» Endorsements - November 3, 2009 Local Elections

November 3, 2009 Election Results

Note: Election results below reflect current certified results. For the latest election results, click here to visit the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s website.

CANDIDATES (*Incumbent) - Updated 12/10/09

Cities

Artesia City Council
Victor Manalo* - WON

Baldwin Park Mayor
Ricardo Pacheco - LOST

Baldwin Park City Council
Susan Rubio - WON

Bell Gardens City Council (Recount Requested 11/30/09, Action Pending)
Daniel Crespo* - WON
Priscilla Flores* - WON

El Monte Mayor
Andre Quintero - WON

El Monte City Council
Norma Macias - WON

Hawaiian Gardens City Council
Donald W. Rowe - LOST
Grant Winford - LOST

Hawthorne Mayor
Larry Guidi* - WON

Hawthorne City Council
Alexandre Monteiro - LOST

Hermosa Beach City Council
Jeff Duclos - WON
Howard Fishman - WON
Michael Keegan* - LOST

La Puente City Council
David Argudo - WON
Louie Lujan* - WON

Lynwood City Council
Walter Lopez LOST
Jim Morton*- WON

Maywood City Council
Felipe Aguirre* - WON
Oscar Magana - LOST

Montebello City Council
Arturo “Art” Barajas - WON
Frank Gomez - WON
William “Bill” Molinari* - WON

Palmdale City Council
Warren Wilson - LOST

Pico Rivera City Council
David Armenta* - WON
Pete Ramirez - LOST

Santa Fe Spring City Council
Louie Gonzalez* - WON
Lillian Carrillo Puentes - LOST

South El Monte City Council
Blanca Figueroa - LOST
Joe Gonzales* - WON

West Covina City Council
Coleen Rozatti - LOST
Fredrick Sykes - LOST

Community College Districts

Antelope Valley Community College District
Robert Alvarado - LOST

Cerritos Community College District
Carmen Avalos* - LOST
Tom Chavez - LOST
Shin Liu - WON

Compton Community College District, District 1
Skyy Fisher - LOST

Compton Community College District, District 2
Olivia Verrett - LOST

Compton Community College District, District 4 (Unexpired Term)
Deborah Sims Leblanc - WON

Pasadena Area Community College District, Area 1
Steven Gibson - LOST

Pasadena Area Community College District, Area 3
Consuelo “Connie Rey” Castro* - LOST

Rio Hondo College District, District 1
Norma Garcia - WON

Rio Hondo College District, District 3
Angela Acosta-Salazar* - WON

Rio Hondo College District, District 5
Michelle Yanez-Jimenez - LOST

Irrigation District

Palmdale Water Irrigation District, Division 5
Dave Gomez* - LOST

School Districts

ABC Unified School District
Mark Pulido* - WON

Baldwin Park Unified School District
Olga Morales - LOST
Teresa Vargas - WON

Beverly Hills Unified School District
Jake Manaster - WON

Castaic Union School District
Seher Awan - LOST
Susan Christopher - WON
John Zaring - LOST

Compton Unified School District
Paulette Simpson-Gipson - LOST

Culver City Unified School District
Karlo Silbiger - WON
Kathy Paspalis - WON
Robert Zirgulis - LOST

El Monte City School District
Jayne Iberri* - LOST
Roberto Salcedo* - WON
Edward Zuniga - WON

El Monte Union High School District
Ben Escobedo - LOST
Carlos Salcedo* - WON
John Tran - WON

El Rancho Unified School District
Lorraine De La O - LOST

Garvey School District
Robert “Bob” Bruesch* - WON
Anthony “Tony” Ramos - WON

Hawthorne School District
Nilo Michelin* - WON

Hermosa Beach City School District
Ray Waters - WON

Lancaster School District
Kermit Franklin - LOST

Lennox School District
Marisol Cruz* - WON

Lynwood Unified School District
Nancy Montes - LOST

Montebello Unified School District
Edwin Chau* - WON
Carlos Morales Illingworth - LOST

Newhall School District
Christy Smith - WON

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
Darryl Rodney Adams - WON
Jesse Urquidi - LOST
Ana Valencia* - WON

Paramount Unified School District
Maritza Romero - LOST

Pomona Unified School District
Frank Guzman - LOST
Robert Torres - LOST

Pomona Unified School District (Unexpired Term)
Nancy Ann Matarrita - LOST

San Gabriel Unified School District
Philip Hu - WON
Denise Menchaca* - WON
Matthew Stadtler - WON

South Whittier School District
Jorge S. Hernandez - WON

Torrance Unified School District
Al Muratsuchi* - WON

Walnut Valley Unified School District
Helen Hall* - WON

West Covina Unified School District
Michael Flowers - LOST
Eileen Jimenez - WON

Westside Union School District
Linda K. Jones* - WON

Water Districts

Newhall County Water District
Michael Cruz - LOST
Maria Gutzeit* - WON

Orchard Dale Water District
Estela Machorro - LOST

Pico Water District
Victoria Galarza - LOST

Valley County Water District
Ken Woods - LOST

BALLOT MEASURES

Artesia City
Measure S – Support – PASSED - Increase of transient occupancy tax
Measure Y – Oppose – FAILED - Increase of business license taxes

Culver City Unified School District
Measure EE – Support – PASSED - Levy of annual parcel tax of $96 for 5 years; seniors exempt

El Monte City
Measure P
– Support – FAILED - Replacing elected mayor and four elected council members with five elected council members and rotating mayor position (effective November 2011, if passed)
Measure RR – Oppose – FAILED - Overnight parking regulatory program (Advisory vote)

Huntington Park City
Measure E – Support – PASSED - Increase utility users’ and communications users’ tax by 2.75% for city services

Long Beach Unified School District
Measure T – Support – FAILED - The Classroom Teacher, Student Safety, and Education Measure – Levy of $92 annual parcel tax for 5 years, seniors exempt

Maywood City
Measure MS – Support – FAILED - Allow Los Angeles Unified School District to acquire land by negotiated sale or eminent domain to build new South Region No. 8 High School (Advisory vote)
Measure SC – Support – PASSED - Request Los Angeles Unified School District to fully and adequately investigate selection of other sites for constructing new South Region No. 8 High School (Advisory vote)

Montebello City
Measure M – Support – PASSED - Requiring 55% voter approval to preserve legal control over the city’s fire and police services before services may be performed by other public entities

Palmdale City
Measure CH – Neutral – PASSED - Adopt a city charter to allow local control of municipal affairs

Pico Rivera City
Measure TR
– Support – PASSED - Utility users tax decrease by 0.5%

Pomona City
Measure PC – Support – PASSED - Continuation of telecommunications utility users tax

Rancho Palos Verdes City
Measure TOT – Support – FAILED - Increase existing transient occupancy tax from 10% to 12%

Redondo Beach City
Measure UU – Support – FAILED - Utility users tax on electrical plant owned by corporation that pays no utility tax

Santa Clarita Valley Unincorporated Communities
Measure A – Neutral – PASSED - Remain Unincorporated - Having areas in the unincorporated Santa Clarita Valley remain in unincorporated Los Angeles County (Advisory vote)
Measure B – Neutral – FAILED - Incorporate into New City – Having areas in the unincorporated Santa Clarita Valley be incorporated into new separate city (Advisory vote)
Measure C – Neutral – PASSED - Annex into Santa Clarita City – Having areas in the unincorporated Santa Clarita Valley annexed into Santa Clarita City (Advisory vote)

South El Monte City
Measure SE – Oppose – PASSED - Term of office of mayor be four years

South Pasadena City
Measure L – Support – PASSED - Extension of Library Special Tax for additional 5 years

West Covina City
Measure D – Support – FAILED - Electing city council members by districts