BERNARDI EXPECTED TO SUPPORT PADILLA IN 7TH DISTRICT RUNOFF.Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer Ernani Bernardi Ernani Bernardi (October 29, 1911-January 4, 2006) was a politician in Los Angeles, California. He represented District 7 on the Los Angeles City Council from 1961 to 1993, a district that covered the east San Fernando Valley. , former Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. member from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando ValleyValley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , is scheduled to announce today he is endorsing Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City in the June runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. for the 7th District seat Bernardi held for 32 years. Padilla, an engineer and state legislative aide, finished first in the April 13 primary election and will be in the June 8 runoff against Corinne Sanchez, who heads a community service organization. The winner will serve the remaining two years of an unexpired term following the state Senate election of former councilman Richard Alarcon. Alarcon, D-Van Nuys, was elected to the council seat in 1993 and re-elected in 1997. Bernardi retired from the council in 1993. ``Ernie Bernardi was the conscience of the council . . . he cared more about his community than contributions, and Alex Padilla shares those same values,'' said Padilla's campaign consultant Rick Taylor Rick Taylor(リック・テイラー Rikku Teirā) is a fictional character, acting as the protagonist of the Splatterhouse series of video games by Namco. . When Alarcon first ran for City Council in 1993, Bernardi endorsed Alarcon's opponent, Lyle Hall. In this year's contest, Alarcon endorsed Sanchez. In a related development Wednesday, candidate Barbara Perkins, who finished in third place in this month's primary, announced that she is endorsing neither candidate in the runoff. Perkins said she consulted with her campaign staff and volunteers, who could not reach a consensus on which candidate to endorse. ``Each of the two candidates remaining in the race have personal qualities that I believe are important for our next City Council member,'' Perkins said. ``The important issue is who can best articulate the needs of this community and convince the voters that they really do have their best interest at heart and not just their political careers.'' Perkins said she will vote in the runoff but will keep her decision private. |
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