Politics & Government

L.A. Voters to Decide on Ballot Measures and Candidates

Voters citywide will weigh in on 10 ballot measures, and some districts will also be electing members to the City Council and school board.

Voters throughout the city will decide Tuesday on charter amendments and ballot measures created with the city's massive budget deficit in mind. Some districts will also be electing members to the City Council and school board.

The City Council and school board races have seen spending of $7.6 million so far with the vast majority, about $4.3 million, coming from independent committees that either oppose or support candidates. A 2009 law ended unlimited contributions to school board candidates and the $1,000 cap on individual spending has shifted big giving to independent committees, where donations aren't limited.

The 10 citywide measures include ballot-box attempts to ease the city's $350 million budget deficit with measures that include putting new taxes on oil companies and marijuana distributors, while another calls for reforming the city's pension system.

The polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Don't know where to vote? Go here to enter your address and find your polling place.

The city's Department of Transportation will relax parking restrictions Tuesday within one block of polling places to encourage more people to vote. Motorists within one block of their polling place will not be required to deposit money in parking meters and time limits at the meters, street cleaning restrictions and preferential parking restrictions will not be enforced.

Patch will be holding a special election night chat with updates from the field on ballot returns as they come in and reports from post-election parties. Check back here for more details.

Here are Patch stories about the issues and candidates:

The Measures:

Measure G:  
Measure H:
Measure I and J: 
Measure L:
Measure M: 
Measure N: 
Measure O: Proposition O Would Impose Tax on Oil Companies
Measure P: Measure P Would Guarantee Emergency Reserve Account
Measure Q: Measure Q Would Ease City Hiring Requirements

Find out what's happening in Marina Del Reywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The Candidates:

District 2
Paul Krekorian: 
Augusto Bisani: 
 
District 4
Tom LaBonge: 
Tomas O'Grady: 
Stephen Box: 
 
School Board, District 3


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