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Los Angeles County 2022 Midterm results updated

The race to become the next mayor of LA remained too close to call Wednesday & it may be several days before there’s a declared winner

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LOS ANGELES – The following results are as of November 9 after noon. The race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles remained too close to call Wednesday, and it may be several days before one of the candidates is declared the winner.

With about 44% of votes counted, developer Rick Caruso had a 51% to 49% lead over U.S. Rep. Karen Bass.

County Measures

COUNTY MEASURE A

CHARTER AMENDMENT – PROVIDING AUTHORITY TO REMOVE AN ELECTED SHERIFF FOR CAUSE. Shall the measure amending the County of Los Angeles Charter to grant the Board of Supervisors authority to remove an elected Sheriff from office for cause, including a violation of law related to a Sheriff’s duties, flagrant or repeated neglect of duties, misappropriation of funds, willful falsification of documents, or obstructing an investigation, by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors, after written notice and an opportunity to be heard, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES838,98068.46%
NO386,51431.54%

Majority of votes cast

COUNTY MEASURE C

Los Angeles County Cannabis Business Tax Measure. Shall the measure enacting a tax in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County on cannabis businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10 per square foot for cultivation (adjusted for inflation) and a percentage of gross receipts for various cannabis businesses, including retail (6 percent), testing laboratory (2 percent), distribution (3 percent), manufacturing and for all other cannabis businesses (4 percent), generating approximately $10,360,000 to $15,170,000 annually, until ended by voters, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES698,67458.88%
NO487,99141.12%

Majority of votes cast

Governor

GOVERNOR

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GAVIN NEWSOM (D)816,44963.45%
BRIAN DAHLE (R)470,31936.55%

Voter Nominated

Lieutenant Governor

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ELENI KOUNALAKIS (D)789,17962.86%
ANGELA E. UNDERWOOD JACOBS (R)466,32637.14%

Voter Nominated

Secretary of State

SECRETARY OF STATE

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHIRLEY N. WEBER (D)799,60963.70%
ROB BERNOSKY (R)455,72936.30%

Voter Nominated

Controller

CONTROLLER

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MALIA M. COHEN (D)727,00058.05%
LANHEE J. CHEN (R)525,43241.95%

Voter Nominated

Treasurer

TREASURER

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FIONA MA (D)781,11662.56%
JACK M. GUERRERO (R)467,42337.44%

Voter Nominated

Attorney General

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROB BONTA (D)787,98262.72%
NATHAN HOCHMAN (R)468,30837.28%

Voter Nominated

Insurance Commissioner

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICARDO LARA (D)787,02263.77%
ROBERT HOWELL (R)447,08036.23%

Voter Nominated

Board of Equalization

MEMBER STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY VAZQUEZ (D)759,55866.65%
Y. MARIE MANVEL (N)379,97933.35%

Voter Nominated

United States Senator

UNITED STATES SENATOR – Full Term

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEX PADILLA (D)836,48165.25%
MARK P. MEUSER (R)445,57534.75%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES SENATOR – Short Term (Unexpired term ending January 3, 2023)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEX PADILLA (D)824,50964.99%
MARK P. MEUSER (R)444,20435.01%

Voter Nominated

U.S. Representative

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 23rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAY OBERNOLTE (R)1,00357.09%
DEREK MARSHALL (D)75442.91%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 26th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JULIA BROWNLEY (D)7,09955.85%
MATT JACOBS (R)5,61144.15%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 27th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIKE GARCIA (R)65,54557.58%
CHRISTY SMITH (D)48,28542.42%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 28th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JUDY CHU (D)69,34665.75%
WES HALLMAN (R)36,12134.25%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 29th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY CARDENAS (D)38,03462.03%
ANGÉLICA MARÍA DUEÑAS (D)23,28137.97%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 30th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ADAM B. SCHIFF (D)78,81272.05%
G “MAEBE A. GIRL” PUDLO (D)30,56927.95%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 31st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GRACE F. NAPOLITANO (D)47,07155.00%
DANIEL BOCIC MARTINEZ (R)38,50845.00%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 32nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRAD SHERMAN (D)86,99764.82%
LUCIE LAPOINTE VOLOTZKY (R)47,20635.18%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 34th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JIMMY GOMEZ (D)33,26353.06%
DAVID KIM (D)29,42946.94%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 35th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NORMA J. TORRES (D)7,23062.98%
MIKE CARGILE (R)4,24937.02%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 36th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TED W. LIEU (D)98,15664.84%
JOE E. COLLINS III (R)53,21535.16%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 37th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SYDNEY KAMLAGER (D)41,54061.38%
JAN C. PERRY (D)26,14038.62%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 38th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ (D)46,09954.01%
ERIC J. CHING (R)39,25045.99%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 42nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT GARCIA (D)48,41063.80%
JOHN BRISCOE (R)27,46736.20%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 43rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MAXINE WATERS (D)49,10173.88%
OMAR NAVARRO (R)17,36326.12%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 44th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGAN (D)51,44167.99%
PAUL JONES (R)24,22132.01%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 45th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAY F. CHEN (D)6,85253.94%
MICHELLE STEEL (R)5,85246.06%

Voter Nominated

State Senator

STATE SENATOR, 20th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CAROLINE MENJIVAR (D)42,65654.26%
DANIEL HERTZBERG (D)35,95845.74%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 22nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SUSAN RUBIO (D)40,40056.27%
VINCENT TSAI (R)31,40143.73%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 24th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BEN ALLEN (D)128,01362.35%
KRISTINA IRWIN (R)77,31637.65%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 26th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARIA ELENA DURAZO (D)75,39878.48%
CLAUDIA AGRAZ (R)20,68021.52%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 28th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LOLA SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS (D)55,76055.66%
CHERYL C. TURNER (D)44,41444.34%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 30th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BOB ARCHULETA (D)61,26657.83%
MITCH CLEMMONS (R)44,67342.17%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 34th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TOM UMBERG (D)3,57250.59%
RHONDA SHADER (R)3,48949.41%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 36th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KIM CARR (D)6,40553.07%
JANET NGUYEN (R)5,66446.93%

Voter Nominated

Member of the Assembly

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 34th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TOM LACKEY (R)15,45270.17%
THURSTON “SMITTY” SMITH (R)6,56829.83%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 39th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JUAN CARRILLO (D)12,64556.30%
PAUL ANDRE MARSH (R)9,81643.70%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 40th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SUZETTE MARTINEZ VALLADARES (R)49,11754.31%
PILAR SCHIAVO (D)41,31945.69%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 41st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRIS HOLDEN (D)44,27162.66%
MICHAEL MCMAHON (R)26,38337.34%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 42nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JACQUI IRWIN (D)24,05759.47%
LORI MILLS (R)16,39440.53%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 43rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LUZ MARIA RIVAS (D)27,69270.23%
SIAKA MASSAQUOI (R)11,74129.77%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 44th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAURA FRIEDMAN (D)55,39166.30%
BARRY CURTIS JACOBSEN (R)28,15433.70%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 46th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JESSE GABRIEL (D)39,56560.40%
DANA CARUSO (R)25,94039.60%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 48th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BLANCA RUBIO (D)31,03855.94%
RYAN MAYE (R)24,44444.06%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 49th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIKE FONG (D)33,53962.23%
BURTON BRINK (R)20,35537.77%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 51st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICK CHAVEZ ZBUR (D)39,09254.86%
LOUIS ABRAMSON (D)32,16245.14%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 52nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
WENDY CARRILLO (D)33,80960.35%
MIA LIVAS PORTER (D)22,21539.65%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 53rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FREDDIE RODRIGUEZ (D)7,65064.43%
TONI HOLLE (R)4,22335.57%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 54th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIGUEL SANTIAGO (D)27,73174.26%
ELAINE ALANIZ (R)9,61325.74%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 55th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ISAAC G. BRYAN (D)55,42780.05%
KEITH GIROLAMO CASCIO (R)13,81119.95%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 56th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LISA CALDERON (D)31,55354.08%
JESSICA MARTINEZ (R)26,78945.92%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 57th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
REGGIE JONES-SAWYER (D)21,620100.00%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 61st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TINA SIMONE MCKINNOR (D)29,79960.88%
ROBERT PULLEN-MILES (D)19,14639.12%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 62nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANTHONY RENDON (D)20,45763.22%
MARIA ESTRADA (D)11,90236.78%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 64th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BLANCA PACHECO (D)24,69057.55%
RAUL ORTIZ, JR. (R)18,21042.45%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 65th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIKE ANTHONY GIPSON (D)24,37764.41%
FATIMA IQBAL-ZUBAIR (D)13,46935.59%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 66th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AL MURATSUCHI (D)52,82255.52%
GEORGE BARKS (R)42,31044.48%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 67th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHARON QUIRK-SILVA (D)6,32351.67%
SOO YOO (R)5,91448.33%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 69th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSH LOWENTHAL (D)33,04159.85%
AL AUSTIN II (D)22,16340.15%

Voter Nominated

Supreme Court Justices

For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court – GOODWIN LIU

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES711,47771.36%
NO285,59828.64%

For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court – JOSHUA P. GROBAN

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES689,66771.10%
NO280,35828.90%

For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court – MARTIN J. JENKINS

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES708,62072.40%
NO270,09227.60%

For Chief Justice of California – PATRICIA GUERRERO

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES741,68673.00%
NO274,28127.00%

Appellate Court Justices

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight – ELIZABETH ANNETTE GRIMES

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES715,72377.20%
NO211,36522.80%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight – JOHN SHEPARD WILEY JR.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES651,54370.70%
NO270,02429.30%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Five – LAMAR W. BAKER

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES667,41472.03%
NO259,17727.97%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four – AUDREY B. COLLINS

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES682,23773.17%
NO250,15626.83%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four – BRIAN S. CURREY

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES655,23470.79%
NO270,37029.21%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven – JOHN L. SEGAL

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES659,31671.35%
NO264,72728.65%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six – HERNALDO J. BALTODANO

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES655,62070.80%
NO270,38629.20%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three – LUIS A. LAVIN

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES668,15671.79%
NO262,52628.21%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Two – JUDITH M. ASHMANN

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES707,32775.62%
NO228,01424.38%

For Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight – MARIA E. STRATTON

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES684,94572.86%
NO255,11227.14%

For Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Five – LAURENCE D. RUBIN

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES679,42672.19%
NO261,77227.81%

For Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One – FRANCES ROTHSCHILD

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES673,67670.39%
NO283,32329.61%

Superintendent Public Inst

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY K. THURMOND (N)690,51866.09%
LANCE RAY CHRISTENSEN (N)354,34433.91%

State Measures

STATE MEASURE 1

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES863,33168.72%
NO393,03031.28%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 26

ALLOWS IN-PERSON ROULETTE, DICE GAMES, SPORTS WAGERING ON TRIBAL LANDS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly reaching tens of millions of dollars annually. Some of these revenues would support increased state regulatory and enforcement costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES412,69533.05%
NO836,06866.95%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 27

ALLOWS ONLINE AND MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING OUTSIDE TRIBAL LANDS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars but not likely to exceed $500 million annually. Some revenues would support state regulatory costs, possibly reaching the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES248,57119.73%
NO1,011,15480.27%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 28

PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K-12 public schools (including charter schools). Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year, for arts education in public schools.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES827,15365.60%
NO433,82434.40%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 29

REQUIRES ON-SITE LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS AND ESTABLISHES OTHER STATE REQUIREMENTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment. Requires clinics to: disclose physicians’ ownership interests; report infection data. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES430,24834.38%
NO821,16865.62%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 30

PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND PREVENT WILDFIRES BY INCREASING TAX ON PERSONAL INCOME OVER $2 MILLION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention. Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging from $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually, with the new funding used to support zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire response and prevention activities.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES493,64939.12%
NO768,24360.88%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 31

REFERENDUM ON 2020 LAW THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE RETAIL SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS. A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products. Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of dollars annually to around $100 million annually.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES797,77063.48%
NO459,05336.52%

Majority of votes cast

Sheriff

SHERIFF

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT LUNA (N)687,12756.78%
ALEX VILLANUEVA (N)522,92643.22%

Board of Supervisors

SUPERVISOR 3RD DISTRICT

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BOB HERTZBERG (N)133,94250.78%
LINDSEY HORVATH (N)129,83849.22%

Judge Superior Court

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 60

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ABBY BARON (N)586,32658.59%
ANNA SLOTKY REITANO (N)414,47941.41%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 67

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FERNANDA MARIA BARRETO (N)556,52554.77%
ELIZABETH LASHLEY-HAYNES (N)459,59545.23%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 70

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HOLLY L. HANCOCK (N)569,16855.41%
RENEE YOLANDE CHANG (N)458,05544.59%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 90

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MELISSA LYONS (N)572,80857.77%
LESLIE GUTIERREZ (N)418,79342.23%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 118

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MELISSA HAMMOND (N)655,69765.09%
CAROLYN “JIYOUNG” PARK (N)351,62434.91%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 151

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
PATRICK HARE (N)558,15155.81%
KAREN A. BRAKO (N)441,95044.19%

Cities

AGOURA HILLS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DEBORAH KLEIN LOPEZ (N)3,10128.65%
JEREMY WOLF (N)2,98327.56%
CHRIS ANSTEAD (N)2,37821.97%
DAVID BRAMANTE (N)1,36412.60%
JAN GERSTEL (N)9969.20%

Vote for no more than three

ALHAMBRA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, Fifth District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ADELE ANDRADE-STADLER (N)1,41168.53%
JEFFREY GOMEZ (N)64831.47%

ALHAMBRA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, First District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KATHERINE LEE (N)87144.26%
STEPHEN SHAM (N)58829.88%
ARI GUTIÉRREZ ARÁMBULA (N)50925.86%

ALHAMBRA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, Second District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROSS J. MAZA (N)1,300100.00%

ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member, Board of Education, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT L. GIN (N)2,48970.89%
WEN “TONY” FAN (N)1,02229.11%

ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member, Board of Education, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FRED L. CHANG (N)95958.69%
BRYAN Y. KIM (N)67541.31%

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CA

Shall the City Charter be amended to provide for election of City Councilmembers by-district, to set the general municipal election for the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years to align with the Statewide General Election date, to amend the procedure to fill vacant elective offices, to change the City Clerk from elected to appointed, to establish a City Prosecutor, to modify City procurement procedures, and to make other modernizing amendments?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,96164.61%
NO2,71735.39%

Majority of votes cast

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE HT

Shall a measure be adopted to increase the maximum rate of the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (also known as Hotel Tax) charged to guests of hotels and any other overnight lodging facilities from a maximum of 10% to 12% as of January 1, 2023, providing an additional estimated $730,000 annually until ended by voters for City services including public safety response, street repair and maintenance, park construction and maintenance, and for general government use?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,18052.16%
NO3,83447.84%

Majority of votes cast

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE SW

Shall the measure to establish a Sports Wagering Tax at a rate of up to 5% of sports wagering gross revenues, providing approximately $1,000,000 annually until ended by voters for general government use such as City parks, streets and public safety, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,88261.19%
NO3,09638.81%

Majority of votes cast

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHARON KWAN (N)89942.51%
BOB HARBICHT (N)68932.58%
TRACY JENSEN HAN (N)52724.92%

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
EILEEN WANG (N)65360.74%
SHENG CHANG (N)42239.26%

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MICHAEL CAO (N)84941.88%
JASON J. LEE (N)71435.22%
MICHAEL DANIELSON (N)43521.46%
DANIEL MALKI (N)291.43%

ARTESIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MELISSA RAMOSO (N)1,23931.48%
ALI TAJ (N)1,15329.29%
RENE J. TREVINO (N)1,05526.80%
ALMA L. GRIFFIN (N)48912.42%

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AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JEFFREY LAWRENCE CORNEJO, JR. (N)3,533100.00%

AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ARTHUR M. VASQUEZ, JR. (N)3,493100.00%

AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT GONZALES (N)2,75863.40%
JONNY M. LIU (N)1,59236.60%

AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREW N. MENDEZ (N)2,52141.16%
EDWARD J. ALVAREZ (N)2,21836.21%
KIMBERLY HUFF (N)1,38622.63%

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AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council (Unexpired term ending November 12, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DENNIS BECKWITH (N)3,436100.00%

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BP

To fund Baldwin Park services, including keeping public parks and facilities safe and clean; street maintenance and traffic management; prioritize police response for schools, enhance gang and crime prevention; improve senior, youth, and job programs; shall an ordinance establishing a ¾ cent sales tax be adopted, providing approximately 6 million dollars annually for general government use in Baldwin Park until ended by voters, with annual audits, stakeholders oversight committee, no funds to LA, all funds for Baldwin Park?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,24158.83%
NO2,26841.17%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CB

Shall the measure authorizing cannabis retailers to sell and deliver medical cannabis and cannabis products to adults, and adult-use cannabis and cannabis products to persons 21 years and older, with retailers paying a 0.5% tax and 4% tax on gross receipts from sales, respectively, providing $300,000 to $3 million annually for general government use, and authorizing City Council to modify rates up to 5%, until repealed by voters, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,64048.22%
NO2,83551.78%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CN

Shall City of Baldwin Park City Council Ordinance No. 1468, establishing campaign contribution limits and penalties lowering the maximum contribution from an individual or political action committee to $750 per candidate/PAC per election cycle be adopted by voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,85472.84%
NO1,43727.16%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE RM

Shall the voters elect five Councilmembers to a four-year term with an annually sequential rotating Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park commencing in the year 2024?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,88754.61%
NO2,40045.39%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE TL

Shall the measure, establishing term limits so that no member of the City Council may serve more than three terms in office in their lifetime (12 years) and no directly-elected Mayor may serve more than six terms in office in their lifetime (12 years) and no member of the City Council or directly-elected Mayor may serve more than a combined 12 years in office, regardless of the office be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,23478.68%
NO1,14721.32%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTOPHER SAENZ (N)2,57151.74%
MARIA DAVALOS (N)2,39848.26%

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOANNA VALENZUELA (N)3,86376.46%
CHRISTOPHER F. GARRIDO (N)1,18923.54%

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
EMMANUEL J. ESTRADA (N)3,47663.72%
MANUEL LOZANO (N)1,57728.91%
ALBERT MURO (N)4027.37%

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEJANDRA AVILA (N)2,00123.92%
RICARDO VAZQUES (N)1,71720.52%
JEAN M. AYALA (N)1,71020.44%
PAUL C. HERNANDEZ (N)1,65719.80%
RALPH GALVAN (N)1,28215.32%

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BELL GARDENS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE AA

Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing term limits for Bell Gardens councilmembers where no person may serve more than 3 four-year terms of office cumulatively over the person’s lifetime and where service for the unexpired balance of a vacated City Council seat (whether by appointment or election) will also count as service for a full four-year term of office even if such service is for a period that is less than four years in duration?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,66583.63%
NO32616.37%

Majority of votes cast

BELL GARDENS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEJANDRA CORTEZ (N)82917.27%
MARCO BARCENA (N)69014.38%
MIGUEL DE LA ROSA (N)63913.32%
FRANCIS DE LEON SANCHEZ (N)63813.29%
JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ (N)53311.11%
LISSETH FLORES-FRANCO (N)4699.77%
CHRISTIAN MENDEZ (N)3737.77%
STEVE MARTIN FIGUEROA (N)2835.90%
JOSE ANGEL CRUZ (N)2635.48%
ANDREW LEON (N)821.71%

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BELLFLOWER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RAYMOND Y. HAMADA (N)1,18374.54%
RICARDO FOSADO (N)40425.46%

BELLFLOWER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RAY DUNTON (N)91253.96%
JUAN GARZA (N)77846.04%

BURBANK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KIMBERLEY CLARK (N)7,67854.01%
VIVIANA GARZON (N)4,82033.91%
JAMAL EL-AMIN (N)1,71712.08%

BURBANK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KRYSTLE PALMER (N)12,772100.00%

BURBANK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NIKKI PEREZ (N)8,45723.71%
ZIZETTE MULLINS (N)7,81421.91%
SHARON SPRINGER (N)7,52721.11%
TAMALA TAKAHASHI (N)7,24120.31%
CARMENITA HELLIGAR (N)4,62212.96%

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CALABASAS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAMES R. BOZAJIAN (N)3,41929.88%
DAVID J. SHAPIRO (N)3,25028.40%
EDWARD ALBRECHT (N)1,78715.62%
BRIAN CAMERON (N)1,55213.56%
JASJEET (MONICA) KAUR PARMAR (N)1,43612.55%

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CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE R

CARSON ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROTECTION MEASURE. To maintain services such as 911 emergency response/public safety; natural disaster/public health emergency preparedness; protect local drinking water; repair streets/potholes and other general City services, shall the measure, continuing the existing 2% Utility Users Tax (no tax increase) limited to electric/gas utilities, exempting senior and low-income households, providing approximately $8,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public spending disclosure, all funds for Carson, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,46377.41%
NO2,76122.59%

Majority of votes cast

CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KHALEAH BRADSHAW (N)6,10453.26%
VERA ROBLES DEWITT (N)2,72023.73%
SHARMA HENDERSON (N)1,44012.57%
YOLANDA CHAVEZ (N)1,19610.44%

CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MONICA COOPER (N)8,88076.77%
ISAIAS “ISA” JESUS PULIDO (N)2,68723.23%

CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JIM DEAR (N)1,85671.52%
OSCAR B. RAMOS (N)47618.34%
RICARDO CONTRERAS (N)26310.13%

CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ARLEEN BOCATIJA ROJAS (N)1,72865.18%
FREDERICK DOCDOCIL (N)92334.82%

CITY OF COMMERCE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE SL

Commerce City Council Term Limits. Shall the City of Commerce modify existing term limits on the office of City Councilperson so that term limits allow for the extension of Council terms due to the change of election dates mandated by state law?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES55851.62%
NO52348.38%

Majority of votes cast

CLAREMONT CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ED REECE (N)72954.61%
PETER S. YAO (N)60645.39%

CLAREMONT CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER STARK (N)87774.45%
MAURA CARTER (N)30125.55%

CLAREMONT CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JED LEANO (N)95656.24%
AUNDRÉ JOHNSON (N)74443.76%

CLAREMONT CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CT

To fund City services, shall a measure establishing a tax on cannabis and hemp businesses of the following rates: 4%-7% of gross receipts for retail businesses; and the higher of 1%-4% of gross receipts or $1-$10 per square foot for other businesses, with certain rates increasing annually, generating an estimated $500,000 annually if cannabis and hemp businesses were to be authorized in the future, until ended by voters, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,62760.95%
NO2,96439.05%

Majority of votes cast

COMPTON CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE AM

Shall the measure amending the Compton City Charter to reduce the number of required monthly regular City Council meetings from four to two be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,48141.01%
NO3,56958.99%

Majority of votes cast

COMPTON CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE ED

Shall the measure amending the Compton City Charter to change the City’s general municipal election date to coincide with the statewide primary election, change the date of the City’s primary nominating election to an established election date, and make other related and technical changes to the City’s election procedures and terms of office, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,80863.30%
NO2,20836.70%

Majority of votes cast

CUDAHY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BA

Cannabis Businesses Accountability Measure To increase funding for parks, recreational programs, roads and sidewalks and other general governmental purposes, shall an ordinance authorizing and regulating storefront retail cannabis sales and other commercial cannabis activities be approved with prohibitions on retail operations within 600 feet of schools, churches, childcare facilities and other sensitive uses and with retailers required to pay a 15% gross receipts tax to raise approximately $3,581,952.75 annually until ended by Cudahy voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES50453.11%
NO44546.89%

Majority of votes cast

CUDAHY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ELIZABETH ALCANTAR (N)58530.09%
CYNTHIA GONZALEZ (N)42621.91%
MARTIN U. FUENTES (N)28614.71%
BLANCA LOZOYA (N)27914.35%
MARIA JIMENEZ (N)1859.52%
PATRICIA COVARRUBIAS (N)1839.41%

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CULVER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BL

Measure BL: Shall the measure updating Culver City’s business license tax to either a flat tax up to $1,000, or 0.13%-0.35% of gross receipts (depending on business type), 4% for oil well operations, and an additional 0.01% for gross receipts over $100,000,000, exempting the first $200,000 in gross receipts, updating business classifications, generating approximately $10,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, for such general fund services as emergency response, parks, homelessness services, and requiring annual independent audits, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,58258.05%
NO3,31141.95%

Majority of votes cast

CULVER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE VY

Measure VY: Shall the measure amending the City of Culver City Charter to allow Culver City residents aged 16 and 17, who are otherwise eligible to vote under state and local law, to vote on City and School District candidates and ballot measures, provided that each legislative body has approved budgetary funds and determined logistical systems are in place, and that inclusion would not prevent consolidation of City or School District elections with county elections, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,70145.71%
NO4,39554.29%

Majority of votes cast

CULVER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAN O’BRIEN (N)3,92326.74%
DENICE RENTERIA (N)3,24422.11%
FREDDY PUZA (N)3,11021.20%
HARDEN ALEXANDER “ALEX” FISCH (N)3,02520.62%
KHIN KHIN GYI (N)7335.00%
DEVIN YAEGER (N)6344.32%

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DIAMOND BAR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVE TYE (N)1,26368.98%
RUBEN TORRES (N)56831.02%

DIAMOND BAR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREW CHOU (N)1,15179.32%
JIANGUO JASON WANG (N)30020.68%

DIAMOND BAR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHIA YU TENG (N)83350.48%
LEE MAO (N)81749.52%

DOWNEY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE D

Downey Transient Occupancy Tax Measure: “Shall the measure to increase the rate of the City’s Transient Occupancy (Room) Tax from 9% to 13%, providing approximately $950,000 annually until ended by voters for general government use such as City parks, streets and public safety, and applying the tax to all rent charged to hotel guests, including by online travel and short term rental companies, for transient occupancy of any hotel, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,93532.55%
NO8,15567.45%

Majority of votes cast

DOWNEY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Council Member, District 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HECTOR SOSA (N)1,73962.04%
ANTHONY FELIX (N)58820.98%
ART MONTOYA (N)47616.98%

DOWNEY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Council Member, District 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CLAUDIA M. FROMETA (N)2,42068.87%
JOAQUÍN BELTRÁN (N)83123.65%
JUAN MARTINEZ (N)2637.48%

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE J

Measure J: An Ordinance Establishing a Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance in the City of Duarte Shall an ordinance establishing a minimum wage of at least $25 per hour for defined healthcare workers in the City of Duarte; requiring an annual healthcare workers minimum wage increase beginning January 2024; requiring enforcement at the City’s expense; establishing judicial remedies for violations including penalties up to $120 per healthcare worker for each day a violation occurs, attorneys’ fees, and treble damages be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,17536.03%
NO2,08663.97%

Majority of votes cast

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARGARET E. FINLAY (N)44767.73%
LUZ YESENIA PAEZ (N)21332.27%

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TERA MARTIN DEL CAMPO (N)329100.00%

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SAMUEL KANG (N)387100.00%

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 6th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CESAR ANDRES GARCIA (N)20561.38%
ART RODRIGUEZ, JR. (N)12938.62%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE OT

To enhance funding for police protection and public safety services, community code enforcement and beautification efforts and other general governmental purposes, shall the City of El Monte increase its existing transient occupancy tax paid only by hotel and motel guests from its current rate 10% to a new increased rate of 14% providing an estimated $350,000 annually in additional general fund revenues, until ended by El Monte voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,29651.54%
NO3,09948.46%

Majority of votes cast

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GABRIEL RAMIREZ (N)3,32555.96%
CATHERINE A. EREDIA (N)2,61744.04%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VIVIANA LONGORIA (N)3,68461.43%
RICHARD THOMAS (N)2,31338.57%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JESSICA ANCONA (N)3,65657.55%
MARIA MORALES (N)2,69742.45%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARTIN HERRERA (N)54352.06%
MARYANN G. BARRIOS (N)50047.94%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JULIA RUEDAS (N)73771.62%
JOAQUINA QUIÑONES (N)29228.38%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICHARD J. ROJO (N)35154.76%
MARIO MARTINEZ (N)29045.24%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 6th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARISOL CORTEZ (N)55061.52%
IRMA ZAMORANO (N)34438.48%

EL SEGUNDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BT

Shall an ordinance amending business taxes, including: $150 for specified businesses; for others, $150 up to five employees, $138 per additional employee, and $0.26 to $0.30 per square foot above 2,000 square feet; for apartments and hotels or motels, $150 up to three units or rooms plus $150 for each additional; sunsetting current tax credits; generating approximately $3,000,000 annually for public safety, maintaining parks and streets, and other general purposes, until repealed, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,77148.72%
NO1,86451.28%

Majority of votes cast

EL SEGUNDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE W

City Initiative for Commercial Cannabis Regulation. Shall an ordinance be adopted to repeal the City’s current prohibition on commercial cannabis activities to authorize commercial cannabis retailers east of Pacific Coast Highway in the Multimedia Overlay District by right, if no less than 1,750 square feet, with sensitive receptor buffers and away from major arterial frontages, subject to a City permitting process; and authorize the City Council to subsequently regulate non-retail cannabis businesses?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,49739.70%
NO2,27460.30%

Majority of votes cast

EL SEGUNDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE Y

Shall an ordinance (a “yes” vote taxing cannabis does “not” make cannabis businesses legal in El Segundo; it creates a tax in case a cannabis business ever becomes legal) funding general municipal expenses such as police, fire, streets, and parks, by establishing taxes upon cannabis businesses not to exceed $20 per square foot for cultivation and 10% of gross receipts for other cannabis businesses, until ended by voters, generating approximately $600,000 to $1,500,000 annually, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,63570.04%
NO1,12729.96%

Majority of votes cast

EL SEGUNDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTOPHER PIMENTEL (N)1,69227.37%
RYAN W. BALDINO (N)1,66927.00%
MICHELLE KELDORF (N)1,47223.81%
JOHN PICKHAVER (N)84713.70%
ROBIN PATCH (N)5028.12%

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HAWAIIAN GARDENS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DANDY DE PAULA (N)53821.15%
MARIA TERESA DEL RIO (N)46718.36%
JESSE ALVARADO (N)40916.08%
REYNALDO O. RODRIGUEZ (N)39715.61%
LUIS ROA (N)38815.25%
FRANCISCO NOYOLA (N)34513.56%

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HAWAIIAN GARDENS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council (Unexpired term ending November 5, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERNIE VARGAS (N)59560.90%
MICHAEL GOMEZ (N)38239.10%

HAWTHORNE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE I

CHARTER ADOPTION. Shall the measure to adopt a Charter to provide the City maximum authority over municipal affairs; allow all Councilmembers to appoint members to City commissions subject to approval of the Council; preserve the authority of the City Attorney to prosecute misdemeanors; and set annual compensation for Councilmembers at the 2021 HUD low-income level for a family of two ($75,700), with any future salary adjustments subject to general law, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,81941.60%
NO3,95858.40%

Majority of votes cast

HAWTHORNE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAYNA S. WILLIAMS-HUNTER (N)3,87360.99%
JOHN L. JEFFERSON (N)2,47739.01%

HAWTHORNE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GREGORY A. FALLON (N)3,20750.96%
MARIE POINDEXTER-HORNBACK (N)3,08649.04%

HAWTHORNE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KATRINA MANNING (N)2,01817.75%
ALEXANDRE “ALEX” MONTEIRO (N)1,81315.94%
DONNISHA SANFORD (N)1,77415.60%
HUGO M. ROJAS (N)1,44412.70%
JUAN ANTONIO “TONY” REYNOSO (N)1,19610.52%
AMIE SHEPARD (N)1,1329.96%
MUHAMAD AWADALLAH (N)1,0669.37%
EDDYFUNN IKEMEFUNA (N)9288.16%

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HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE B

To maintain Hermosa Beach’s long-term financial stability with locally controlled funds, to be used for programs such as public safety/911 response, enforcement against property crime; street/pothole repair; protection of beach/coastal waters; school safety; cleaning of public areas; retention/attraction of local businesses; homeless services and for general governmental use; shall an ordinance be adopted establishing a ¾¢ sales tax requiring public spending disclosure/independent audits, generating approximately $3,000,000 annually until ended by voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,99343.20%
NO2,62056.80%

Majority of votes cast

HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE M

Shall an ordinance proposed by initiative petition be adopted that repeals the City’s existing ban on cannabis businesses and allows by City-approved permit up to two cannabis retail storefront businesses, including home delivery from those stores?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,29627.36%
NO3,44172.64%

Majority of votes cast

HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE T

Shall an ordinance be adopted enacting a local business tax on cannabis/hemp businesses up to $20.00 per square foot for cultivation and up to 10% of gross receipts for all other cannabis/hemp businesses, estimated to generate $700,000 – $1,500,000 annually (assuming two retail stores operating and taxed at maximum rate), until ended by voters, for general governmental use, subject to independent audits, to be effective only if cannabis business operations are allowed in the City?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,07366.04%
NO1,58033.96%

Majority of votes cast

HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE U

Shall Ordinance No. N.S. 211, establishing a civil service system, adopted on June 7, 1960, be repealed to enable the Hermosa Beach City Council to adopt an updated personnel/civil service ordinance?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,64661.79%
NO1,63638.21%

Majority of votes cast

HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RAYMOND A. JACKSON (N)1,86417.48%
ROB SAEMANN (N)1,46413.73%
DEAN FRANCOIS (N)1,44013.50%
JEFF RAEDY (N)1,38512.99%
DANIEL F. GODWIN (N)1,21811.42%
RITA A. GERACE (N)1,19711.22%
KIERAN HARRINGTON (N)1,14910.77%
MATT MCCOOL (N)9498.90%

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HIDDEN HILLS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAURA MCCORKINDALE (N)32631.26%
JOE LOGGIA (N)29928.67%
BRET KATZ (N)21020.13%
LARRY G. WEBER (N)20819.94%

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HUNTINGTON PARK CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PP

Huntington Park Overnight Parking Permit Program A YES vote by the residents will establish a City-Wide Overnight Parking Permit Program on public streets. Should there be a City-wide overnight parking permit program of which times and dates will be set by resolution by the City? Fiscal impact will be minimal because permit fees will offset the City costs of processing the permits.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,44351.61%
NO1,35348.39%

Majority of votes cast

INGLEWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE HC

Ordinance To Establish Minimum Wage For Certain Employees Of Privately Owned Covered Healthcare Facilities. Shall the ordinance to establish a $25 per hour minimum wage, subject to annual increase, for certain employees employed to work at or by a privately owned covered healthcare facility located within the City of Inglewood, and provide for enforcement by the City, a Healthcare Worker or their representative, or another person acting on behalf of the public be approved?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES6,16353.49%
NO5,35946.51%

Majority of votes cast

INGLEWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAMES T. BUTTS (N)6,43255.64%
FREDRISHA “SHA” DIXON (N)1,84615.97%
MIYA ANGELOU WALKER (N)1,46212.65%
RAINA CARRILLO (N)1,33611.56%
ANGELIQUE Y. JOHNSON (N)3913.38%
CHIKA OGOKE (N)93.80%

INGLEWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GEORGE W. DOTSON (N)1,19932.34%
GLORIA GRAY (N)87323.54%
YOLANDA DAVIDSON (N)79021.31%
ALENA CINDY GIARDINA (N)38610.41%
LEONARD REDWAY (N)3318.93%
TAJ POWELL (N)912.45%
KEVIN GLENN TAYLOR II (N)381.02%

INGLEWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEX PADILLA (N)1,98368.03%
BOBBY BROWN (N)93231.97%

IRWINDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HECTOR “MANUEL” ORTIZ (N)20331.67%
ALBERT F. “ALBIE” AMBRIZ (N)17927.93%
JASON L. HICKMAN (N)13821.53%
ROSEMARY P. MARTINEZ (N)12118.88%

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LA PUENTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHARLIE KLINAKIS (N)1,69134.31%
VALERIE MUÑOZ (N)1,56331.72%
RICARDO MARTINEZ (N)94519.18%
AMADEO RODRIGUEZ (N)72914.79%

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LA PUENTE CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council (Unexpired term ending December 10, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NADIA MENDOZA (N)1,61355.20%
JOHN MICHAEL SOLIS (N)1,30944.80%

LAWNDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERICA HARBISON (N)2,028100.00%

LAWNDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT PULLEN-MILES (N)1,89577.79%
WARRENDELL JACKSON (N)54122.21%

LAWNDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BERNADETTE LOURDES SUAREZ (N)1,32234.81%
PAT KEARNEY (N)90123.72%
SAMUEL CRUZ (N)61516.19%
DAN REID (N)56714.93%
WANZA TOLLIVER (N)39310.35%

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LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BB

Long Beach Water and Gas Consolidation. Shall the City Charter be amended to merge the existing water, sewer and gas utilities into a single publicly-owned utility, governed by the existing independent Water/Utility Commission; eliminate duplicative costs by consolidating like operations, improve customer service efficiency with increased flexibility in sharing of staffing/equipment, reduce impacts to streets through coordinated utility pipeline street repairs; and achieve cost savings through greater economies of scale?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES34,77863.00%
NO20,42337.00%

Majority of votes cast

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE E

Shall the Long Beach City Charter be amended to establish a Police Oversight Commission and add a Police Oversight Director, to redesign City’s police oversight and accountability through modified practices, including a Director with authority to audit Police Department complaint investigations, review major use of force incidents, and make recommendations on Police Department operations, policies, procedures, and trainings, and a Commission to provide feedback to the Director, and which would replace the Citizen Police Complaint Commission?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES31,88057.61%
NO23,45842.39%

Majority of votes cast

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE LBC

Realign City and State Election Dates Shall the City Charter of Long Beach be amended to realign the City’s primary and general election dates with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years, and make other related and technical changes to City election procedures?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES40,00373.12%
NO14,70926.88%

Majority of votes cast

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
REX RICHARDSON (N)30,32153.40%
SUZIE PRICE (N)26,46246.60%

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KRISTINA DUGGAN (N)6,10660.22%
KAILEE CARUSO (N)4,03439.78%

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MEGAN KERR (N)5,38650.53%
IAN PATTON (N)5,27349.47%

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 9th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JONI RICKS-ODDIE (N)2,12764.99%
GINNY GONZALES (N)1,14635.01%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE LH

AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING. PROPOSITION LH. Shall a measure authorizing public entities in the City of Los Angeles to develop, construct, or acquire up to 5,000 additional units of low-income rental housing in each Council District to address homelessness and affordable housing needs, subject to availability of funding and City development requirements, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES309,21966.47%
NO155,95433.53%

Majority of votes cast

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE SP

PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PARCEL TAX. PROPOSITION SP. Shall an ordinance providing funding for parks, recreational centers, pools, playgrounds, waterways, beaches, green spaces, open spaces, childcare and other facilities, and increasing park equity in the City of Los Angeles, through a tax of $0.08414 per square foot on improved parcels, reduced to $0.0222 upon completion of certain programs or in 30 years, with citizen oversight and exemptions for low-income households, generating approximately $227 million annually, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES166,02935.66%
NO299,53064.34%

Majority of votes cast

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE ULA

FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TENANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGH A TAX ON REAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS OVER $5 MILLION. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE ULA. Shall an ordinance funding and authorizing affordable housing programs and resources for tenants at risk of homelessness through a 4% tax on sales/transfers of real property exceeding $5 million, and 5.5% on properties of $10 million or more, with exceptions; until ended by voters; generating approximately $600 million – $1.1 billion annually; be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES251,56253.56%
NO218,07746.44%

Majority of votes cast

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Attorney

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HYDEE FELDSTEIN SOTO (N)245,30557.78%
FAISAL M. GILL (N)179,23642.22%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Controller

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KENNETH MEJIA (N)261,83260.81%
PAUL KORETZ (N)168,71039.19%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICK J. CARUSO (N)252,47651.25%
KAREN RUTH BASS (N)240,19448.75%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KATY YOUNG YAROSLAVSKY (N)25,42055.53%
SAM YEBRI (N)20,35744.47%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 11th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TRACI PARK (N)28,94755.46%
ERIN DARLING (N)23,24844.54%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 13th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ (N)17,40152.26%
MITCH O’FARRELL (N)15,89647.74%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 15th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TIM MCOSKER (N)15,32164.83%
DANIELLE SANDOVAL (N)8,31135.17%

LYNWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE TR

Shall the City adopt Ordinance No. 1752 establishing a 5%, but not to exceed 10% tax on businesses selling cannabis products at retail stores in the City to help fund City general fund services such as senior citizen programs, City beautification efforts, enforcement of illegal cannabis operations, public safety, housing programs, recreation services, infrastructure, and homeless reduction and other City efforts? Estimated revenues are $3 to $6 million annually until terminated by the City Council.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,39165.27%
NO1,27234.73%

Majority of votes cast

LYNWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSE LUIS SOLACHE (N)1,66020.17%
GABRIELA CAMACHO (N)1,63519.87%
MARISELA SANTANA (N)1,61619.64%
JUAN MUÑOZ-GUEVARA (N)1,31716.00%
LORRAINE AVILA MOORE (N)1,19714.54%
JORGE CASANOVA (N)8059.78%

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MALIBU CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE MC

To support such city services as public safety, crime and fire prevention, addressing homelessness, keeping public areas safe and clean, preventing speeding and reckless driving, protecting coastal waters and beaches from pollution, preserving natural areas, supporting local businesses, and other general city services; shall a measure be adopted establishing a 1/2¢ transactions and use (sales) tax providing approximately $3,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public spending disclosures and local control of funds?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,54453.09%
NO1,36446.91%

Majority of votes cast

MALIBU CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DOUG STEWART (N)1,37627.11%
MARIANNE RIGGINS (N)1,05220.72%
BILL SAMPSON (N)1,02920.27%
HAP HENRY (N)81416.04%
RYAN EMBREE (N)4939.71%
JIMY TALLAL (N)3126.15%

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MANHATTAN BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE MB

Shall a measure repealing Manhattan Beach’s existing prohibition of all commercial cannabis activity; allowing three cannabis retailers within city limits; allowing the Manhattan Beach City Council discretion to legalize other cannabis uses; and imposing operational, design, and location requirements on such businesses, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,12721.77%
NO7,64478.23%

Majority of votes cast

MANHATTAN BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE V

Shall the measure readopting Manhattan Beach’s existing: (1) prohibition of all commercial cannabis activities in the City; and (2) allowance of limited indoor cannabis cultivation consistent with state law, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES6,55567.81%
NO3,11232.19%

Majority of votes cast

MANHATTAN BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AMY HOWORTH (N)4,03022.89%
DAVID LESSER (N)3,96922.54%
SUZANNE HADLEY (N)3,31618.83%
FRANK CHIELLA (N)2,16312.28%
RITA CRABTREE-KAMPE (N)1,85910.56%
MARK BURTON (N)1,78210.12%
STEWART L. FOURNIER (N)4902.78%

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MAYWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk (Unexpired term ending December 1, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREA AGUILAR (N)1,112100.00%

MAYWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MAYRA AGUILUZ (N)65121.36%
EDUARDO “EDDIE” DE LA RIVA (N)64521.16%
HEBER MARQUEZ (N)58519.19%
MARIA ROSAS (N)45614.96%
CARMEN PEREZ (N)42513.94%
CARLOS ALVAREZ (N)2869.38%

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MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAVID MATANGA (N)3,17161.03%
OSVALDO LIRA (N)2,02538.97%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GEORGINA TAMAYO (N)62335.74%
KIMBERLY A. COBOS-CAWTHORNE (N)55431.78%
ROSIE VASQUEZ (N)38422.03%
EDWARD FRANCO (N)18210.44%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District (Unexpired term ending November 5, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SCARLET PERALTA (N)72665.46%
STEVEN ANDRADE (N)38334.54%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SALVADOR MELENDEZ (N)50154.10%
MARIE LEDEZMA (N)42545.90%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District (Unexpired term ending November 5, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAVID TORRES (N)63560.42%
RAFAEL GUTIERREZ (N)41639.58%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANGIE JIMENEZ (N)38442.86%
RICK ALONZO (N)33337.17%
JOSEPH R. SANCHEZ (N)14215.85%
EDUARDO GARFIAS (N)374.13%

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE MP

Shall an ordinance maintaining Monterey Park’s long term financial stability and locally controlled services such as 9-1-1 emergency/safety response; conducting neighborhood/park police patrols; helping prevent thefts/property crimes; protecting local drinking water; preparing for drought; retaining/attracting local businesses/jobs; repairing streets/potholes; addressing homelessness; and allowing other government use by establishing a ¾¢ transactions and use (sales) tax until ended by voters, generating approximately $6,000,000 annually, with audits/public spending disclosure, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,73358.75%
NO2,62141.25%

Majority of votes cast

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MAYCHELLE YEE (N)3,14953.36%
HANS LIANG (N)2,75246.64%

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AMY LEE (N)3,09452.45%
VINCENT DIONICIO CHANG (N)2,80547.55%

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
THOMAS WONG (N)90969.07%
JASON DHING (N)40730.93%

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VINH T. NGO (N)78655.43%
TERESA REAL SEBASTIAN (N)49534.91%
JOE RAY AVILA (N)755.29%
DELARIO M. ROBINSON (N)624.37%

MONTEREY PARK CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District (Unexpired term ending November 5, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSE SANCHEZ (N)75060.05%
TAMMY C. WONG (N)49939.95%

NORWALK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER PEREZ (N)3,92526.02%
TONY AYALA (N)3,91225.93%
PETRA PEÑA (N)2,71017.96%
LUIS NAVAS (N)2,29015.18%
DORA SANDOVAL (N)2,25014.91%

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PALMDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAURA BETTENCOURT (N)1,22346.95%
DAVE T. GOMEZ (N)78630.17%
MARCOS T. ALVAREZ (N)59622.88%

PALMDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERIC OHLSEN (N)1,16447.55%
VERGION JESSE SMITH (N)67427.53%
GETRO F. ELIZE (N)61024.92%

PALMDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREA ALARCON (N)1,27659.60%
ERIKA GLORIA ALVERDI (N)50923.77%
MARIO MOISES MELARA (N)35616.63%

PALOS VERDES ESTATES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VICTORIA A. LOZZI (N)2,52928.68%
MICHAEL KEMPS (N)2,45927.89%
DAVID MCGOWAN (N)2,15724.46%
DESIREE “DEZ” MYERS (N)1,67218.96%

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PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE H

Pasadena Charter Amendment Initiative Petition Measure Imposing Rent Control Shall an amendment to the Pasadena City Charter limiting rent adjustments in the City of Pasadena annually to 75% of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for multifamily rental units built before February 1, 1995; prohibiting evictions from rental units, except for just cause based on 11 specified criteria; and creating an independent Rental Housing Board appointed by the City Council to oversee and adopt rules and regulations, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES11,93950.27%
NO11,81049.73%

Majority of votes cast

PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE L

Pasadena Public Library Services Continuation Measure To keep City libraries well-maintained; provide books/materials, youth reading/homework programs; maintain library hours/days open; retain qualified librarians; ensure computer access; shall the City of Pasadena continue the voter-approved annual parcel tax, currently $41 for single-family residences and condominium units and specified rates for other parcel types, generating $2,800,000 annually for 15 years, limiting annual increases to the Consumer Price Index; requiring audits, locally controlled funds, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES19,67181.63%
NO4,42618.37%

2/3 of votes cast

PICO RIVERA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE AB

To improve 911 response, prevent crime/thefts; protect local drinking water sources; repair streets/potholes; address homelessness; other general City services; shall an ordinance to simplify/update Pico Rivera’s 64-year-old business license fee, to protect local small businesses and ensure all businesses operating in the City pay their fair share; with no tax increase on residents, be adopted, generating approximately $5,800,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring City spending disclosure/local control of funds?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,70973.95%
NO1,65926.05%

Majority of votes cast

PICO RIVERA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE F

Term Limits for Members of the City Council Shall the terms served by City Council Members in the City of Pico Rivera be limited to not more than three (3) consecutive four (4) year terms, after which City Council Member shall not be qualified to serve in that elected office for a period of four (4) years?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES5,36184.25%
NO1,00215.75%

Majority of votes cast

PICO RIVERA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GUSTAVO V. CAMACHO (N)3,51334.61%
JOHN “JOHNNY” GARCIA (N)2,76627.25%
RAUL ELIAS (N)2,00219.72%
ANTONIO “TONY” HERNANDEZ (N)1,86918.41%

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POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PC

For the Campaign Finance Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to change the City’s campaign finance and conflict of interest laws; including updates to the City’s campaign contribution limits, voluntary expenditure ceiling, rules for use of surplus campaign funds, and mandating disclosure of certain campaign contributions by a Councilmember prior to casting a vote on a City matter where the contributor is the applicant?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,82472.24%
NO3,00627.76%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PE

For the Ethics Commission Measure Shall the City Charter be amended to create an ethics commission of Pomona residents who shall be responsible for monitoring, advising, educating and responding to issues regarding applicable State and local governmental ethics laws, including campaign finance limits and disclosure, nepotism, lobbying, conflict of interest and open meeting laws, and for the administration and implementation of programs to accomplish the goals and purposes of the commission?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,78269.51%
NO3,41330.49%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PG

For the General Charter Update Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to make various updates and clarifications to City policy, including addition of a preamble outlining the City’s values, updating rules for filling Mayoral and Council vacancies, increasing notice of public meetings, updating rules for appointed commissions and boards, and making various other technical changes as specified therein?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,58070.49%
NO3,17329.51%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PI

For the Independent Redistricting Commission Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to create an independent citizens’ redistricting commission of Pomona residents who shall determine the boundaries of City Council electoral districts every ten years or as needed after the United States Census in accordance with applicable Federal and State law?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES6,95863.23%
NO4,04636.77%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PL

For the Local Primary Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to establish a local primary election for the office of Mayor and City Councilmember to coincide with the Statewide Primary Election, beginning in the year 2024; whereby if a candidate secures majority voter approval in the local primary, he or she will be elected, and if no candidate secures majority voter approval, the top two candidates shall stand for a run-off election to coincide with the Statewide General Election?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES8,05473.92%
NO2,84126.08%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PO

For the Police Oversight Commission Measure Shall the City Charter be amended to create a police oversight commission of Pomona residents who shall be authorized to receive community complaints and concerns about police matters; to review, investigate and report on incidents in connection with the Pomona Police Department; and to advise City officials and conduct public outreach on policing/community relations issues?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,71267.83%
NO3,65732.17%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PR

For the Resign to Run Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to establish a “resign to run” rule whereby any current City Councilmember running for Mayor must resign his or her Council seat if the new Mayoral term will begin before the City Councilmember’s current term ends?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,41767.69%
NO3,54132.31%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PS

Shall the City of Pomona adopt the measure enacting a $0.15 per gross square foot special tax on industrial parcels located within the City, subject to annual CPI adjustment, generating approximately $14,000,000 annually in dedicated revenue that may be used solely for the capital improvement, operation, maintenance, repair and/or restoration of Pomona public streets, roadways, sidewalks, roadway lighting, traffic signals or other right of way improvements that implement a Complete Streets Plan, until ended by voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES5,94353.53%
NO5,16046.47%

2/3 of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PT

For the Term Limits Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to enact a three consecutive term limit on elected service in Pomona, whether serving as Mayor or as a Council Member, followed by a four-year “cooling off” period after serving three consecutive terms during which a person may not serve on the City Council?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES8,23274.13%
NO2,87325.87%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VICTOR PRECIADO (N)61650.12%
JACKY ELIZALDE (N)61349.88%

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NORA GARCIA (N)79369.02%
LARRY ORTEGA (N)35630.98%

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVE LUSTRO (N)1,97170.22%
DE’ANDRE VALENCIA (N)83629.78%

RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAVID L. BRADLEY (N)5,95025.79%
BARBARA FERRARO (N)4,97521.56%
PAUL SEO (N)4,55119.73%
STEPHEN PERESTAM (N)3,77916.38%
KEVIN JAY YOURMAN (N)2,42110.49%
MICHELE P. CARBONE (N)1,3966.05%

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ROLLING HILLS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
PAT WILSON (N)34124.91%
LEAH MIRSCH (N)32323.59%
JAMES BLACK (N)31923.30%
ARUN “ABLE” BHUMITRA (N)27620.16%
JAMES H. AICHELE (N)1108.04%

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SAN FERNANDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOEL FAJARDO (N)1,11126.87%
MARY MENDOZA (N)87921.26%
MARY SOLORIO (N)74417.99%
SYLVIA BALLIN (N)73017.65%
VICTORIA GARCIA (N)67116.23%

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SAN GABRIEL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
THU “JULIE” NGUYEN (N)2,22264.95%
MARY ACUNA GARCIA (N)1,19935.05%

SAN GABRIEL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KEVIN B. SAWKINS (N)2,36972.27%
DAVID LOCALIO (N)90927.73%

SAN GABRIEL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN WU (N)1,91321.36%
DENISE MENCHACA (N)1,50416.79%
ERIC CHAN (N)1,48716.60%
JORGE HERRERA AVILA (N)1,12212.53%
CARINA RIVERA (N)1,04111.62%
JEANNE E. RAYA (N)1,01811.36%
REYNA ISELA LOPEZ BOWLES (N)8739.75%

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SAN MARINO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE Z

Shall the measure to levy an annual special parcel tax on specified vacant commercial and residential properties within the City of San Marino to fund public safety services (including police, fire protection, and code enforcement), maintenance of school facilities and school staffing, in the flat amount of $10,000, estimated to generate $4,700,000 annually (assuming a 10% vacancy rate), subject to an annual cost of living increase, for ten years, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,49255.22%
NO1,21044.78%

2/3 of votes cast

SAN MARINO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GRETCHEN SHEPHERD ROMEY (N)1,41522.71%
TONY CHOU (N)1,30420.92%
CALVIN LO (N)1,24920.04%
SUBHADRA SU VISWANATHAN (N)78812.64%
DIANA MILKIE NIXON (N)5418.68%
GRANT FUJIWARA (N)5338.55%
STEVEN JONES (N)4026.45%

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SANTA CLARITA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BILL MIRANDA (N)19,49120.30%
LAURENE WESTE (N)19,39820.20%
MARSHA MCLEAN (N)16,53717.22%
DENISE LITE (N)15,00815.63%
SELINA M. THOMAS (N)7,8858.21%
JEFFREY MALICK (N)7,5307.84%
DAVID BARLAVI (N)6,7537.03%
DOUGLAS FRASER (N)2,3372.43%
KODY AMOUR (N)1,0711.12%

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SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JUANITA MARTIN (N)1,13820.12%
BILL ROUNDS (N)1,12819.94%
ANNETTE RODRIGUEZ (N)1,07018.91%
JOHN MORA (N)1,00117.69%
GABRIEL JIMENEZ (N)75713.38%
BLAKE CARTER (N)5639.95%

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SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CS

MEASURE CS: To address homelessness, improve 911 emergency response times and neighborhood police protection, make public areas safer and cleaner, including streets, sidewalks, parks, and the beach, and provide other vital City services, shall the City of Santa Monica increase the transient occupancy tax – which is paid entirely by overnight visitors – by 1% for hotels and motels, and by 3% for home-shares, providing approximately $4.1 million annually, until ended by voters, with all funds benefitting Santa Monica?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES12,82872.26%
NO4,92527.74%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE DT

MEASURE DT: Shall the measure to enhance the City of Santa Monica’s general governmental services by increasing the one-time tax on real property sales over $8 million, and establishing an additional incremental tax of $25.00 per $1000 of the value in excess of $8 million, excepting transfers: per State law, involving tax-exempt charitable organizations, and certain ground leases; providing an estimated $12-25 million annually through February 28, 2033, subject to a five-year extension by Council supermajority vote, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES5,87934.06%
NO11,38165.94%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE DTS

MEASURE DTS: ADVISORY VOTE ONLY: If the “Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure” is enacted, should at least 30% of its additional revenue be used for housing assistance to protect seniors and low-income families from housing displacement, with the remainder of the additional revenue to be used for homelessness services; behavioral health services; public safety and emergency response teams for City streets and parks; reopening public libraries; after-school programs; and crossing guards near public schools?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,28756.61%
NO7,11743.39%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE EM

PROPOSITION EM: Shall the City Charter be amended to allow the Rent Control Board to disallow or modify annual general rent adjustments for rent controlled units during a declared state of emergency by the President of the United States, the Governor, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Officer, or the City Council or Director of Emergency Services while maintaining the landlord’s ability to petition for a rent adjustment per Section 1805 of the City Charter?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,56657.32%
NO7,12242.68%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE GS

MEASURE GS: Shall the measure adding Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 4.90 to establish designated funds for schools, homelessness prevention, and affordable housing, and an eleven-member resident oversight committee, and amending Chapter 6.96 to provide a third tier transfer tax rate of $56.000 per $1,000 of value for property transfers of $8,000,000 or more, providing an estimated $50,000,000 annually for homelessness prevention, affordable housing, and schools, until repealed, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,07551.82%
NO8,43748.18%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE HMP

Measure HMP: Shall the measure to establish a business tax on every licensed cannabis business (including adult-use nonmedicinal cannabis retailers, distribution, manufacturing, cultivation, laboratory testing, or any other licensed cannabis business) and retailers of products containing psychoactive cannabinoids, including cannabinoids derived from industrial hemp, up to 10% of gross receipts on cannabis and/or hemp-derived psychoactive products sold in the City, which all together could generate an estimated $3-5 million annually until repealed, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES11,37466.22%
NO5,80333.78%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PB

MEASURE PB: Shall the City Charter be amended to: (a) expand eligibility requirements for service on the City’s Personnel Board to include, in addition to City of Santa Monica (“City”) residents, residents of Los Angeles County that are employed full-time within the City, or own real property in the City, or have been issued a business license by the City; and (b) reduce the term of service for Personnel Board members from five to four years?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,71159.48%
NO6,61640.52%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE RC

PROPOSITION RC: Shall the City Charter be amended to require intended owner occupancy of rent-controlled units for two years before tenant eviction; require owner occupancy within 60 days of vacancy; reduce the maximum Annual General Adjustment from 6% to 0.8% from 2/1/23 through 8/31/23, or average not to exceed 3%, with a 3% maximum Annual General Adjustment thereafter; and require elections only if the number of qualified candidates exceeds the number of open Board positions?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,41256.89%
NO7,13343.11%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CAROLINE M. TOROSIS (N)8,32718.91%
JESSE ZWICK (N)7,32116.63%
LANA NEGRETE (N)5,49412.48%
ELLIS RASKIN (N)5,00211.36%
ARMEN MELKONIANS (N)4,99411.34%
NATALYA ZERNITSKAYA (N)4,94311.23%
WHITNEY BAIN (N)1,9374.40%
ALBIN GIELICZ (N)1,7293.93%
TROY HARRIS (N)1,5783.58%
SAMANTHA MOTA (N)1,0462.38%
JONATHAN MANN (N)9132.07%
ARTHUR JEON (N)7421.69%

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SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the Rent Control Board

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERICKA LESLEY (N)9,93836.13%
DANIEL S. IVANOV (N)9,20733.48%
KURT GONSKA (N)8,35930.39%

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SIERRA MADRE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE HR

Shall the general plan land use designation change from “Institutional” to “Hillside” and the zoning designation change from “Institutional” to “Hillside Management” for the Mater Dolorosa Property?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,16039.84%
NO1,75260.16%

Majority of votes cast

SIERRA MADRE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KRIS LOWE (N)1,58323.60%
GENE GOSS (N)1,54122.97%
EDWARD GARCIA (N)1,44721.57%
COLIN BARR (N)1,24618.57%
CHRISTINE MORAN (N)89213.30%

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SIGNAL HILL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CARMEN BROOKS (N)1,375100.00%

SIGNAL HILL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAVID HOPPER (N)1,377100.00%

SIGNAL HILL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KEIR JONES (N)96237.01%
TINA L. HANSEN (N)95036.55%
RICHARD DASKAM (N)40115.43%
SALVADOR HERNANDEZ (N)28611.00%

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SOUTH EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CM

Shall the measure, permitting and thoroughly regulating limited cannabis retail businesses (1 adult-use/medical with option of up to 3 total after the measure’s 1st year), establishing a general tax at a maximum 8% of noncultivation cannabis business proceeds and $25/square foot of cultivation space (with CPI increases) applicable to permitted/unpermitted businesses, generating approximately $720,000 annually until ended by voters, for general City services (e.g., police, maintenance), be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES75653.85%
NO64846.15%

Majority of votes cast

SOUTH EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE X

Shall the measure, permitting/regulating limited cannabis businesses (5 dispensaries, 2 cultivation, 1 testing facility, 2 manufactures/distributors); regulating personal cannabis use; establishing a maximum 6% special excise tax on retail cannabis/edibles sales generating approximately $126,000 annually until ended by voters for implementation costs, clinical trials, municipalities where cannabis business are located, senior/youth programs, infrastructure (streets/roads/sidewalks), public safety (sheriffs/fire department), existing/future commercial, industrial, and affordable housing developments, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES61544.66%
NO76255.34%

Majority of votes cast

SOUTH EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MANUEL “MANNY” ACOSTA (N)87940.08%
GRACIE RETAMOZA (N)66230.19%
RUDY BOJORQUEZ (N)65229.73%

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SOUTH GATE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PD

Business License Tax Measure. To assist in maintaining public safety, repair streets, maintain parks, services for seniors, and other general city services, shall the annual taxes and solid waste processing fees paid by Material Recovery Facilities be increased to $500 plus $1.94 per ton and annual CPI adjustment, and provide for increases every three years to all other Business License Taxes based on cost of living increases, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,58446.74%
NO2,94453.26%

Majority of votes cast

SOUTH GATE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YODIT GLAZE (N)4,614100.00%

SOUTH GATE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSE DELAPAZ (N)2,75953.26%
GREG MARTINEZ (N)2,42146.74%

SOUTH GATE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AL RIOS (N)2,27327.81%
JOSHUA BARRON (N)2,15126.32%
RUBY M. NAVARRO (N)1,42517.44%
JOVANNA LABORIN (N)1,07113.11%
ROBERT MONTALVO (N)87910.76%
ADOLFO VARAS (N)3734.56%

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SOUTH PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE LL

To maintain funding for the operation and maintenance of the South Pasadena Public Library, including technology upgrades, resources for students, and programs such as family story time and summer reading, shall an ordinance be adopted extending South Pasadena’s Library Special Tax, which is due to expire on June 30, 2024, to remain in effect until otherwise terminated by a majority vote of the South Pasadena electorate?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,40483.35%
NO88016.65%

2/3 of votes cast

SOUTH PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ZHEN TAO (N)2,87963.08%
ALAN M. EHRLICH (N)1,68536.92%

SOUTH PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MICHAEL A. CACCIOTTI (N)798100.00%

SOUTH PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JANET BRAUN (N)988100.00%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NICKOLAS LEWIS (N)9,536100.00%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
COLLEEN B. ROZATTI (N)5,19347.23%
MARSHA SOLORIO (N)3,59432.68%
SUE AUGINO (N)2,20920.09%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LETTY LOPEZ (N)1,883100.00%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
OLLIE CANTOS (N)1,16145.37%
DANIEL LUNA (N)84232.90%
YARA WOLFF (N)55621.73%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY WU (N)1,18144.58%
FREDRICK SYKES (N)1,00137.79%
RICHARD REYES (N)36913.93%
HOSSEIN RAMBOD SOTOODEH (N)983.70%

WEST HOLLYWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAUREN MEISTER (N)3,38817.54%
JOHN HEILMAN (N)2,29611.88%
JOHN DURAN (N)2,08710.80%
ROBERT OLIVER (N)1,8489.57%
CHELSEA BYERS (N)1,7969.30%
ZEKIAH N. WRIGHT (N)1,6738.66%
STEVE MARTIN (N)1,3757.12%
SARAH ADOLPHSON (N)1,2476.45%
BEN SAVAGE (N)1,1866.14%
MARQUITA THOMAS (N)1,0375.37%
JORDAN COCKERAM (N)9905.12%
ADAM DARVISH (N)3962.05%

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRAD HALPERN (N)1,64828.43%
SUSAN MCSWEENEY (N)1,38223.84%
RAY PEARL (N)1,34923.27%
MARC BAKERMAN (N)77913.44%
PAM JOHNSON (N)63911.02%

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Schools

ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SOO YOO (N)1,51857.52%
BRIAN LOUIS FERRER (N)1,12142.48%

ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERNIE NISHII (N)1,60569.18%
SAM DESAI (N)71530.82%

ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 6

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
OLGA RIOS (N)64150.00%
VERONICA MICHELLE LUCIO (N)64150.00%

ANTELOPE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVE D. BUFFALO (N)3,93657.03%
MIGUEL S. CORONADO (N)1,84026.66%
GIOVANNI CHRISTON-POPE (N)1,12616.31%

ANTELOPE VALLEY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHARLES F. HUGHES (N)6,82355.61%
SUSAN STROM (N)5,44644.39%

ANTELOPE VALLEY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CARLA CORONA (N)2,43346.48%
RAQUEL ALVA DERFLER (N)1,75933.60%
JUAN BLANCO (N)1,04319.92%

ANTELOPE VALLEY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIGUEL SANCHEZ (N)4,00362.62%
VLADIMIR GOMEZ (N)2,39037.38%

AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SANDRA BENAVIDES (N)59153.73%
DIANA REYES WILLIAMS (N)50946.27%

BALDWIN PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN BERNARD DE LEON (N)3,09040.74%
DEANNA CORONADO ROBLES (N)2,26529.86%
ANNALYNN C. APOLINARIO (N)2,23029.40%

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BASSETT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DOLORES CASTRO RIVERA (N)1,05628.75%
PATRICE STANZIONE (N)1,03928.29%
AARON SIMENTAL (N)79821.73%
VIRGINIA GARCIA (N)78021.24%

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BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRAD CRIHFIELD (N)4,42626.22%
AMIE M. STEWART (N)4,18924.81%
RENITA ARMSTRONG (N)3,83622.72%
TOMAS IVENS (N)3,16518.75%
RICHARD O. DOWNING (N)1,2667.50%

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BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RACHELLE MARCUS (N)3,18432.45%
JUDITH MANOUCHEHRI (N)2,90629.62%
MICHAL A. SALKIN (N)1,80418.39%
FARRAH DODES (N)1,50215.31%
JANESSA LAVOICE (N)4164.24%

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BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DEREK HAMID BAHMANOU (N)1,06958.38%
CRYSTAL JONES-BACON (N)76241.62%

BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JIM ELLIOT (N)1,42059.29%
JOSEPH M. MUSGROVE (N)97540.71%

BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Governing Board Member (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRIS ANN HORSLEY (N)6,32856.47%
BRITTANY ALLISON (N)4,87843.53%

BURBANK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHARLENE TABET (N)5,24021.48%
ABBY PONTZER KAMKAR (N)4,95720.32%
LARRY APPLEBAUM (N)4,87319.97%
BRIAN J. SMITH (N)4,31417.68%
HARUTYUN KETIKYAN (N)1,8797.70%
JAMES L. MORRISON (N)1,6616.81%
MICHAEL MORGAN (N)1,4766.05%

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CASTAIC UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area E

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MAYREEN BURK (N)39661.59%
TRACY FORD (N)24738.41%

CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARISELA RUIZ (N)7,845100.00%

CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HUGO M. ROJAS (N)7,850100.00%

CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ESTEFANY ALEJANDRA CASTANEDA (N)4,88958.23%
VIRGINIA V. GOMEZ (N)3,50741.77%

CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 7

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ZURICH LEWIS (N)4,30465.43%
ANGELO GANDALF MALDONADO (N)2,27434.57%

CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE CC

CERRITOS COLLEGE SAFETY, REPAIR, CAREER TRAINING MEASURE. To repair, upgrade, and replace instructional, training, and support facilities; remove asbestos/ lead paint; maintain safe drinking water; earthquake/fire safety; prepare local workforce, students/veterans with modern job training and university transfer; acquire equipment, facilities, sites, shall Cerritos Community College District’s measure authorizing $425,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $25/$100,000 assessed valuation, raising $19,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, requiring independent audits/ public disclosure of spending?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES26,56855.35%
NO21,43444.65%

55% of votes cast

CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHERYL A. ALEXANDER (N)1,99553.47%
PAUL NACCACHIAN (N)94525.33%
IRENE MURRAY (N)79121.20%

CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVEN LLANUSA (N)1,06051.73%
AARON T. PETERSON (N)98948.27%

COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDRES RAMOS (N)1,52251.51%
ANTHONY PERRY (N)89630.32%
SKYY D. FISHER (N)53718.17%

COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JUANITA DOPLEMORE (N)2,38671.65%
ALFREDO BAÑUELOS (N)94428.35%

COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHARONI DENISE LITTLE (N)2,75255.31%
LETICIA VASQUEZ WILSON (N)2,22444.69%

COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE AAA

To fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, heating, electrical, and other systems, enhance school safety, and construct, reconstruct, renovate, rehabilitate and modernize classrooms, sites and facilities, including media and performing arts centers, technology centers and athletic complexes, shall Compton Unified School District’s measure authorizing $350,000,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, levying $0.06 per $100 of assessed valuation ($21,526,770 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with mandatory audits, citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all money staying local?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,37571.06%
NO3,00428.94%

55% of votes cast

COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN P. SIMON WRIGHT (N)1,29657.81%
GARY C. RODRIGUEZ (N)94642.19%

CULVER CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRIAN GUERRERO (N)3,20216.66%
TRISTON EZIDORE (N)3,04015.81%
STEPHANIE LOREDO (N)2,97115.45%
HOWARD ADELMAN (N)2,71214.11%
DARREL MENTHE (N)2,69013.99%
SUMMER MCBRIDE (N)2,47412.87%
MARCI BAUN (N)2,13611.11%

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DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE K

To repair and improve Downey’s aging neighborhood schools, improve school safety/security systems, fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical, ventilation; repair, construct, acquire classrooms, labs, facilities/ equipment, support student achievement and college/career readiness in math, science, technology, engineering, arts/ skilled trades, shall Downey Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $504,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 5 cents per $100 assessed value ($20,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent citizen oversight and all money locally-controlled?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,23055.42%
NO5,81744.58%

55% of votes cast

DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROSA E. HOLGUIN (N)35157.45%
ALTON W. PRESTON (N)26042.55%

DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
REYNA E. DIAZ (N)29772.44%
BETTY SANCHEZ (N)11327.56%

DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Governing Board Member (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KEN BELL (N)1,99055.63%
TOM N. REYES (N)1,58744.37%

EASTSIDE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE ES

To repair and improve East Lancaster’s aging neighborhood elementary and middle schools, fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical systems, upgrade school safety systems, repair, construct, and acquire classrooms, labs, facilities/ equipment, support hands-on instruction in math, science/ technology, shall Eastside Union School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $23,000,000 in bonds, without raising taxes above current rates, levying 3 cents per $100 assessed value ($1,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent citizen oversight and all money locally-controlled?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,54562.42%
NO93037.58%

55% of votes cast

EL MONTE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LISETTE IDALIA MENDEZ (N)3,08328.48%
ELIZABETH “BETH” RIVAS (N)3,04328.11%
CHRISTINA FLORES (N)2,53423.41%
V. “MAJOR” PATEL (N)2,16419.99%

Vote for no more than three

EL MONTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FLORENCIO BRIONES (N)76151.14%
SALVADOR RAMIREZ (N)72748.86%

EL MONTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICARDO PADILLA (N)1,11755.41%
RUBY ROSE YEPEZ (N)65732.59%
MICHAEL LINN GEORGIA (N)24212.00%

EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ESTHER MEJIA (N)2,92823.62%
JOHN CONTRERAS (N)2,64621.35%
HECTOR LAFARGA JR (N)2,33418.83%
JACQUELINE PEREZ VALENCIA (N)2,33018.80%
CAROLYN CASTILLO (N)2,15817.41%

Vote for no more than three

EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TRACEY I. MILLER-ZARNEKE (N)1,90624.08%
MEREDITH J. BEACHLY (N)1,76322.27%
FRANK GLYNN (N)1,59420.14%
YADRANKA LUCIA DRASKOVIC (N)1,36517.24%
DAWN GARRETT (N)1,28816.27%

Vote for no more than three

GLENDORA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GARY CLIFFORD (N)1,05160.40%
ZONDRA BORG (N)68939.60%

GLENDORA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHAUNNA ELIAS (N)1,05253.51%
MONICA GARCIA (N)91446.49%

HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NANCY LOERA (N)93054.42%
NOEMI AGUILAR (N)46126.97%
PALOMA CAROLINA ORTIZ-ROJAS (N)31818.61%

HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GINO KWOK (N)2,24074.10%
ELKE TAPIA (N)78325.90%

HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JEFFREY DE LA TORRE (N)1,82161.58%
TIM FOX (N)81227.46%
RICHARD BERGERON (N)32410.96%

HUGHES-ELIZABETH LAKES UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LOLA SKELTON (N)9055.90%
JUSTICE PETER BALDWIN (N)7144.10%

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOYCE RANDALL (N)2,59069.21%
ZYRA MCCLOUD (N)71519.11%
RONALD GOMEZ (N)43711.68%

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CARLISS R. MCGHEE (N)3,039100.00%

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRANDON GEORGE MYERS (N)1,456100.00%

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Member of the Board of Education, District 5 (Unexpired term ending December 16, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERNESTO CASTILLO (N)1,300100.00%

KEPPEL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREW STEVEN RAMIREZ (N)1,04325.56%
ALMA I. RODRIGUEZ (N)90722.22%
ANA LAURA QUILES (N)73518.01%
BLANCA NAVA (N)70317.23%
GEORGIA HALLIMAN (N)69316.98%

Vote for no more than three

LA CAÑADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOE RADABAUGH (N)2,74528.77%
DAN JEFFRIES (N)2,57326.97%
OCTAVIA THUSS (N)2,12322.25%
DEBRA N. BARSOM (N)2,10022.01%

Vote for no more than three

LAS VIRGENES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANGELA CUTBILL (N)8,06529.29%
LESLI STEIN (N)7,97128.95%
DALLAS B. LAWRENCE (N)7,34426.68%
JOSHUA ALPERT (N)4,15115.08%

Vote for no more than three

LAS VIRGENES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE S

To upgrade classrooms, science labs, career-training facilities and instructional technology to support college/career readiness in math, science, technology, engineering, arts and skilled trades; improve safety/security systems; remove asbestos, repair, construct/acquire classrooms, facilities, sites/equipment, shall Las Virgenes Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $340,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, without increasing current tax rates, levying $36 per $100,000 assessed value ($23,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight and all money staying local?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,11161.33%
NO5,74538.67%

55% of votes cast

LAWNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHIRLEY RUDOLPH (N)47164.97%
ANGEL JESUS SANCHEZ (N)25435.03%

LONG BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member, Board of Trustees, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SUNNY ZIA (N)4,95072.51%
MARIANNE CASE (N)1,87727.49%

LONG BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member, Board of Trustees, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VIRGINIA L. BAXTER (N)10,30460.30%
JUAN CEPEDA-RIZO (N)6,78339.70%

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, District 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARIA ISABEL LOPEZ (N)4,95754.59%
NUBIA FLORES (N)4,12345.41%

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE LBU

Realign Long Beach Unified School District and State Election Dates. Shall the City Charter of Long Beach be amended to realign the Long Beach Unified School District’s primary and general election dates with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years, and make other related and technical changes to Long Beach Unified School District election procedures?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES44,69671.13%
NO18,13728.87%

Majority of votes cast

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE Q

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSROOM REPAIR, STUDENT HEALTH/SAFETY/ACHIEVEMENT MEASURE. To repair/upgrade neighborhood public schools, vocational, technology, math, science classrooms/labs; provide safe drinking water; upgrade security, door locks, cameras, earthquake/fire safety; remove lead paint/asbestos; repair, construct, acquire facilities/equipment, shall Long Beach Unified School District’s measure authorizing $1,700,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates levying $0.06 per $100 of assessed valuation ($105,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding be adopted, requiring oversight, public spending disclosure, all funds used locally?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES37,66957.71%
NO27,59942.29%

55% of votes cast

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVEN VERES (N)328,41264.18%
JASON R. AULA (N)106,64520.84%
GLENN TRUJILLO BAILEY (N)76,66614.98%

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SARA HERNANDEZ (N)270,98252.30%
ERNEST H. MORENO (N)159,61630.80%
CHRISTINE T. LAMONICA (N)87,57516.90%

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat 6

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GABRIEL BUELNA (N)354,16070.37%
ROBERT L. PAYNE (N)149,11329.63%

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE LA

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SAFETY, REPAIR, JOB TRAINING MEASURE. To repair/upgrade local community colleges, classrooms, water pipes, sewer/gas lines, technology, science labs for nurses, paramedics, firefighters, veterans; prepare students for jobs/university transfer; remove asbestos, lead paint; acquire, construct, repair facilities, sites, equipment; shall Los Angeles Community College District’s measure authorizing $5,300,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $25 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, generating $345,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, requiring oversight, all funds used locally?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES363,47060.36%
NO238,72839.64%

55% of votes cast

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat 7 (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KELSEY IINO (N)299,32657.93%
NANCY PEARLMAN (N)148,09228.66%
MARK DUTTON (N)69,28713.41%

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARIA BRENES (N)27,14050.80%
ROCÍO RIVAS (N)26,28849.20%

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 6

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KELLY GONEZ (N)26,92150.28%
MARVIN A. RODRÍGUEZ (N)26,62349.72%

LOWELL JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTINE BERG (N)68665.27%
KATHI LUNDSTROM (N)36534.73%

MANHATTAN BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER “JEN” FENTON (N)4,95020.58%
CHRISTINA “TINA” SHIVPURI (N)4,71319.59%
KRISTEN “WYSH” WEINSTEIN (N)4,44318.47%
CHRISTY BARNES (N)3,35413.94%
JOHN GEORGE URIOSTEGUI (N)3,31113.76%
MIKE WELSH (N)3,28613.66%

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MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE MM

To repair/upgrade classrooms, science labs, career-training facilities, and instructional technology to support student achievement and college/career readiness in math, science, technology, engineering, arts and skilled trades; fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical systems; and improve school safety/security systems, shall Monrovia Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $75,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 3 cents per $100 assessed value ($4,700,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent citizen oversight and all money locally-controlled?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,25058.69%
NO2,99141.31%

55% of votes cast

MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER GUTIERREZ (N)5,95823.61%
CARLOS CERDAN (N)4,99519.80%
MARISOL M. URIBE (N)4,81119.07%
AARON REVELES (N)3,65914.50%
JAMES SANTANA (N)3,08012.21%
NELLY NIEBLAS (N)2,72910.82%

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MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CINDY WU (N)1,31223.29%
ADAM C. CARRANZA (N)1,13120.07%
VERONICA SIFUENTES (N)99917.73%
GRISELDA S. OLIVARES (N)94116.70%
DARLENE REYES (N)5309.41%
DINORAH JIMENEZ (N)5209.23%
ARNOLD HERNANDEZ (N)2013.57%

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NEWHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRIAN D. WALTERS (N)1,20451.76%
DONNA MICHELLE ROBERT (N)1,12248.24%

NEWHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RACHELLE HADDOAK (N)1,63452.46%
SUVERNA MISTRY (N)1,48147.54%

NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LORENA E. VIDAURRE (N)5,04814.20%
NARCIS BRASOV (N)5,00414.08%
ROBERTO “ROB” CANCIO (N)4,93813.89%
NORMA AMEZCUA (N)4,75013.36%
CASEY P. CHATTLE (N)4,69113.20%
JORGE ALBERTO TIRADO (N)4,23311.91%
BECKY LANGENWALTER (N)4,10611.55%
RUDY O. MIRANDA (N)2,7817.82%

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PALMDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NANCY K. SMITH (N)5,28527.89%
RALPH VELADOR (N)5,11226.98%
SIMONE ZULU (N)4,87725.74%
TONYA ALENNA SCHOFIELD (N)3,67419.39%

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PALMDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE PRM

To continue improving local District schools; replacing leaky roofs/windows; making school safety, security, energy, water efficiency improvements; modernizing science, technology, engineering, arts, and math labs; and acquiring learning technology/equipment; shall Palmdale (Elementary) School District’s measure authorizing $120,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, levying approximately 3 cents per $100 of assessed value on average (raising $6,338,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight, audits, no money for administrators and all funds staying local, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES6,05654.41%
NO5,07445.59%

55% of votes cast

PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LINDA KURT (N)5,82616.77%
SARA H. DEEN (N)5,66416.30%
JEREMY VANDERHAL (N)5,29815.25%
JULIE HAMILL (N)5,21115.00%
MATTHEW R. BRACH (N)4,33612.48%
JENNIFER “JENNY” HANDJIAN (N)4,24012.21%
JEAN LIU CHRISTEN (N)4,16311.98%

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PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Governing Board Member (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AMI GANDHI (N)6,81750.93%
AARON C. CHAN (N)6,56749.07%

PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SONIA OLMOS DE LEON (N)1,92018.46%
ALICIA LINDEN ANDERSON (N)1,73816.71%
CARMEN PATRICIA GOMEZ (N)1,50214.44%
YESENIA MARIA CUARENTA (N)1,47014.13%
ROSE MARY MENDEZ (N)1,44013.85%
SANDRA NILDA CUEVAS (N)1,27712.28%
MARCIE GARCIA-BRIDGES (N)1,05310.13%

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PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE P

Shall the members of the Paramount Unified School District Board of Education be limited to three (3) four-year terms of office for a maximum of 12 years?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,57872.17%
NO1,38027.83%

Majority of votes cast

PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE PCC

To upgrade aging labs, instructional technology, classrooms and career-training facilities, improve student access to affordable, high quality education in subjects like nursing, health sciences, engineering, technology and skilled trades; fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing and electrical systems; and remove asbestos/ lead pipes, shall the Pasadena Area Community College District bond measure authorizing $565,000,000 at legal rates be adopted, levying 2¢ per $100 of assessed value ($32,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight and all money locally controlled?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES44,26967.22%
NO21,58832.78%

55% of votes cast

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education, District No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KIMBERLY KENNE (N)2,64654.22%
BILLY MALONE (N)1,52131.17%
RITA MILLER (N)71314.61%

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education, District No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MICHELLE RICHARDSON BAILEY (N)1,92360.82%
PAT AMSBRY (N)1,23939.18%

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education, District No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
PATRICE MARSHALL MCKENZIE (N)2,26353.45%
XILIAN C. STAMMER (N)1,97146.55%

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education, District No. 7

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YARMA VELÁZQUEZ (N)3,82764.06%
JUAN PABLO ALBÁN (N)2,14735.94%

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LISA NASHUA (N)2,14768.86%
JOHN MENDOZA (N)97131.14%

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERTA A. PERLMAN (N)1,18242.92%
SANDRA BIBLE (N)89032.32%
JOHN KISSINGER (N)68224.76%

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
PATRICIA “PATTY” TYE (N)2,35064.52%
CHIDI BENJAMIN UDENGWU (N)1,29235.48%

RIO HONDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANAIS MEDINA DIAZ (N)2,53954.21%
DAVID SIEGRIST (N)2,14545.79%

RIO HONDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
OSCAR VALLADARES (N)5,55858.11%
VANESSA C. TYSON (N)4,00741.89%

ROSEMEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NANCY ARMENTA (N)1,37931.77%
JOHN QUINTANILLA (N)1,30930.15%
DIANE BENITEZ (N)1,07224.69%
JONATHAN L. SMITH (N)58113.38%

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ROWLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KEVIN T. HAYAKAWA (N)1,43453.21%
DONNA FREEDMAN (N)1,26146.79%

SAN MARINO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
C. JOSEPH CHANG (N)1,91531.36%
SHELLEY RYAN (N)1,84730.25%
JOANNA LAM (N)1,22820.11%
JAMES F. BARGER (N)1,11618.28%

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SAN MARINO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Governing Board Member (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FRANCESCA GILL (N)1,33457.20%
MACKENZIE MARIE BROWN (N)99842.80%

SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member of the Board of Trustees

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SION ROY (N)11,69923.58%
NANCY GREENSTEIN (N)11,56123.30%
TOM PETERS (N)11,21422.60%
BARRY SNELL (N)10,85421.87%
PATRICK ACOSTA II (N)4,2958.66%

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SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE SMC

SANTA MONICA COLLEGE AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION, CAREER TRAINING, CLASSROOM UPGRADES. To improve access to affordable education for local students, veterans, first-generation college students; provide affordable housing for homeless students; modernize instructional labs for nursing, healthcare, sustainability, media, science career training; repair/upgrade obsolete vocational classrooms/aging facilities, shall Santa Monica Community College District authorize $375,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 2.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation, raising $23,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with citizens oversight, public spending disclosure?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES11,30054.57%
NO9,40745.43%

55% of votes cast

SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAURIE LIEBERMAN (N)9,90217.29%
STACY ROUSE (N)9,29616.23%
RICHARD TAHVILDARAN-JESSWEIN (N)9,18616.04%
ALICIA MIGNANO (N)8,92315.58%
ESTHER HICKMAN (N)5,97110.42%
ANGELA DIGAETANO (N)5,85710.22%
MILES WARNER (N)5,5879.75%
KEITH COLEMAN (N)2,5634.47%

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SAUGUS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JESUS H. HENAO (N)1,58150.64%
CASSANDRA NICOLE LOVE (N)1,54149.36%

SAUGUS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANNA GRIESE (N)2,78858.68%
LAURA ARROWSMITH (N)1,96341.32%

SAUGUS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTOPHER TRUNKEY (N)1,73750.79%
SHARLENE ROSE DUZICK (N)1,68349.21%

SNOWLINE JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No.1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTINA L. BEHRINGER (N)2363.89%
JOHN E. KOZYRA (N)1336.11%

VALLE LINDO SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JACQUELINE J. RUBIO (N)46432.49%
RUDY T. MARTINEZ (N)36925.84%
VERONICA LAURIA (N)36325.42%
REYNALDO REY SOTO (N)23216.25%

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WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HELEN HALL (N)5,27729.64%
YI TONY TORNG (N)5,14528.90%
CINDY RUIZ (N)4,45225.01%
HONG DIANA ZHAO (N)2,92816.45%

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WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROSE LOPEZ (N)3,73140.05%
EILEEN MIRANDA JIMENEZ (N)3,24934.87%
FRANCES GONZALEZ (N)2,33725.08%

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WHITTIER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LINDA LEE ANN SMALL (N)1,00862.11%
ALANA JADE GRIEGO-MELGAR (N)61537.89%

WHITTIER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRIS HARDEMAN (N)3,50252.44%
IRMA RODRIGUEZ MOISA (N)3,17647.56%

WHITTIER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GARY MENDEZ (N)1,99156.05%
MIGUEL “MIKE” BEJARANO (N)1,56143.95%

WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BOB JENSEN (N)7,07569.72%
ANDREW TABAN (N)3,07330.28%

WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHERISE MOORE (N)3,95158.98%
TERESA TODD (N)2,74841.02%

WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOE MESSINA (N)7,55862.24%
REBECCA HINDMAN (N)4,58537.76%

WILSONA SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DANIELA “DANI” SANCHEZ (N)9359.62%
ROBERT HARRIS (N)6340.38%

WISEBURN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE EE

To upgrade school security, emergency communications and fire safety systems, upgrade classroom technology, science, computer and engineering labs; repair aging gas/water lines, leaky roofs; ensure school drinking water remains safe; repair, construct, acquire equipment, sites/facilities; shall Wiseburn Unified School District’s locally controlled measure authorizing $98,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 3¢ per $100 of assessed valuation, generating $6,300,000 annually while bonds are outstanding be adopted, requiring audits, independent oversight and public disclosure of all spending?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,61953.89%
NO1,38546.11%

55% of votes cast

Water Districts

ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN WATER AGENCY Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FRANK S. DONATO (N)4,93676.65%
MIKE LANG (N)1,50423.35%

CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ARTURO CHACON (N)14,88672.22%
LEONARD MENDOZA (N)5,72527.78%

CRESCENTA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAMES BODNAR (N)2,26036.29%
KERRY ERICKSON (N)1,98331.84%
JEFFERY W. JOHNSON (N)1,24419.97%
ALEC HYELER (N)74111.90%

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LAS VIRGENES MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GARY BURNS (N)1,39251.75%
LEE RENGER (N)1,29848.25%

ORCHARD DALE WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSEPH VELASCO III (N)1,18435.78%
DENISE DOLOR (N)82124.81%
CHARLES LUAS (N)81024.48%
KEVIN NOONAN (N)49414.93%

Vote for no more than three

PALMDALE WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DON F. WILSON (N)1,19861.98%
YVETTE SILVA (N)73538.02%

ROWLAND WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN EDWARD BELLAH (N)50575.37%
KARL JOHAN LJUNGBERG (N)16524.63%

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BILL COOPER (N)9,24766.09%
NICOLE WILSON (N)2,51918.00%
MELISSA K. CANTU (N)2,22515.90%

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY Member, Board of Directors, Division 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DIRK MARKS (N)9,44257.09%
SAGE G. RAFFERTY (N)4,84529.29%
KATHY COLLEY (N)2,25213.62%

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARIA GUTZEIT (N)8,09751.74%
LYNNE PLAMBECK (N)7,55348.26%

THREE VALLEYS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CARLOS GOYTIA (N)2,68958.10%
FRANK CARLOS GUZMAN (N)1,93941.90%

THREE VALLEYS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JEFF HANLON (N)6,98150.63%
BRIAN BOWCOCK (N)4,68333.96%
JAVIER AGUILAR (N)2,12515.41%

UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY FELLOW (N)10,73556.51%
SERGE HADDAD (N)8,26243.49%

UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER SANTANA (N)10,11680.16%
ROMAN RODRIGUEZ (N)2,50419.84%

WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
EDWIN M. HILDEN (N)1,61854.66%
ANDREW Y. WONG (N)1,34245.34%

WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOY LANGFORD (N)28,52054.14%
GERARD MCCALLUM (N)16,22730.80%
JANNA ELIZABETH ZURITA (N)7,93615.06%

WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN ALLEN (N)37,93649.77%
MIKE MURCHISON (N)19,84526.04%
GERRIE SCHIPSKE (N)18,43924.19%

WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Member, Board of Directors, Division 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SERGIO JOSEPH CALDERON (N)25,65664.11%
JOSE R. GONZALEZ (N)14,36535.89%

WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HAROLD WILLIAMS (N)13,79452.59%
CAROL KWAN (N)12,43647.41%

WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SCOTT HOUSTON (N)17,22164.42%
SANJAY GAUR (N)9,51235.58%

Health Care

ANTELOPE VALLEY HEALTH CARE DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DODDANNA KRISHNA (N)19,54329.21%
DON V. PARAZO (N)15,53423.22%
MICHAEL P. RIVES (N)9,47814.17%
STEVE FOX (N)8,69413.00%
GETRO F. ELIZE (N)4,3236.46%
JOHN BRYSON (N)3,6945.52%
OLLIE M. MCCAULLEY (N)3,5335.28%
GORDON V. JEFFERSON (N)2,0983.14%

Vote for no more than two

ANTELOPE VALLEY HEALTH CARE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Member, Board of Directors (Unexpired term ending December 6, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVEN D. HOFBAUER (N)14,48236.02%
JAWAD BERMANI (N)13,77734.27%
MATEO OLIVAREZ (N)11,94329.71%

BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MICHELLE ANNE BHOLAT (N)16,17745.33%
NOEL LEE CHUN (N)15,14242.43%
MICHAEL KELLY MARTIN (N)4,36812.24%

Vote for no more than two

Party Key:
(D) – Democratic |
(N) – Non Partisan |
(R) – Republican |
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Congress

Bill seeks to block global gag rule expansion

Policy now bans US foreign aid to groups promoting ‘gender ideology’

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President Donald Trump speaks at the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026. A bill would block his administration's expansion of the global gag rule. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill that would block the expansion of the global gag rule.

President Ronald Reagan in 1985 implemented the global gag rule, also known as the “Mexico City” policy, which bans U.S. foreign aid for groups that support abortion and/or offer abortion-related services.

Trump reinstated the rule during his first administration. The Biden-Harris administration shortly after it took office in 2021 rescinded it.

The Trump-Vance administration earlier this year expanded the global gag rule to ban U.S. foreign aid for groups that promote “gender ideology.” The expansion took effect on Feb. 26.

U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) introduced it in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“Using taxpayer money to export the Trump administration’s anti-trans, anti-science, and anti-abortion ideological agenda isn’t just immoral — it’s antithetical to efficient, effective, and rights-based foreign assistance,” said Council for Global Equality Senior Policy Fellow Beirne Roose-Snyder on Wednesday in a press release.

Meng in a Congressional Equality Caucus press release added the Trump-Vance administration’s “crusade against healthcare and global aid is putting millions of lives at risk worldwide.” 

“No one will flourish under the new expanded global gag rule,” said the New York Democrat. “These policies weaponize foreign aid and will result in greater harm, particularly for women and girls, marginalized communities, and LGBTQI+ individuals.”

“They should never have been implemented at all, let alone without even a basic public comment process,” she added. “This legislation will reverse these dangerous policies.”

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House Republicans push nationwide ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Measures would restrict federal funding for LGBTQ+-affirming schools

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(Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Republicans have been gaining ground in reshaping education policy to be less inclusive toward LGBTQ+ students at the state level, and now they are turning their focus to Capitol Hill.

Some GOP lawmakers are pushing for a nationwide “Don’t Say Gay” bill, doubling down on their commitment to being the party of “traditional family values” by excluding anyone who does not identify with their sex at birth.

The largest anti-LGBTQ+ education legislation to reach the House chamber is House Bill 2616 — the Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their Kids Act, or the PROTECT Kids Act. The PROTECT Kids Act, proposed by U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), and co-sponsored by U.S. Reps. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Robert Onder (R-Mo.), and Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), would require any public elementary and middle schools that receive federal funding to require parental consent to change a child’s gender expression in school.

The bill, which was discussed during Tuesday’s House Rules Committee hearing, would specifically require any schools that get federal money from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 — which was created to minimize financial discrepancies in education for low-income students — to get parental approval before identifying any child’s gender identity as anything other than what was provided to the school initially. This includes getting approval before allowing children to use their preferred locker room or bathroom.

It reads that any school receiving this funding “shall obtain parental consent before changing a covered student’s (1) gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.”

LGBTQ+ rights advocates have criticized both national and state efforts to require parental permission to use a child’s preferred gender identity, as it raises issues of at-home safety — especially if the home is not LGBTQ+-affirming — and could lead to the outing of transgender or gender-curious students.

A follow-up bill, HB 2617, proposed by Owens, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, prevents the use of federal funding to “advance concepts related to gender ideology,” using the definition from President Donald Trump’s 2025 Executive Order 14168, making that an enshrined definition in law of sex rather than just by executive order. There is also a bill making its way through the senate with the same text— Senate Bill 2251.

Advocates have also criticized this follow-up legislation, as it would restrict school staff — including teachers and counselors — from acknowledging trans students’ identities or providing any support. They have said that this kind of isolation can worsen mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth and allows for education to be politicized rather than being based in reality.

David Stacy, the Human Rights Campaign’s vice president of government affairs, called this legislation out for using LGBTQ+ children as political pawns in an ideology fight — one that could greatly harm the safety of these children if passed.

“Trans kids are not a political agenda — they are students who deserve safety and affirmation at school like anyone else,” Stacy said in a statement. “Despite the many pressing issues facing our nation, House Republicans continue their bizarre obsession with trans people. H.R. 2616 does not protect children. It targets them. This bill is cruel, and we’re prepared to fight it.”

This is similar to Florida House Bills 1557 and 1069, referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill and “Don’t Say They” bill, respectively, restricting classroom discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity, prohibiting the use of pronouns consistent with one’s gender identity, expanding book banning procedures, and censoring health curriculum.

The American Civil Liberties Union is tracking 233 bills related to restricting student and educator rights in the U.S.

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From red carpet to chaos: A first-person narrative of the WHCD shooting

The Blade’s WH correspondent Joe Reberkenny recounts his night at the WHCD after a shooter attempted to gain entry.

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The International Ballroom at the Washington Hilton during the WHCD. (Washington Blade photo by Joe Reberkenny)

It started as any White House Correspondents’ Dinner is supposed to go—I assume. I’ve never been to one before this, but based on other events I’ve attended at the Hilton, including an HRC gala, it all seemed fairly normal.

There was a lot of traffic. Police had blocked off streets encompassing a large portion of Adams Morgan—particularly around the hotel. The president was making his first appearance after boycotting the event during his first term, so there was a sense of anticipation. It took me about 45 minutes to go just under a mile from my apartment to about three blocks from the hotel in my Uber. I waited until the last possible second before I felt like I was going to be late—6:30—to get out of the car, because it was raining and I was wearing my green tux.

I walked up to a group of people checking tickets at the base of the hotel. They seemed to just be glancing at the tiny, index-card-sized tickets rather than conducting any kind of full security screening outside. As I walked from that first checkpoint to the drive-around drop-off area, I joined what was essentially one long line for the red carpet. It eventually split into people who wanted photos and those who didn’t—but again, there was no real need to show anything beyond that small ticket upon entering, and even that wasn’t being checked closely.

 A light went off in my head; I felt that, given the speed at which security was checking tickets, they couldn’t fully see the foil logo and tiny table numbers from that distance. I remember thinking that if I had a similarly sized piece of paper, I could have gotten through up to that point.

I also noticed there was no real security checkpoint or metal detectors upon initially entering the hotel grounds—unlike what I had seen at the HRC gala the year before.

I waited about 35 minutes in line in the car drop-off area—without cars, since it had been repurposed to corral press and their guests before entering the building and heading onto the red carpet. I took my photo, then went up the escalator to meet my date, Jacob Bernard from Democracy Forward. They wouldn’t let him onto the red carpet without his ticket, so I gave him his, which I had been holding. He was already inside the venue despite not having his ticket on him and had been at one of the pre-parties. 

That also struck me as odd—that you could access a pre-dinner party without a ticket or going through any visible security.

After I found him, we took a photo together at a step-and-repeat past the main red carpet area around 7:45. Oddly enough, a group of my friends—gays who I regularly see on the dance floors of the gay bars of Washington, who work in various government and media-adjacent fields—found me, and we took pictures together. None were White House correspondents or held a “hard pass” to the White House (security credentials that allow entry into the White House complex).

 Another light went off in my head that indicated party crashers probably shouldn’t be getting inside to an event that is supposed to be one of the most secure rooms in the country.

After the photos, I could see groups of people being moved from pre-party spaces in various meeting rooms on other floors and directed toward the main floor where the red carpet had been.

My guest and I went back up to the main floor and walked through a small security checkpoint that included only a handful of metal detectors. From there, I went down the stairs from the lobby into the International Ballroom, where we took our seats at Table 200. I talked to a few people I knew—very traditional pre-event chit-chat. The vibes felt good. It was my first time attending, and I was genuinely excited.

Around 8:15, the Marine Corps Band played and “Commandant’s Four” color guard presented the flags. We were then told to take our seats. 

They introduced the head table—the president, first lady, vice president, and members of the White House Correspondents’ Association board. Weijia Jiang, senior White House correspondent for CBS News and president of the WHCA, gave a brief speech, essentially saying we would eat first and then move into the main program, which was supposed to feature mentalist Oz Pearlman.

At this point my table, 200 which included members of the Wall Street Journal, the Blade, and a European outlet all started eating. About 15 minutes later, Washington Hilton staff began clearing plates and preparing to bring out the next course.

As they cleared the plates, I heard four loud bangs.

I saw hotel employees immediately start ducking. They seemed to understand the gravity of the situation much faster than most attendees, including myself. At first, it sounded like a tray might have fallen over (but I later found out that wasn’t the case).

After about 30 seconds of watching some people duck, others look around in confusion, and some continue eating and drinking, I got down. I kneeled with my chair in front of me as a kind of barrier. Being at Table 200, I felt somewhat removed from where the actual incident occurred.

Then I saw the president being whisked away quickly by Secret Service, along with the first lady and others at the head table.

My reporter instincts kicked in. I grabbed my phone and started filming. I saw SWAT team members rush into the ballroom and onto the stage, clearing the area. I captured a video of people looking around, confused about what had just happened.

A few minutes later, the room was told by the WHCA president to hold on—that they would provide more information and guidance on what would happen next. There was some indication that they might try to continue the event despite what had occurred.

Everyone started frantically checking X to see if any major outlets were reporting. I was receiving texts from family, friends, and colleagues about the rapidly unfolding situation.

I walked to the bathroom—twice, technically. I couldn’t find it initially because it was hidden behind black curtains. (Later, those curtains were removed, and the men’s room was in clearer view.)

During the first walk to the bathroom, I called my editor to tell him what was happening. He instructed me to start sending copy to another editor, who would get it online. The ballroom had almost no service—it’s in the basement of a 12-story hotel—so it was a challenge. I utilized SMS fallback (since iMessage wasn’t working) to send updates.

I returned to the table, where people were still hovering—calling editors, scrolling, texting, sending photos and copy. I was already drafting my story and sending it in chunks, adding details as I gathered more information.

I walked my guest toward the bathroom again, which was on the opposite side of the ballroom from our table, so I had to cross what felt like a sea of journalists, PR officials, guests, and others on their phones, talking and scrolling. My guest pointed out that the press pool was being held in an alcove away from the ballroom doors and escalator exit—not in the ballroom with everyone else.

“Alive” by the Bee Gees was playing over the speakers in the bathroom, which felt a little too on the nose.

On my way out, I heard someone speaking over a microphone and rushed to the ballroom entrance. WHCA President Weijia Jiang was speaking. She announced that the event was over and the space was being evacuated.

She also said that President Trump would hold a press conference at the White House in about 25 minutes.

That’s when I knew it was a race against the clock.

I called my editor a second time to update him and asked if I should head to the briefing (knowing the answer would be yes). He confirmed.

Then the crowd began to move. People grabbed purses, bottles—some left belongings behind. Even though it was technically becoming a crime scene, no one was actively forcing us out. It felt more like a collective understanding: It was time to go.

I texted my guest: “OK, I have to go to the White House. I’m so sorry to leave you.”

I made my way with the sea of people toward the one exit we were allowed to use and zipped between women in fancy gowns and men looking like penguins.

I put on my hard press pass, opened the Capital Bikeshare app, reserved the closest e-bike, and headed out. 

I walked up Columbia Road to 20th and Wyoming, grabbed the bike, and rode down Wyoming, then 18th, cut over to U Street, and went straight down 16th to the White House. That ride was exhilarating. I also filmed an Instagram Reel updating my followers on what was going on. I could see tourists and D.C. residents alike looking at me from their cars and the sidewalk, obviously confused as to why a man dressed in a tux had hopped on a bike.

I got off the bike where 16th Street meets Lafayette Square and darted toward the first White House security checkpoint, where they were verifying press credentials. Luckily, I had mine. After that, it turned into a mad dash. Everyone who made it through started moving quickly.

The sound of heels on what I think was cobblestone—or maybe brick—sticks with me. My own shoes were clacking as I ran toward the White House alongside other journalists in heels and dress shoes.

At the Secret Service checkpoint, there was a separate line for hard pass holders. Having my hard pass let me skip much of the impeccably dressed line of journalists who didn’t think to bring their hard pass with them.

It was probably the most exquisitely dressed press crowd I’ve ever seen—tuxedos, gowns, full makeup. It felt like something out of “The Hunger Games.”

I went through security, put my belongings through the metal detector, entered my code, grabbed my things, and ran to the briefing room.

(Washington Blade photo by Joe Reberkenny)
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State Department implements anti-trans bathroom policy

Memo notes directive corresponds with White House executive order

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The State Department on April 20 announced employees cannot use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

The Daily Signal, a conservative news website, reported the State Department announced the new policy in a memo titled “Updates Regarding Biological Sex and Intimate Spaces, Including Restrooms.”

The State Department has not responded to the Los Angeles Blade’s request for comment on the directive.

“The administration affirms that there are two sexes — male and female — and that federal facilities should operate on this objective and longstanding basis to ensure consistency, privacy, and safety in shared spaces,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggot told the Daily Signal. “In line with President Trump’s executive order this provides clear, uniform guidance to the department by grounding policy in biological sex as determined at birth.”

President Donald Trump shortly after he took office in January 2025 issued an executive order that directed the federal government to only recognize two genders: male and female. The sweeping directive also ordered federal government agencies to “effectuate this policy by taking appropriate action to ensure that intimate spaces designated for women, girls, or females (or for men, boys, or males) are designated by sex and not identity.”

The Daily Signal notes the new State Department policy “does not prohibit single-occupancy restrooms.”

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Trans parent charged with kidnapping, allegedly fled to Cuba with child

Cuban authorities helped locate Rose Inessa-Ethington

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A transgender Pride flag flies over Mi Cayito, a beach east of Havana. Cuban authorities helped locate a transgender woman who U.S. authorities fled to the island with her 10-year-old child who she allegedly kidnapped. (Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers)

Federal authorities have charged a transgender woman with kidnapping after she allegedly fled to Cuba with her 10-year-old child.

An affidavit that Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Jennifer Waterfield filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Utah on April 16 notes the child is a “biological male who identifies as a female” and “splits time living with divorced parents who share custody” in Cache County, Utah.

Waterfield notes the child on March 28 “was supposed to be traveling by car to” Calgary, Alberta, “for a planned camping trip with his transgender mother, Rose Inessa-Ethington, Rose’s partner, Blue Inessa-Ethington, and Blue’s 3-year-old child.”

The affidavit notes the group instead flew from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Mexico City on March 29. Waterfield writes the Inessa-Ethingtons and the two children then flew from Mérida, Mexico, to Havana on April 1.

The 10-year-old child called her biological mother on March 28 after they arrived in Canada. The custody agreement, according to the affidavit, required Rose Inessa-Ethington to return the child to her former spouse on April 3.

“Interviews of MV [Minor Victim] 1’s family members provided significant concerns for MV 1’s well-being, as MV 1 was born a male, however, identifies as a female child, which is largely believed to be due to manipulation by Rose Inessa-Ethington,” reads the affidavit. “Concerns exist that MV 1 was transported to Cuba for gender reassignment surgery prior to puberty.”

The affidavit indicates authorities found a note in the Inessa-Ethingtons’ home with “instruction from a mental health therapist located in Washington, D.C., including instruction to send the therapist the $10,000.00 and instructions on gender-affirming medical care for children.”

The affidavit does not identify the specific “mental health therapist” in D.C.

A Utah judge on April 13 ordered Rose Inessa-Ethington to “immediately” return the child to her former spouse. The former spouse also received sole custody.

“Your affiant believes that due to the extensive planning and preparation exhibited by both Rose Inessa-Ethington and Blue Inessa-Ethington to isolate MV 1 and take MV 1 to Havana, Cuba, without notifying or requesting permission from MV 1’s mother indicates they are likely not planning to return to the United States,” wrote Waterfield.

The affidavit notes Cuban authorities found the Inessa-Ethingtons and the child.

A press release the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah issued notes the Inessa-Ethingtons “were deported from Cuba” on Monday “with the assistance of the FBI.”

The couple has been charged with International Parental Kidnapping. The Inessa-Ethingtons were arraigned in Richmond, Va., on Monday. The press release notes a federal court in Salt Lake City will soon handle the case.

The New York Times reported the child is now back with their biological mother.

“We are grateful to law enforcement for working swiftly to return the child to the biological mother,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak of the District of Utah in the press release.

The case is unfolding against the backdrop of increased tensions between Washington and Havana after U.S. forces on Jan. 3 seized now former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

President Donald Trump shortly after he took office in January 2025 issued an executive order that directed the federal government to only recognize two genders: male and female. A second White House directive banned federally-funded gender-affirming care for anyone under 19.

The U.S. Supreme Court last year in the Skrmetti decision upheld a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

Cuba’s national health care system has offered free sex-reassignment surgeries since 2008.

Activists who are critical of Mariela Castro, the daughter of former President Raúl Castro who spearheads LGBTQ+ issues as director of Cuba’s National Center for Sexual Education, have previously told the Washington Blade that access to these procedures is limited. The Blade on Wednesday asked a contact in Havana to clarify whether Cuban law currently allows minors to undergo sex-reassignment surgery.

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Grindr to host first-ever White House Correspondents’ Dinner party

App’s head of global government affairs a long-time GOP-aligned lobbyist

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Gay dating and hookup app Grindr will host its first-ever White House Correspondents’ Weekend party on April 24.

The event is scheduled for the night before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an annual gathering meant to celebrate the First Amendment, honor journalism, and raise money for scholarships.

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is organized by the White House Correspondents’ Association, a group of journalists who regularly cover the president and the administration.

An invitation obtained by the Washington Blade’s Joe Reberkenny and Michael K. Lavers reads:

“We’d be thrilled to have you join us at Grindr’s inaugural White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend Party, a Friday evening gathering to bring together policymakers, journalists, and LGBTQ community leaders as we toast the First Amendment.”

The Blade requested an interview with Joe Hack, Grindr’s head of global government affairs, but was unable to reach him via phone or Zoom. He did, however, provide a statement shared with other outlets, offering limited explanation for why the company decided 2026 was the year for the app to host this event.

“Grindr represents a global community with real stakes in Washington. The issues being debated here — HIV funding, digital privacy, LGBTQ+ human rights — are daily life for our community. Nobody does connections like Grindr, and WHCD weekend is the most iconic place in the country to make them. We figured it was time to host.”

Hack said the company has been “well received” by lawmakers in both parties and has found “common ground” on issues such as HIV funding and keeping minors off the app. He credited longstanding relationships in Washington and what he described as Grindr’s “respectful” approach to lobbying.

Hack, a longtime Republican-aligned lobbyist, previously worked for several GOP lawmakers, including U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), George Voinovich (R-Ohio), Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), and U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.).

According to congressional disclosure forms compiled by OpenSecrets, Grindr spent $1.3 million on lobbying in 2025— more than Tinder and Hinge’s parent company Match Group.

“This is going to be elevated Grindr,” Hack told TheWrap when describing the invite-only party that has already generated buzz on social media. “This isn’t going to be a bunch of shirtless men walking around. This is going to be very elevated, elegant, but still us.”

He also pointed to the company’s work on HIV-related initiatives, including efforts to maintain federal funding for healthcare partners that distribute HIV self-testing kits through the app.

The event comes at a particularly notable moment for an LGBTQ-focused connection platform to enter the Washington social circuit at a high-profile political weekend, as LGBTQ rights remain under constant attack from conservative lawmakers, particularly around transgender healthcare, sports participation, and public accommodations.

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Inside the LGBTQ+ records of Todd Blanche and Markwayne Mullin

Two men are acting attorney general, DHS secretary

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From left, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullen (Photos public domain)

President Donald Trump became famous for his use of the phrase “You’re fired!” while hosting the reality TV show “The Apprentice” in the early 2000s. However, during his time in the Oval Office, he has attempted to distance himself from that image.

Despite those efforts, the phrase once again comes to mind as Trump has fired two high-level female Cabinet members within the past month: Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem.

Their replacements — Todd Blanche at the Justice Department and Markwayne Mullin at the Department of Homeland Security — bring records that, while different in depth, both reflect limited support for LGBTQ+ protections and, in some cases, direct opposition.

Todd Blanche

Acting attorney general

Little has been found regarding Todd Blanche’s LGBTQ+ history prior to his role as acting head of the Department of Justice. Unlike those who have worked within the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division or served as state attorneys general, he has not developed a public-facing legal ideology on LGBTQ+ issues.

Blanche attended American University for his undergraduate studies — like fellow Trump attorney Michael Cohen — where he met his future wife, Kristin, who was studying at nearby Catholic University in D.C.

He began his legal career as an intern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, which eventually became a full-time position. He later worked as a paralegal in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York while attending Brooklyn Law School at night. Blanche graduated cum laude in 2003. He and his wife later married and had two children.

Blanche left the U.S. attorney’s office in 2014, taking a job in the Manhattan office of the law firm WilmerHale. In September 2017, he moved to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where he was a partner in the White Collar Defense and Investigations practice.

In his personal capacity, he represented several figures associated with Donald Trump and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, including Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, businessman Igor Fruman, and attorney Boris Epshteyn.

In 2024, Blanche switched from Democrat to Republican, aligning himself with Trump’s political orbit. He later served as Trump’s personal defense attorney in the New York State case that led to Trump’s 2024 conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush-money payments to bisexual adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Now the highest-ranking official at the Justice Department, Blanche has played a central role in overseeing the department and has been involved in leadership decisions tied to several controversial actions affecting LGBTQ+ people.

In a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James, Blanche declared that the Justice Department “will not sit idly by while you attempt to use your office to force harmful procedures on our most vulnerable population,” if legal action were taken against NYU Langone. The hospital had “permanently” ended a program earlier that month after the Trump-Vance administration threatened to pull all federal funding if it continued prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to minors.

Blanche wrote that “the Justice Department believes the law is clear, and anti-discrimination laws cannot be used to force NYU Langone to perform sex-rejecting procedures on children.”

“As just one example, your office’s position would require a hospital to prescribe certain medications for certain diagnoses, regardless of the hospital’s or its doctors’ independent medical determination about the propriety of such treatment,” he said.

Blanche also echoed his predecessor’s public stance on limiting LGBTQ+-related protections at the federal level, aligning with Bondi’s sentiments in June 2025 regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision that restricted LGBTQ+ history lessions in schools and limits lower federal courts from issuing nationwide injunctions — rulings that have often blocked Trump administration policies.

Calling it “another great decision that came down today,” Blanche argued that the ruling “restores parents’ rights to decide their child’s education,” adding: “It seems like a basic idea, but it took the Supreme Court to set the record straight, and we thank them for that. And now that ruling allows parents to opt out of dangerous trans ideology and make the decisions for their children that they believe is correct.”

In December 2025, a Justice Department memo stated that, “effective immediately,” prisons and jails would no longer be held responsible for violations of standards meant to protect LGBTQ+ people from harassment, abuse, and rape under the Prison Rape Elimination Act. The law, passed unanimously by Congress in 2003, requires that incarcerated people be screened for their risk of sexual assault, including consideration of LGBTQ+ status, and applies to all correctional facilities.

Additionally, when the Justice Department, under Blanche’s deputy leadership and at Trump’s behest, attempted to force Children’s National Hospital in D.C. to turn over medical records related to gender-affirming care, U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin ruled that the effort “appears to have no purpose other than to intimidate and harass.”

Blanche is also described as having a “strong belief in executive authority.”

Markwayne Mullin

Secretary of Homeland Security

While Blanche’s record is defined more by recent actions than a long paper trail, Markwayne Mullin brings a more established history on LGBTQ+ issues from his time in Congress.

The head of the Department of Homeland Security has served in Congress since 2013, in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. He has been actively engaged in shaping restrictions and aligns with broader cultural rhetoric that frames anti-LGBTQ+ speech as protected expression.

In May 2016, Mullin criticized the Department of Education and the Justice Department’s “Dear Colleague” letter on transgender students, arguing that trans girls should not use girls’ restrooms in public schools.

By January 2021, Mullin and then-Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard had introduced a bill to prevent trans women from participating in women’s sports.

Mullin was not recorded as voting on the final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriage.

In 2023, Mullin received a rating of just 6 percent from the Human Rights Campaign.

While serving in the Senate and as a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Mullin has been a vocal critic of policies aimed at expanding LGBTQ+ inclusion in federal programs. He has participated in broader Republican efforts questioning equity-based implementation of the Older Americans Act, including guidance related to sexual orientation and gender identity in aging services, arguing such policies could have unintended consequences.

Mullin also makes history as the first Native American — and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation — to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

He was among the 147 Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results despite no evidence of widespread fraud, and was present in the House on Jan. 6.

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Advocacy meets action: Weho City Council candidate Jonathan Wilson intends to lead with purpose

Jonathan Wilson shares on his decision to run for West Hollywood City Council, highlighting advocacy, representation, and a vision for meaningful change

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Jonathan Wilson

At a critical moment for West Hollywood and cities across the United States, Jonathan Wilson comes forward with a candidacy for West Hollywood City Council that is grounded in advocacy and a crystal-clear call for change. In our conversation, Wilson reflects on the decision to enter public office as a necessary response to widening divides, shifting political realities, and the urgent necessity for leadership that is both responsive and representative. His perspective is founded on years of navigating spaces where identity and opportunity aren’t always aligned, fueling a commitment to ensure that more voices are not just included, but actually heard and addressed.

Drawing from his experiences as a Black and queer Angeleno, as well as his work across corporate, civic, and community spheres, Wilson speaks to the power of identity as both a lens and a responsibility. He approaches leadership with an emphasis on accountability, innovation, and equity, from addressing public safety to the always-evolving priorities of LGBTQ+ communities. The result is a clear portrait of a candidate focused on practical solutions, intentional inclusion, and structural change that moves beyond rhetoric to deliver real, much-needed impact.

You’ve described your decision to run as a moment where you realized meaningful change  requires stepping up. What in particular made this the right time for you to throw your hat  in the race? 

At this time, when our country is so divided, and there are increasing barriers to support our California residents at a state level, I believe that now is the time for me to help my community and residents in the City of West Hollywood. I can best accomplish that by stepping up and becoming involved as an elected official in my local West Hollywood City Council. 

This November election will be pivotal for the future of our residents. While I applaud our City  Council on various levels, I believe that there are key perspectives that will be lost when two prominent City Council members term out. 

That provides me with an opportunity to help place more focus on the needs of our residents, attract more businesses and workers to our great city, and increase safety. It pains me to see businesses close and drive by an increasing number of empty storefronts. It hurts to hear residents say they feel like they can’t afford to live in the city any longer and to read the headlines about people being attacked on the street. 

If elected, you’d become the first Black City Council member and the first Black  LGBTQ+ councilmember in Los Angeles County. Can you describe from your perspective the sheer significance of this? 

West Hollywood has never had a Black City Council member.  

The significance is about the diversity of voices. Having a seat at the table. But this isn’t about race;  it’s about the representation of the diverse residents in my community and helping all people within my community. I just happen to be Black. 

While I’m not hanging my hat on being the black voice, it does add a bit more flavor to what I  can offer as a City Council member. I’m also the only candidate operating a for-profit company, and I’m in the process of building a family through surrogacy. My family journey creates a unique perspective because I’m not just thinking about myself, I’m thinking about what’s right for families with kids who live in this great city. 

Studies show that leading organizations perform better when they have diverse perspectives at the top. For the City of West Hollywood, the top of our government is the City Council – and that’s where I believe I can make the most impact.

While it’s unfortunate that a Black City Council member has never existed in a city that is known for its progressive politics, I believe I am the right person at this moment in our history,  who happens to be Black. 

How have your identities as a Black & queer Los Angelino shaped your understanding of  leadership and representation? 

This is a tough one because throughout my life, I have been one of a few. This goes all the way back to being one of two or three people in my AP and Honors classes at Palisades High School  — Pali High. Even though the school was diverse at the time, I was still the odd man out.  

I have also worked with a variety of Fortune 100 and 500 companies on projects as a management consultant for Accenture and Deloitte Consulting. There were very few executives of color at some of these organizations, and rarely any Black LGBTQ executives. 

There is a unique experience that many LGBTQ people of color share within mainstream  LGBTQ spaces that also seems to parallel that of non-LGBTQ spaces. That is – their voices are muted. Do I think that Los Angeles and WEHO are significantly more accepting of people of color and LGBTQ people than many other parts of our country? Yes! However, there is still work to be done.  

What experiences in your personal journey would you say most prepared you to run for  public office? 

Great question. I’ve always been involved in leadership positions — in high school and college,  in business organizations where I worked, and for non-profits where I’ve volunteered. Specific to West Hollywood, I have been part of the Social Justice Advisory Board (originally the Social  Justice Task Force) for over five years. I am a current member and past board member of the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. And, I have helped influence/lead key initiatives for the City as it relates to small business initiatives and advocating for residents. 

I see a gap in the leadership of our great city, and I really want to serve. I want to help make things better. I also really believe and live by President Obama’s quotes, “We are the change that  we seek” and “We are the change that we have been waiting for.” I was waiting to see someone who understood what businesses needed while also addressing the needs of residents. And now I  believe that person must be me. 

You’ve highlighted public safety as one of your key issues. What does “public safety that  works” look like for folks in West Hollywood? 

I have developed a lot of respect for our Sheriff’s department, security ambassadors, and our  city staff who collectively work to provide our public safety. 

For me, “public safety that works” involves a couple of things — one that focuses on continuous process improvement, and another that focuses on technology enablement. We must improve efficiency in our processes and update them with modern technology to support those processes. 

How does that pertain the public safety? I’ve seen people walk out of the sheriff’s department without making a report because of the long wait. In addition, the City Council approved a drone system several years ago, and it has not yet been implemented. Why can’t our city launch a simple drone initiative? That boils down to proper planning, processes, and execution.  

There are many processes and technology solutions that can be implemented without requiring a significant amount of funds. I’m happy to get more granular, but the bottom line is that we can do better in protecting our city. 

We also need more eyes, watching and reporting. 

How will you go about fostering stronger trust between the community and law  enforcement? 

This is an excellent question because it boils down to trust. Transparency and simplified reports for the public can really assist with trust. I review reports regularly that are presented at the  Public Safety meetings, and they don’t really inform the public on what they need to know to stay safe. We’re not focused on metrics that matter. As a data person, I think we need a live dashboard with metrics the public can view – and in plain language they can understand. We can also consider developing a Community Task Force that is focused on solutions that help to build trust. 

I recognize that law enforcement may feel underappreciated. At the same time, they don’t do themselves any favors by providing inaccurate accounts of the true state of public safety in West Hollywood. My answer is to fix the problem – not mask it. 

What creativity will you be taking to revitalize empty storefronts and support local  businesses? 

West Hollywood primarily focuses on providing reports on the many restaurants, bars, retail shops, and hotels in our City. However, there are so many other industries that can also add value to our City. I believe we need to focus on creating incentives for a variety of industries to come to West Hollywood.  

As a native Angeleno, I love our media and entertainment industries. Many of my friends are in the industry as creatives, production support, and/or investors. I would like to find incentives that can work for property owners and their realtors that would permit entertainment companies to film in some of the empty storefronts, to bring in revenue to West Hollywood. I would also like to take a deeper dive on what positive incentives can be made towards encouraging more businesses to migrate to our City, which will ultimately help all businesses.  

As of late 2024, according to our City staff, we have never implemented industry-specific incentives for businesses to come to West Hollywood. Most businesses I know would appreciate a good deal. 

Bottom line is that I believe incentives will help the local economy thrive by attracting new businesses and increasing tourism. Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Olympics, so we’ve got to get busy. 

Housing remains an ever-present issue across Los Angeles. What new or practical solutions  would you advocate to maintain affordability in West Hollywood? 

I have been a strong advocate of the West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (WHCHC), and I like the idea of affordable housing. In addition, I believe that with more money coming from taxes based on our potential business growth, our City will eventually produce more money to give back to the residents, which will allow them to stay in their homes in West Hollywood. I look for win-win solutions and am a strong believer that if we do this right,  everyone can win in our City. 

In a city with a long history of LGBTQ advocacy, what new or evolving priorities do you  believe need attention at this moment in time? 

While I am concerned about some of our recent advancements with marriage and reproductive rights, my biggest concern lies with our transgender community. I’m saddened every day by the level of vulnerability that exists with our trans family members. Anything we can do to help advance their level of safety, provide adequate health support, and assist with ensuring their human rights are not being violated remains among my top priorities. 

How do queer politics today differ from decades past, and how does/will that impact your  campaign? 

Representation matters. I think it’s time to hear ideas from BIPOC LGBTQ representatives. I  would love to be in a position where I could help lift others. Today is similar to and different from past decades regarding queer politics. Today, the federal government is working to dismantle rights that have existed for years now. Whereas, in the past, the LGBTQ community was fighting for those rights. And many organizations, including the private sector, are uncertain on how to provide support without fear of retaliation.  

What does inclusive leadership mean to you beyond representation?

Inclusive leadership means that we have diversity of thought – pluralism of ideas — helping to lead our great City. I voted for some of our City Council members — not always because I agreed with all of their policies — but because they had a unique perspective that I believed would benefit our City. It would be an unfathomable scenario if everyone thought alike and agendas were simply rubber-stamped without meaningful questions being raised or serious dialogue being had. Passion for the community, lived experiences, commitment to doing what’s right for the City, ethics and integrity– in addition to educational background and career skills- should all be considered when electing a City Council member. Any City Council bearing those traits will focus on delivering the best solutions for the people of West Hollywood. 

What challenges do you foresee as a fresh candidate entering local politics, and how are  you preparing yourself and your team to meet them? 

As a new candidate, I am learning as I go. I bring a passionate commitment to my community and an ethical approach to politics. I hope my competitors will join me. I am running to support the people in my community. To help make West Hollywood a better place to live and work. I  am talking to residents, businesses, law enforcement, industries, trade unions, and most importantly – the people who live here. I am listening to what the people want. I plan to host listening sessions because I want to digest the diverse voices so I can represent ALL OF THE  PEOPLE. My team is focused on scheduling me to talk with a variety of groups, and I plan to canvas my local community, door by door, and ask the people for their vote. 

Looking into the near future, what would success look like at the end of your first term if  (or when) you are elected? 

My first term would start in January of 2027 and last through January 2031. At the end of those  four years, I would like to see the following: 

1) Residents feel like they can afford to live in the City of West Hollywood and that the city adequately supports their basic needs regardless of stage of life, whether it’s starting their career, growing a family, or aging in place as a retired individual. 

2) A thriving economy where new industries are emerging in the city and legacy footholds  (like media and entertainment) are demonstrating a renewed presence in the City. 3) Simplified government processes, enabled by policy and technology, with people who are  working together for the safety and good of the residents in the City of West Hollywood.

For more information about Wilson’s candidate campaign, head to Wilson4Weho.com

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LGBTQ+ groups condemn Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization

Ceasefire announced less than two hours before Tuesday deadline

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President Donald Trump (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The Council for Global Equality is among the groups that condemned President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his latest threats against Iran.

Trump in a Truth Social post said “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran did not reach an agreement with the U.S. by 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on Tuesday.

Iran is among the handful of countries in which consensual same-sex sexual relations remain punishable by death.

Israel and the U.S. on Feb. 28 launched airstrikes against Iran.

One of them killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran in response launched missiles and drones against Israel and other countries that include Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, and Cyprus.

Gas prices in the U.S. and around the world continue to increase because the war has essentially closed the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway that connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s crude oil passes.

Trump less than 90 minutes before his deadline announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran that Pakistan helped broker.

“We the undersigned human rights, humanitarian, civil liberties, faith-based and environmental organizations, think tanks and experts are deeply alarmed by President Trump’s threat regarding Iran that ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ if his demands are not met. Such language describes a grave atrocity if carried out,” reads the statement that the Council for Global Equality more than 200 other organizations and human rights experts signed. “A threat to wipe out ‘a whole civilization’ may amount to a threat of genocide. Genocide is a crime defined by the Genocide Convention and by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as committing one or more of several acts ‘with intent to destroy in whole or in part a national, racial or religious groups as such.'”

The statement states “the law is clear that civilians must not be targeted, and they must also be protected from indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks.”

“Strikes on civilian infrastructure — such as the recent attack on a bridge and the attacks President Trump is repeatedly threatening to carry out to destroy power plants — have devastating consequences for the civilian population and environment,” it reads.

“We urge all parties to respect international law,” adds the statement. “Those responsible for atrocities, including crimes against humanity and war crimes, can and must be held accountable.”

The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice, Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP, MADRE, and the Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center are among the other groups that signed the letter.

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Pam Bondi ousted as attorney general

Donald Trump announced firing on Thursday

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Now former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post Thursday, following growing criticism over how she and the Department of Justice handled a range of issues, including matters related to sex offender and Trump ally Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump announced Bondi’s removal on Truth Social, where he also said Todd Blanche will serve as acting head of the Justice Department.

“Pam Bondi is a great American patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my attorney general over the past year,” Trump wrote on the platform. “Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown on crime across our country, with murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900.”

Trump was seen as recently as Wednesday with the now-former attorney general at a Supreme Court hearing on citizenship.

The decision contrasts with Trump’s previous public praise of Bondi, the 87th U.S. attorney general and former 37th attorney general of Florida, who served in that role from 2011-2019 before joining the Trump-Vance administration. He has frequently lauded her loyalty and said he speaks with her often. Bondi was also one of president’s defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial.

Privately, however, Trump had grown frustrated that Bondi was not “moving quickly enough” to prosecute critics and political adversaries he wanted to face criminal charges, according to multiple sources. The New York Times reported that her inability to charge former FBI Director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James with any crimes is a large factor in the president’s choice to fire her from the government’s primary law enforcement agency.

The move comes as Trump has sought to minimize public turmoil within his administration, avoiding the perception of a revolving-door Cabinet that defined his first term.

Lee Zeldin, a former Republican congressman from New York who unsuccessfully ran for governor, has emerged as a leading contender to lead the Justice Department. He has been one of Trump’s most reliable allies.

“He’s our secret weapon,” Trump said of Zeldin in February during a White House event promoting the coal industry, adding, “He’s getting those approvals done in record-setting time.”

Bondi has also growing faced scrutiny from Congress.

The House Oversight Committee recently subpoenaed her to testify about the department’s handling of certain files, where she declined to answer key questions during a contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing in February.

The Tampa native has a long history of opposing LGBTQ+ rights through her roles in government. As Florida attorney general, she fought against the legalization of same-sex marriage, arguing it would cause “serious public harm,” pushing forward a legal battle that cost taxpayers nearly half a million dollars. She also asked the Florida Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that found the state’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.

More recently, Bondi established a “Title IX Special Investigations Team” within the Justice Department focused on restricting transgender women and girls from participating in women’s and girls’ sports teams and accessing facilities aligned with their gender identity. She also told Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to turn over the medical records of anyone under 19 who received gender-affirming care.

Her removal follows Trump’s decision last month to oust another controversial female Cabinet figure, Kristi Noem.

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