CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SOUTH BAY
Setting off a new round of political musical chairs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set Sept. 1 as the date for a special election to fill a Los Angeles-area Assembly seat.
The vacancy in the 51st Assembly District, which includes Lawndale, Gardena, Inglewood, Hawthorne and parts of Los Angeles, was created with the election last month of Curren Price Jr., a Democrat, to the state Senate seat formerly held by Mark Ridley-Thomas. If no one wins a majority, there will be a Nov. 3 runoff among the top vote-getters from each party.
-- Jean Merl
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