Supervisor’s race: Kuehl, Shriver meet at 7 p.m. in UCLA debate
Supervisorial candidates Sheila Kuehl and Bobby Shriver face off at 7 tonight in a debate at UCLA that will focus on transportation and economic development.
Kuehl, 73, a former state legislator, will exchange views with former Santa Monica mayor and City Council member Shriver, 60, in the Little Theater at Macgowan Hall.
The two are competing on the Nov. 4 ballot for the seat of retiring Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
From a field of eight candidates, Kuehl placed first in the primary with 36% of the vote, followed by Shriver with 29%. She dominated in precinct wins, doing particularly well in the vote-rich Westside, Los Angeles Basin and San Fernando Valley communities of Calabasas, Encino, Sherman Oaks and Studio City.
Shriver made his strongest showing in Santa Monica, where both candidates live, and in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Kuehl won nine of the 10 cities in a district of 1 million voters who make up some of Los Angeles County’s wealthiest neighborhoods and tend to identify with liberal social values.
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