2010 L.A. voter recommendations

(April 2010 Election)

(Some recommendations will be added daily)

Ratings:

Two Thumbs Up: Strongest endorsement for values voters
Thumbs Up: Above average
Better than opponent, vote represents “lesser of two evils”
Leave ballot blank: We either oppose the candidates or have found no reason to support a candidate

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Los Angeles—Local Measures

NOMeasure El Segundo M.—Telecommunications Tax—City of El Segundo (Ordinance—Majority Approval Required)
Shall the ordinance amending El Segundo Municipal Code Chapter 3-7 that imposes a Utility User Tax on non-residential users in the City by updating and replacing the telephone tax regulations with modern communication services tax regulations be adopted?
NOMeasure El Segundo N.—Business License Tax—City of El Segundo (Ordinance—Majority Approval Required)
Shall the ordinance amending El Segundo Municipal Code §§ 4-2-1, 4-2-3, and 4-2-4 to allow annual increases to the business license tax to fund general municipal services including, without limitation, police protection and crime suppression services, fire prevention and suppression services, and park and recreation facilities and services be adopted?
YESMeasure Lancaster C.—City Charter—City of Lancaster (Ordinance—Majority Approval Required)
Shall the voters of the City of Lancaster adopt a charter to regain home-rule control and accountability from the State for local municipal affairs?
YESMeasure Lancaster I.—Invocation Policy—City of Lancaster (Ordinance—Majority Approval Required)
In response to a recent complaint, with respect to the invocations that contained reference to Jesus Christ, shall the City Council continue its invocation policy in randomly selecting local clergy of different faiths to deliver the invocation without restricting the content based on their beliefs, including references to Jesus Christ?
YESMeasure Lancaster M.—M. Term of Mayor —City of Lancaster (Ordinance—Majority Approval Required)
Shall the term of office of the Mayor be four years, commencing in 2012?
YESMeasure Sierra Madre ED.—Eminent Domain -- City of South El Monte (Ordinance—Majority Approval Required)
Shall an ordinance be adopted prohibiting the City of Sierra Madre from exercising the power of eminent domain for private purposes, or facilitating or funding the exercise of the power of eminent domain for private purposes?

California State Assembly

State Assembly Member; District 43

Chahe Keuroghelian
Steve Myers
Sunder Ramani
Nayiri Nahabedian
Mike Gatto

City Races

Member, City Council; City of Arcadia (3 Elected)

Sho Tay
Jason J. Lee
Peter Amundson
Paul Cheng
Mark "Mickey" Segal
Bob Harbicht

Mayor; City of Avalon

Jordan C. Monroe
Timothy D. Winslow
Robert Kennedy

Member of the City Council; City of Avalon (2 Elected)

Joe Sampson
Michael Ponce
Cathy E. Sweeney
Ralph Morrow
Jessica Mitchell
Scott Nelson

Member, City Council; City of Culver City (2 Elected)

Scott Malsin
Jeff Cooper
Robert Zirgulis
Meghan Sahli-Wells

Member, City Council; City of El Segundo (2 Elected)

Scott Houston
Bill Fisher
Suzanne Fuentes

Mayor; City of Lancaster

Gene Gaynor
Arnold A. Rodio
R. Lyle Talbot
R. Rex Parris
David Paul

Member, City Council; City of Lancaster (2 Elected)

Michael Rives
Victoria Zavala
Marvin Crist
Johnathon Ervin
David "AB" Abber
Ron Smith

Mayor; City of Lawndale

Harold E. Hofmann

Member, City Council; City of Lawndale (2 Elected)

Pat Kearney
Larry Rudolph
James D. Ramsey

City Clerk; City of Lawndale

Paula Hartwill
Margery A. Heinemann

Mayor; City of Long Beach

Stevie Danielle Merino
Bob Foster

City Attorney; City of Long Beach

Tom Reeves
Robert E. Shannon

City Prosecutor; City of Long Beach

Timothy O'Reilly
Doug Haubert

City Auditor; City of Long Beach

Laura Doud

Member, City Council; City of Long Beach; District 1

Robert Garcia
Jana Shields

Member, City Council; City of Long Beach; District 3

Terry Jensen
Thomas Marchese
Gary DeLong

Member, City Council; City of Long Beach; District 5

Mike Hedges
Gerrie Schipske

Member, City Council; City of Long Beach; District 7

Jill Hill
James Johnson
Jack Smith

Member, City Council; City of Long Beach; District 9

Steven Neal
Dan Pressburg
Brad Shore

Member of the City Council; City of Malibu (2 Elected)

Kofi
Steven William Scheinkman
Jan Andrew Swift
John Mazza
Laura Rosenthal
Lou La Monte
Matthew Katz
Ed Gillespie
Harold Greene
Michael Sidley

Member, City Council; City of Pico Rivera

Barbara Contreras Rapisarda
Tracee Mendoza
E. A. "Pete" Ramirez
Luis Alvarado
Lupe Salas

Member, City Council; City of Santa Clarita (3 Elected)

Marsha McLean
Kenneth W. Mann
David Gauny
Johnny Pride
Daniel Henriquez
Laurene Weste
Harrison Katz
TimBen Boydston
David Galvan
Henry Schultz
Frank Ferry

Member, City Council; City of Sierra Madre (3 Elected)

Pat Alcorn
John Crawford
Nancy Walsh
Don Watts
Joseph Mosca
Bill Tice
Josh Moran

Member, City Council; City of Walnut (2 Elected)

Brigid Bjerke
Mary Su
Howard Wang
Tom King

Member, City Council; City of Whittier (2 Elected)

Fred Hawthorne
J. Greg Nordbak
Bob Henderson
Alex Morales

School

Member, Board of Education; Long Beach Unified School District; District 1

Jeffrey S. Price
Mary Stanton

Member, Board of Education; Long Beach Unified School District; District 3

John McGinnis

Member, Board of Education; Long Beach Unified School District; District 5

David A. Barton
Demirea R. Perry

Member, Board of Trustees; Long Beach Community College District; Trustee Area 1

Jeffrey A. Kellogg
Luukia A. Smith
Timothy W. Tucker

Member, Board of Trustees; Long Beach Community College District; Trustee Area 3

Dave Hall
Mark J. Bowen

Member, Board of Trustees; Long Beach Community College District; Trustee Area 5

Tom Clark
Phillip Q. Shrotman
Demirea R. Perry