Los Angeles County - News from Nov. 8, 2007

ABC Unified School District

Board of Education

(4 elected)

*--* 100% precincts reporting Votes % Sophia M. Tse 2,688 14 Celia Spitzer 2,524 13 Armin Reyes* 2,365 13 Louise R. Dodson* 2,301 12 Maynard G. Law 2,292 12 Sally M. Havice 2,061 11 Paul Kahng 1,733 9 Howard Y. Kim 1,602 8 David N. Shaffer 1,285 7 *--*

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Agoura Hills

City Council

(2 elected)

*--* Dan Kuperberg* 1,409 35 John M. Edelston* 1,371 34 Michael E. Forney 619 15 George C. Thomas 599 15 *--*

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Antelope Valley Community College District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Jack D. Seefus* 8,230 27 Earl J. Wilson* 8,078 26 Michael R. Adams 7,850 25 Kermit F. Franklin 6,711 22 *--*

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Antelope Valley Joint Union High School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Donita J. Winn* 10,643 38 Lee D’errico 9,717 34 James A. Shanbrom 7,852 28 *--*

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Measure

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W -- School improvement bonds Requires 55% vote Yes 9,015 50 No 9,009 50 *--*

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Azusa Unified School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Burke Hamilton* 987 33 Ilean M. Ochoa* 832 28 John R. Dierking 684 23 Ralph F. Rodriguez 459 15 *--*

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Baldwin Park

Mayor

*--* Manuel Lozano* 2,710 100 *--*

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City Council

(2 elected)

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Ricardo Pacheco* 1,388 25 Monica Garcia 1,355 25 Susan Rubio 1,092 20 Jim Dexter 937 17 Victor Saldana 695 13 *--*

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Baldwin Park Unified School District Board of Education (3 elected) *--*

*--* Blanca E. Rubio* 2,088 27 Jack B. White* 1,471 19 Christina M. Lucero 1,426 18 Mary L. Ferrer 1,424 18 Anthony J. Bejarano* 1,337 17 *--*

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Bassett Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Laura L. Santos 444 30 Barbara Ann Boyd 412 27 Rosaura J. Alvarado* 367 24 Frank T. Morales* 178 12 Joshua L. Acevedo 104 7 *--*

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Bell Gardens City Council (2 elected) *--*

*--* Jennifer Rodriguez* 1,116 30 Pedro Aceituno* 969 26 Alberto Lopez 507 14 Yvette Silva 448 12 Frank Duran 275 7 Linda M. Valdivia 195 5 Laura Arzt 64 2 Esterlina Lugo 60 2 Marcos Puente 56 1 Isabel C. Cruz 32 1 Felipe Diaz 28 1 *--*

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Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education (3 elected) *--*

*--* Steven Fenton 2,399 33 Myra B. Lurie* 1,709 23 Brian D. Goldberg 1,592 22 Alissa Roston* 1,579 22 *--*

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Centinela Valley Union High School District Area 3 *--*

*--* Sandra C. Suarez 2,777 59 Jorge L. Arroyo* 1,903 41 *--*

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Area 4 *--*

*--* Gloria A. Ramos-Jaime 3,033 66 Rafael Ramirez* 1,578 34 *--*

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Cerritos Community College District Board of Education (4 elected) *--*

*--* Ted Edmiston* 7,699 17 Tom Jackson* 7,345 16 Robert Arthur* 7,125 15 Tina Cho 6,354 14 Rosa Barragan 5,035 11 Javier Garza 4,803 10 Tom Chavez 4,073 9 Martin Greenidge 3,764 8 *--*

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Charter Oak Unified School District Board of Education (3 elected) *--*

*--* Bob Cruz* 1,271 24 Brian R. Akers* 1,264 24 Joseph M. Probst* 1,157 22 Patricia Diaz 628 12 Steven M. Cervantes 527 10 Joseph R. Carbonetta 343 7 *--*

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Citrus Community College District Area 4 *--*

*--* Patricia Rasmussen 1,011 41 Thom B. Hill 950 38 Eugene D. Morrill 497 20 Nicki L. Harlow 31 1 *--*

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Claremont Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Hilary D. Laconte 2,549 41 Elizabeth Bingham 2,319 37 Barbara J. Miller 1,360 22 *--*

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Compton Community College District Area 3 *--*

*--* Andres Ramos 1,439 59 Kent Swift* 1,010 41 *--*

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Compton Unified School District Board of Education (3 elected) *--*

*--* Fred Easter Jr.* 1,554 15 Micah Ali 1,483 14 Emma Sharif* 1,188 11 Paulette Simpson-Gipson 947 9 Gorgonio Sanchez Jr.* 755 7 Giovanna A. Brasfield 717 7 Janice Irving 693 7 Daphne Y. Warren 667 6 Joseph L. Lewis 569 5 Angel J. Martinez 529 5 Jonathan Taylor 357 3 Rodney Andrews Jr. 345 3 Otha Ray Scott 315 3 Gwen S. Patrick 242 2 *--*

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Culver City Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* C. Scott Zeidman 1,173 25 Steven M. Gourley 1,144 24 Roger Maxwell 1,076 23 Michael W. Eskridge 813 17 Alan Elmont 540 11 *--*

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Diamond Bar City Council (2 elected) *--*

*--* Jack Tanaka* 4,206 43 Carol Herrera* 2,468 25 Fran Perez 1,623 17 Beatrice B. Grossman 784 8 Mangal Gulshan 733 7 *--*

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Duarte Unified School District Board of Education (3 elected) *--*

*--* Pamela S. Kawasaki* 1,097 22 Francisco Figueroa* 1,083 22 Rose Brooks-Mitchell* 1,019 21 Tom N. Reyes 925 19 Henry A. Baltazar 768 16 *--*

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East Whittier City School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Dimitri C. Elbling 1,774 39 Michael A. Cirasole 1,008 22 Carlos Aparicio 992 22 Angel E. Gallardo 776 17 *--*

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El Monte Mayor *--*

*--* Ernest G. Gutierrez* 3,256 75 Mel Montes 1,091 25 *--*

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City Council *--*

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(2 elected) *--*

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Patricia A. Wallach 2,071 28 Emily Ishigaki* 1,933 26 Norma Macias 1,845 25 Frank Amezcua 1,449 20 *--*

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Measure *--*

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A -- Utility tax reduction Requires 55% vote Yes 2,662 63 No 1,577 37 *--*

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El Monte City School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Elizabeth Rivas* 2,337 39 Terry L. Parson* 1,858 31 Lang Nguyen 995 17 Saul B. Herrera 811 14 *--*

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El Monte Union High School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Esthela Torres de Siegrist 3,889 37 Salvador Ramirez 2,806 26 Frank Ogaz* 2,704 25 Laura C. Olvera 1,239 12 *--*

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El Segundo Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Tammy Reeves 856 38 Lisa Wilkin 735 33 Aleta Pottenger 641 29 *--*

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Garvey School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Henry Lo* 1,129 32 Janet Chin 1,031 29 Felipe E. Agredano* 684 19 Linda D. Becerra 491 14 Sam S. Yue 197 6 *--*

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Gorman Joint School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Patricia A. Edwards 12 41 Steven Sonder* 9 31 Ruth Ralphs* 8 28 *--*

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Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Jay F. Chen 3,634 26 Norman Hsu* 2,898 21 John M. Eckman 2,751 20 Jeannie Garcia 2,658 19 Barbara Moore 1,002 7 Erica Holloway 957 7 *--*

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Hawthorne Mayor *--*

*--* Larry M. Guidi* 2,295 100 *--*

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City Council *--*

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(2 elected) *--*

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Ginny Lambert* 1,603 29 Daniel Juarez 1,316 24 Thierry Lubenec 1,154 21 Hugo M. Rojas 820 15 Alicia M. Brewster 577 11 *--*

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Hawthorne School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Cristina Chiappe* 1,253 36 Alexandre T. Montiero 873 25 Albert L. Sanchez 756 22 Eugene M. Krank 559 16 *--*

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Hermosa Beach City Council (2 elected) *--*

*--* Michael Divirgilio 1,343 26 Peter Tucker* 1,075 21 Jeff Duclos 1,011 20 Janice R. Brittain 674 13 Jeff Maxwell 627 12 Michelle Keegan 427 8 *--*

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Clerk *--*

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Elaine Doerfling* 1,491 100 *--*

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Treasurer *--*

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John Workman* 1,510 100 *--*

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Measure *--*

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H -- Tel/cable tax reduction Yes 1,942 72 No 757 28 *--*

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Hermosa Beach City School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Lisa R. Claypoole* 1,436 34 Barbara R. Zondiros 1,378 32 Earl R. Keegan 795 19 Corey W. Glave 677 16 *--*

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Keppel Union School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Matthew T. Gaines 598 37 Manuel J. Magana* 517 32 Bert E. Hayman* 502 31 *--*

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La Puente City Council (3 elected) *--*

*--* Dan Holloway 1,088 19 Nadia A. Mendoza 997 17 John M. Solis* 882 15 David E. Argudo 855 15 Renee Chavez* 788 14 Lou Perez* 626 11 Martin R. Paz 231 4 Ben Acton 208 4 Celeste Manderville 80 1 *--*

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Lancaster School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* John L. Miller* 3,526 43 Merle E. Kleven* 3,298 40 Joseph E. Weissburg 1,348 16 *--*

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Las Virgenes Joint Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Terilyn Finders* 3,023 39 Jill Gaines 2,983 39 Dana S. Greenspan 1,707 22 *--*

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Measure *--*

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E -- Parcel Tax Requires two-thirds vote Yes 4,232 78 No 1,169 22 *--*

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Lennox School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Angela C. Fajardo* 509 42 Mercedes Ibarra 411 34 Mary E. Davis* 296 24 *--*

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Measure *--*

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L -- School improvement bonds Requires 55% vote Yes 596 77 No 183 23 *--*

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Lynwood City Council (2 elected) *--*

*--* Aide Castro 814 14 Alfredo Flores 739 13 Jim Morton 715 12 Patricia Carr 672 12 Leticia Vasquez* 568 10 Ramon Rodriguez 416 7 Louis Byrd* 412 7 Edwin R. Jacinto 251 4 Katherine Wicker-Amey 246 4 Margaret Araujo 213 4 Fernando Pedroza* 197 3 Harold Tucker 182 3 Rebecca J. Wells 180 3 Juan J. Enciso 126 2 Arthur Martinez 41 1 Harry Gibbens 40 1 *--*

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Clerk *--*

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Maria Quinonez 1,684 66 Nanette Coleman 882 34 *--*

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Treasurer *--*

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Salvador Alatorre 1,595 57 Iris Pygatt* 1,197 43 *--*

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Lynwood Unified School District Board of Education (3 elected) *--*

*--* Jose L. Solache* 1,849 27 Maria G. Lopez* 1,442 21 Oscar Espinoza 1,408 20 Dorothy Plummer-Jones 1,127 16 Guadalupe R. Rodriguez* 1,124 16 *--*

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Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Amy T. Howorth* 2,852 43 William S. Fournell 2,634 40 Lester Silverman 1,118 17 *--*

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Maywood City Council (2 elected) *--*

*--* Ana R. Rizo 767 23 Veronica Guardado 723 21 Raymundo Lopez 515 15 Ramon Medina 476 14 Samuel A. Pena* 458 14 Silvia C. Cabral 442 13 *--*

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Clerk *--*

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P. Bravo 923 59 M. Erika Navarro* 629 41 *--*

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Treasurer *--*

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Lizeth Sandoval 1,068 69 Ted Serna* 489 31 *--*

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Montebello City Council (2 elected) *--*

*--* Robert Urteaga 2,556 28 Kathy Salazar 2,525 28 Norma A. Lopez-Reid* 1,254 14 Robert Bagwell* 1,180 13 Giuseppe Veneziano 764 8 Leo E. Rodriguez 385 4 Johnny Verdugo 367 4 *--*

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Clerk *--*

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Robert King* 2,021 44 Annette Ramirez 1,805 39 Larry Salazar 784 17 *--*

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Treasurer *--*

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Norma M. Lopez 2,594 56 Gerri Guzman* 2,069 44 *--*

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Montebello Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Marcella Calderon* 5,150 46 David Vela 4,336 38 David Manuel 1,819 16 *--*

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Mount San Antonio Community College District Board of Education (3 elected) *--*

*--* Rosanne Bader* 23,039 30 Manuel Baca* 19,289 25 Frederick Chyr* 17,946 23 Ed Chavez 17,565 23 *--*

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Mountain View School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Mary Espinoza* 1,185 40 John S. Garcia* 1,090 37 Martha E. Carrera 416 14 Frank J. Aguirre 280 9 *--*

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Newhall School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Michael R. Shapiro* 2,081 32 Suzan T. Solomon* 1,942 30 Christy Smith 1,492 23 Donald Rimac 1,027 16 *--*

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Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education (3 elected) *--*

*--* Pauline L. Deal* 2,404 22 Karen Morrison* 2,264 21 Lorraine Neal 2,198 20 Richard A. Legaspi* 1,625 15 Greg W. Hunter 1,568 14 Moses Covarrubias 979 9 *--*

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Palmdale Mayor *--*

*--* James C. Ledford* 5,989 100 *--*

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City Council *--*

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(2 elected) *--*

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Mike Dispenza* 3,442 28 Steve Hofbauer* 3,108 26 Edwin M. Sandoval 2,136 18 Shawny Barcelona 1,854 15 Fred Thompson 1,643 13 *--*

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Palmdale School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Mark Gross* 3,218 42 Robert Bynum* 2,281 30 Robert P. Davenport II 2,180 28 *--*

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Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Dora M. de la Rosa* 4,509 29 Larry Vanden Bos 4,205 27 David L. Tomblin* 4,011 26 Paul D. Neights 2,596 17 *--*

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Paramount Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Vivian Hansen* 838 41 Linda Garcia* 806 40 Kennedy N. Collins 393 19 *--*

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Pasadena Area Community College District Area 4 *--*

*--* William Thomson 1,623 68 Charles K. Nelson 753 32 *--*

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Pomona Unified School District Board of Education (2 elected) *--*

*--* Nancy J. McCracken* 2,652 34 Richard L. Rodriguez* 2,257 29 Nancy A. Matarrita 1,402 18 John Mendoza 788 10 Ruben F. Torres 699 9 *--*

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Rancho Palos Verdes

City Council

(3 elected)

*--* Steve Wolowicz* 3,757 25 Tom Long* 3,272 22 Douglas W. Stern* 2,826 19 Paul Wright 2,745 18 Don Reeves 2,476 16 *--*

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Measures

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C -- Amend city’s user fee Yes 3,250 55 No 2,637 45 *--*

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D -- Repeal city’s user fee Yes 2,576 44 No 3,263 56 *--*

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Rio Hondo Community College District

Area 4

*--* Gary Mendez* 1,835 54 Alma Martinez 1,567 46 *--*

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Rosemead School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Ron G. Esquivel* 674 41 Randall C. Cantrell* 562 34 Qui D. Nguyen 424 26 *--*

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San Gabriel Unified School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Scott Svonkin 1,085 36 Colleen T. Doan* 1,023 34 Ken K. Tcheng 942 31 *--*

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San Marino Unified School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Chris Norgaard* 1,498 39 Karen Preston* 1,381 36 Celia Hung 986 26 *--*

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Santa Fe Springs

City Council

(2 elected)

*--* Joe Serrano* 1,011 29 Bill Rounds 982 28 Michael Madrigal 859 24 Jim Burton 255 7 Francis Carbajal 175 5 Annette Rodriguez 171 5 Jane McEntee 92 3 *--*

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South Pasadena

Measures

*--* 100% precincts reporting Votes % *--*

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AV -- 3% utility tax advisory ADVISORY VOTE ONLY Yes 1,947 75 No 643 25 *--*

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UT -- 3% utility tax increase Yes 1,478 53 No 1,286 47 *--*

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South Pasadena Unified School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Joseph Loo* 1,588 33 Richard A. Sonner* 1,434 30 Steve Taw 1,172 25 Russell H. Rose Jr. 561 12 *--*

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South Whittier School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Jan Baird* 415 35 Sharon L. Stys* 351 29 Ivan Tafoya 241 20 Josue Alvarado 186 16 *--*

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Temple City Unified School District

Board of Education

(3 elected)

*--* Robert Ridley 1,332 22 Janet Rhee 1,221 20 Rachel L. Lasota 1,057 18 Dan Arrighi 837 14 Robert V. McKendrick* 830 14 Joan Vizcarra 698 12 *--*

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Torrance Unified School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Don Lee 5,940 37 Terry L. Ragins* 5,187 32 G. Rick Marshall 3,507 22 Irmi Lake 1,453 9 *--*

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Valle Lindo School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Ruth E. Gonzales* 266 36 Richard Angel* 235 32 Luis Garza 113 15 Jacqueline J. Tovar 85 11 Sylvia Reyes 43 6 *--*

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Victor Valley Community College District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Angela Valles 2 40 Joe Range* 2 40 Tony Penna 1 20 Joyce A. Sweet 0 0 Carl R. Tate 0 0 *--*

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Walnut Valley Unified School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Carolyn J. Elfelt* 2,363 25 Larry L. Redinger* 2,174 23 Anyork Lee 1,894 20 Jay Lee 1,778 18 Gary W. Lawson 1,420 15 *--*

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Measures

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S -- School improvement bonds Requires 55% vote Yes 3,471 61 No 2,260 39 *--*

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Y -- School improvement bonds Requires 55% vote Yes 3,213 56 No 2,506 44 *--*

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West Covina

City Council

(2 elected)

*--* Steve Herfert* 3,123 24 Roger Hernandez* 2,607 20 Karin Armbrust 2,482 19 Frederick Sykes 2,449 19 Rob Sotelo 1,768 14 John Scheuplein 570 4 *--*

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West Covina Unified School District

Board of Education

(3 elected)

*--* Mike Spence* 2,563 27 Steve Cox* 2,371 25 Camie Poulos* 2,139 22 Stephanie A. Rueter 1,348 14 Matthew V. Maldonado 1,176 12 *--*

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Whittier Union High School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Tim Schneider 4,876 37 Ralph S. Pacheco* 4,548 35 Harry M. Jacobs 2,450 19 Jesse Carmona 1,239 9 *--*

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William S. Hart Union High School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Gloria Mercado-Fortine* 6,655 36 Steven M. Sturgeon* 6,403 34 Joe Messina 5,579 30 *--*

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Wilsona School District

Board of Education

(2 elected)

*--* Maurice Kunkel* 212 23 Sharon M. Toyne* 187 20 Starsea Mendelson 173 18 Maria E. Golan 138 15 John Talbott 112 12 Cynthia Hamill 71 8 Charlene Lehman 46 5 *--*