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Election Central: California's May 19 Election
A closer look at the ballot measures and campaigns for elected office in California.
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CAPITOL JOURNAL
Governor and legislators have poisoned Tuesday's ballot measures, but citizens share the blame.
THE WEEK
Thanks to mail-in voting, about 2 million ballots were cast before he spoke.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
Examining the facts behind controversial gifts to Jack Weiss' 2001 L.A. City Council campaign, an issue that has resurfaced in his current bid for city attorney.
32ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Emanuel Pleitez, 26, hopes to replace Hilda Solis. He is given little chance to win but could swing votes.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
Enrollment at the nine campuses increased 11% this year, but that hasn't stoked much interest in the May 19 runoff elections for the Board of Trustees.
THE WEEK
His razzle-dazzle dims as polls show his ballot measures are in peril.
Alcohol, tobacco and oil firms, sports teams and studios could bear a larger fiscal burden if voters say no on May 19.
Maine is the 5th state to legalize same-sex marriage, while California's high court is expected to uphold a ban on the practice. Activists on both sides agree on one thing: The fight's far from over.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
Before the May 19 runoff election, Los Angeles 5th District City Council candidates highlight their strengths.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
Measure B falls short of a majority in a blow to Villaraigosa and a labor group whose top officials proposed it. San Fernando City Councilwoman Nury Martinez wins school board seat.
New UTLA-backed members increase labor's presence but probably won't tip political balance.
The L.A. mayor was reelected to a second term with 55.6% of the vote. Some political observers think he needed a higher percentage to give him momentum for a 2010 race.
Is it possible to win an election and still come off as a loser?
HECTOR TOBAR
Jim Hubbard was one of the legions of people who followed the 2008 presidential campaign obsessively. Primaries, polls: He took it all in, from Iowa to election day.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
Voters will also weigh a solar energy initiative, and select a city attorney, city controller and three school board members.
Many of the candidates have websites, which they use to introduce themselves to voters, post homemade campaign commercials and solicit contributions, with little success, judging by finance reports.
In last-minute ads, candidate Wendy Greuel attacks opponent Nick Patsaouras for late tax payments and his management of a bank, while he mocks her for attacking government programs she supported.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
The two-term city councilman, now seeking a new office, has drawn admiration and animosity in his district.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
Walter Moore is regarded as more than a minor candidate but not big enough to unseat Antonio Villaraigosa. He has raised $208,000, a fraction of Villaraigosa's war chest but far more than any other challenger.
David 'Zuma Dogg' Saltsburg is taken to a police station, where he is asked about a complaint filed by fellow candidate Craig X Rubin. Saltsburg says he didn't make a threat.
Councilwoman Wendy Greuel works at building consensus while Nick Patsaouras is more confrontational, ripping bureaucrats who disappoint him.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
In his campaign for the L.A. city attorney post, the environmental lawyer plays up his anti-gang work.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
Contestants in the March 3 election discuss their stances on approving real estate development projects in the crowded district.
NEWS ANALYSIS
His keen political instincts have helped him achieve substantial victories in the four years since he defeated James Hahn. But some question his ability to follow through on major projects.
LOS ANGELES ELECTIONS
Though the city already spends millions to lure companies, Measure E would grant more financial incentives that supporters say are needed to create new jobs.
Videos catch someone taking the placards of hopeful David T. Vahedi, supporters say. The candidate says he's lost $1,600 worth of lawn signs. Six people are running to replace Councilman Jack Weiss in
Q & A
When Los Angeles County voters passed a half-cent sales tax to raise $40 billion for transportation last fall, about $4.1 billion was set aside for the first phase of a subway extension west from downtown Los Angeles.
Carmen Trutanich has been asked to stop running a TV commercial said to unfairly depict Latinos as gang members. His campaign says the complaints were orchestrated by supporters of rival Jack Weiss.
LOCAL ELECTIONS
With so many outdoor ads in the district, candidates vying to replace Jack Weiss are vowing to crack down on supergraphics and billboards -- digital or otherwise. Some offer punitive proposals.
Contestants in the March 3 primary describe their stances on Measure B, a solar energy measure that proposes putting photovoltaic cells on roofs and parking lots across Los Angeles.
Prominent ex-planning commissioner backs Nuch Trutanich, takes a swipe at Jack Weiss' 'reliance' on lobbyists.
They take issue with the portrayal of the city attorney candidate as the sole leader in efforts to test DNA evidence in rape cases. But police chief says he 'led charge' on the issue.
L.A. mayor launches campaign on the same day that his opponents, mostly unknown, participate in a candidates' forum across town.
The question I put to readers last week was clear and direct:
Editorial
Angelenos will be asked to weigh in on a solar power plan on the city's March 3 ballot, but officials haven't really told us what we're voting on.
If I could have had it my way, Rick Caruso would be running for mayor of Los Angeles. I don't know if he would have won, and I don't know if I would have voted for him. But I love a good fight, and Caruso is rich enough to have raised the small hairs on the back of Antonio Villaraigosa's neck.
Carmen 'Nuch' Trutanich -- who is behind in fundraising but has been praised by Sheriff Lee Baca and Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley -- says he would cut back on outside counsel and increase transparency.
Adeena Bleich has raised slightly more money than her opponents, but each has amassed at least $150,000 for the race for L.A. City Council.
Developer Rick Caruso said today he would not challenge incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the city's March election, saying it would place too heavy a burden on his family.
The creator of the Grove mall has been considering a challenge to Antonio Villaraigosa. He has ample funds but is a Republican in a largely Democratic city. He must decide by Nov. 8.
Election Update: L.A. Now
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Jul 9, 2009
Steve Lopez: Villaraigosa's pullout announcement was 'pure Antonio'
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Jun 22, 2009
Villaraigosa bows out of California governor's race [Updated]
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Jun 22, 2009
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