Communication Users Tax
City of Inglewood
WON – Measure UUT – YES – Communications Users Tax Rate Reduction and Modernization
City of Lakewood
WON – Measure L – YES – Telephone Users Tax Update
City of Long Beach
WON – Measure G – YES – Telephone Users Tax Update
WON – Measure I – YES – Funding for Bond Repayment
Long Beach Unified School District
WON – Measure K – YES – Classroom Repair, Student Safety Bond
City of Los Angeles
WON – Proposition A – YES – Gang & Youth Violence Prevention, After-School and Job Training Programs Parcel Tax
WON – Proposition B – YES – Update of Low Rent Housing Authorization
Los Angeles Community College District
WON – Measure J – YES – Local Community College Classroom Repair, Public Safety, Nursing and Job Training Bond
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
WON – Measure R – YES – Traffic Relief, Rail Extensions, Reduction of Foreign Oil Dependence Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase
Los Angeles County – Unincorporated Areas
WON – Measure U – YES – Utility Users’ Tax Continuation
Los Angeles Unified School District
WON – Measure Q – YES – Safe, Healthy Neighborhood Schools Bond
City of Lynwood
LOST – Measure C – NO – Term Limits
WON – Measure II – YES – Ratification of Existing Utility User’s Tax
Manhattan Beach Unified School District
WON – Measure BB – YES – Mira Costa High School Rehabilitation Bond
City of Maywood
WON – Measure MC – NO – Transactions and Use Tax
Mt. San Antonio Community College District
WON – Measure RR – YES – Classroom Repair, Education Improvement, Public Safety, Job Training
Pasadena Unified School District
WON – Measure TT – YES – School Improvements Bond
City of Pico Rivera
WON – Measure P – YES – The Pico Rivera City Services Protection Measure (Sales Tax Increase)
City of Pomona
LOST – Measure PC – YES – Temporary Utility User Tax Increase
Pomona Unified School District
WON – Measure PS – YES – School Improvement Bond
City of Redondo Beach
FAILED - Measure DD – NEUTRAL – Voter Approval of Specified Changes in Allowable Land Use
PENDING – Measure EE – NEUTRAL – Voter Approval for Changes in Land Use/Development Standards
City of Rosemead
WON – Measure CC – NO – City Charter Adoption
Rosemead Elementary School District
WON – Measure O – YES – School Improvement Bond
City of San Gabriel
WON – Measure SG – NO – Utility Users Tax Amendment
Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District
WON – Measure S – YES – Removal of “Salt-Based” Water Softeners
City of Santa Monica
LOST – Proposition T – YES – Commercial Development Limits
WON – Proposition SM – YES – Telecommunications Tax
Santa Monica Community College District
WON – Measure AA – YES – Santa Monica College Career and Educational Improvements Bond
City of South Pasadena
WON – Measure SP – YES – Amended Redevelopment Plan for Downtown Revitalization
Torrance Unified School District
WON – Measure Y – YES – School Safety and Core Academic Facilities Bond
WON – Measure Z – YES – Education Upgrades Bond
Victor Valley Community College District
WON – Measure JJ – YES – Victor Valley College Public Safety, Health Care Job Training Bond
Westside Union Elementary School District
WON – Measure WS – YES – School Improvement Bond
Whittier Union High School District
WON – Measure W – YES – School Improvement Bond
William S. Hart Union High School District
WON – Measure SA – YES - School Improvement Bond
