DEADLINE LOPS NAMES FROM CHARTER RACE : REFORM COMMISSION.Byline: Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writer The field of potential candidates for an elected charter reform commission on the April 8 ballot in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. was cut nearly in half Tuesday from 112 to 58 as the deadline passed for filing nominating petitions. The number of candidates will likely dwindle dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. further as the Los Angeles City Clerk's Office determines in the next few days whether nominating petitions turned in by Tuesday have enough valid signatures to qualify the candidates. As of Tuesday, 19 of the 58 candidates who filed nominating petitions have qualified for the ballot, including former state Assemblywoman Paula Boland, Studio City Residents Association President Tony Lucente, Valley Industry and Commerce Association chairman Marvin Selter and police union director Dennis Zine. Despite the drop in the number of potential candidates, sponsors of the initiative on the April ballot creating an elected charter reform commission said they were encouraged by the number of people running for the 15-person panel. ``It's a great outpouring of people who realize there is a need for significant change in city government and who want to be part of that process,'' said David Fleming
David Fleming , a Studio City attorney and co-sponsor of the initiative. Valley Voice co-chair Jeff Brain, Sherman Oaks Homeowner association officer Matt Epstein and real estate businessman Horace Heidt Horace Heidt (May 21, 1901 - December 1, 1986) was an American pianist, Big Band leader, radio and television personality, and entertainer. He was born in Alameda, California, and he attended Culver Academies. already have qualified in the 5th Council District. In the 4th District, former teachers union president Helen Bernstein and Lucente already have qualified. In contrast to the large number of candidates in most San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, 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. districts, only one candidate will be on the ballot in the 1st Council District, which includes parts of downtown and the east side. Councilman Mike Hernandez had endorsed Community College Board member Gloria Romero Gloria J. Romero is currently the Democratic majority leader of the California State Senate and the first woman to ever hold this leadership position. Romero grew up in Barstow, and earned her associate's degree from Barstow Community College. She went on to a B.A. as the district's best candidate, and she was the only person in the district to file nominating petitions by Tuesday. Voters still must decide in April whether to approve Proposition 8, which would create the charter reform commission. If the measure is approved, voters then would cast ballots for the candidates in their council district. If the measure is rejected, all of the campaigning during the next few months will be for naught. Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. and some City Council members had been waiting to see who qualified before publicly committing to candidates for competing slates. Fleming said the mayor is likely to endorse Selter in the 2nd District, Bernstein in the 4th and Gary Thomas Gary Thomas (born June 6, 1961) is an American jazz saxophonist from Baltimore, Maryland. He is a member of Special Edition and has worked with Cassandra Wilson, Wallace Roney, Miles Davis and Steve Coleman. , the head of the United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley, in the 3rd District, but final decisions will wait until the dust settles and there is a clearer view of who qualified for the ballot. The following people have filed nominating petitions for an elected charter reform commission by Tuesday's deadline. Those with a (Q) after their name have already qualified, while the Los Angeles city clerk Los Angeles City Clerk is in charge of record keeping for the city and elections. The current city clerk is Frank Martinez. Berfore Martinz took office in 2000, J. Michael Carey was the clerk. must still check the signatures turned in by the other candidates. 1st District: Gloria Romero (Q). 2nd District: John Bunte, Anne Finn, Marvin Selter (Q) and John Simonson. 3rd District: James Greenfield, Gary Thomas, Dennis Zine (Q). 4th District: Helen Bernstein (Q), Tony Lucente (Q), Charley Mims, James Regan, Denise Robb, Seymour Rosen and Bill Weinberger. 5th District: Michael Bohlke, Jeff Brain (Q), Erwin Chemerinsky Erwin Chemerinsky (born 1953) is a well-known professor of Constitutional law and federal civil procedure, has recently accepted a position at the University of California, Irvine, in the new Donald Bren School of Law, beginning in 2009. , Matt Epstein (Q) Horace Heidt (Q), Howard Raphael and Andrew Tilles. 6th District: David Colwell (Q), Sal Grammatico, Larry Kosmont (Q), Chester Widom (Q), Jimmie Woods-Gray. 7th District: Marcos Castaneda, Sam Kimura and Robert Winn (Q). 8th District: Marguerite Archie-Hudson and Benetta Johnson. 9th District: Woody Fleming (Q), Christine Robert and Ricardo Torres Ricardo Torres (born February 16, 1980), is a boxer from Magangué, Bolívar, Colombia, and current WBO world junior welterweight champion. Turning Professional Torres began boxing professionally in 2001 and had a torrid streak of 28 consecutive victories with 26 KO's II (Q). 10th District: ``Jackie'' Dupont-Walker (Q) and Casey Peters. 11th District: Jack Allen
Jack Allen is a major character in the Christian-themed radio drama/comedy Adventures in Odyssey , Pamela Aronoff, Rob Glushon (Q), Mark Johnson, Maureen Kindel (Q) and Susan Lord. 12th District: Paula Boland (Q), Walter Prince and Keith Richman. 13th District: Lorri Jean (Q), Bennett Kayser, Cesar Portillo and Mike Sinkov. 14th District: Jose Legaspi (Q), Nick Pacheco, Sylvia Robledo and David Tokofsky. 15th District: Linda Forster, Jerry Gaines (Q), Janice Hahn and Joann Wysocki. Source: Los Angeles City Clerk's Office CAPTION(S): box BOX: POTENTIAL CANDIDATES (see text) |
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