LOCAL ELECTION ISSUES LESS THAN COMPELLING.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Today marks the end of a lackluster election season, where the big-ticket item big-ticket item Managed care A popular term for an expensive therapeutic or diagnostic procedure is the lukewarm gubernatorial race and the only local race involves the obscure Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² Water Agency. For voters who did not file absentee ballots or try the new touch-screen voting system Noun 1. voting system - a legal system for making democratic choices electoral system legal system - a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws in the community room at the Valencia Town Center mall Town Center Mall may refer to:
Nine candidates - including three incumbents - are on the ballot for four open seats on the water agency board, which manages water imported from Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . Peter Kavounas, vice president of the board, is seeking a second term representing Division 2. He faces a challenge from Henry Schultz, chairman of the Sierra Club's Santa Clarita chapter. Director Don Froelich of Division 3 is stepping down. Brian Roney and Jacque McMillan are battling for his seat. Tom Campbell, appointed last year to an at-large seat, faces Gundy G. Tollefson and John B. Steffen; and Edward Colley is challenging Division I representative Ed Dunn for his seat. Also on the ballot are legislative seats for U.S. Congress and the state Legislature. Longtime U.S. Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, faces a challenge from Democrat Bob Conaway, an attorney, and Libertarian Frank M. Consolo Jr., a brewery manager, for the 25th Congressiona Running for Assembly District 38 are incumbent Republican candidate Keith Richman; Democrat Paula L. Calderon, a health care manager; and Libertarian candidate Karl Lembke, a water quality inspector. The other issue that has drawn interest in Santa Clarita is Proposition 47, the $13 billion bond measure for school construction. districts are rallying for the measure to win matching funds and other money for local school projects. Opponents argue that the state cannot afford the debt. CAPTION(S): box Box: WHERE TO VOTE |
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