CABLE EXEC, ACTIVIST IN RUNOFF MISCIKOWSKI'S 11TH DISTRICT SEAT ON WESTSIDE AT STAKE.Byline: Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writer A veteran cable-TV executive and a community activist will battle it out in a May 17 runoff for the 11th Council District seat on the Westside after neither won a majority in Tuesday's primary to succeed term-limited Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski Cindy Miscikowski represented the 11th District on the Los Angeles City Council for two full terms from 1997 through 2005. Previously, she was an aide to Councilman Marvin Braude and the Executive Director of the Skitball Cultural Center in its beginning stages. . Bill Rosendahl Bill Rosendahl is a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing Council District 11, including the communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, West Los Angeles and Westchester. received 44.7 percent and Flora Gil Krisiloff got 41.5 percent, well ahead of the third candidate, labor attorney Angela Reddock, who got 13.9 percent of the vote, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. unofficial returns. The 11th District stretches from Bel-Air and Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). to Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX and Westchester. Traffic, development and expansion of LAX were among the key issues of the election. Well-known from his years hosting a public-affairs TV show, Rosendahl was supported by nine City Council members and a long list of state and local politicians. Krisiloff has the support of Miscikowski. Both candidates oppose the $11 billion expansion plan for LAX and said they would push for more transit development. Krisiloff criticized Rosendahl's executive position at Adelphia Cable, a company that has clashed with the city over attempts to raise rates and whose founder was accused of diverting corporate funds for personal use. Rosendahl said Wednesday that he won in most precincts and believes the results was an affirmation of his campaign. ``We have always stayed on the high road. If we're not on the high road I don't want to be on the road at all.'' Krisiloff'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. , charged that Rosendahl was leading a whisper campaign A whisper campaign is a method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are spread about the target, while the source of the rumors seeks to avoid being detected while spreading them (for example, a political campaign might distribute anonymous flyers attacking the other that she was anti-gay. ``I hope they stop their nasty campaign,'' Taylor said. ``We're planning to run a campaign based on our 20-year track record and comparing it to our opponent's 20-year background.'' In other races, council members Ed Reyes, Dennis Zine, Jack Weiss and Jan Perry won re-election by wide margins. Controller Laura Chick retained her job with 81 percent of the vote. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and council members Alex Padilla, Eric Garcetti and Janice Hahn were unchallenged. Kerry Cavanaugh, (818) 713-3746 kerry.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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