28 FILE AS MARCH 4 ELECTION TAKES SHAPE.

Byline: Daily News

Twenty-eight people filed petitions to run for Los Angeles City Council in the March 4 election while 14 others dropped out of their races as of Wednesday's 5 p.m. deadline, according to the City Clerk's Office.

Candidates had to file either 500 signatures with a $300 fee or 1,000 signatures to be exempt from the fee. The City Clerk's Office still has to certify the signatures before the candidates qualify for the ballot.

In the San Fernando Valley races, incumbent Councilwoman Wendy Greuel will face no opposition after John Quinn, a film producer, decided not to challenge her in District 2.

Councilman Tom LaBonge will face only one opponent, Derek Milosavljevic, after two others dropped out, meaning there will be only a primary and no general election in District 4.

In District 6 in the East Valley, Assemblyman Tony Cardenas, D-Mission Hills, will face Jose Roy Garcia and Christopher Cleto Trujillo, after three others declined to file papers. Term limits force Councilwoman Ruth Galanter to give up the position.

In District 12 in the Northwest Valley, seven people remain in the running to succeed term-limited Councilman Hal Bernson. Two others did not file papers by the deadline.

Other races on the spring ballot include four Board of Education seats, featuring a total of 10 candidates, including incumbents Genethia Hudley Hayes, David Tokofsky, Mike Lansing and Caprice Young. Two would-be challengers failed to file papers by the deadline.

The Los Angeles County Community College District's Board of Trustees has four seats up for election, featuring 17 candidates, after five people declined to file petitions to run for those seats.