Torrance City Council re-elects incumbents in easy vote
In Torrance, incumbents James Armstrong and Donald Wilson were easily returned to the city council on election day. Dick Ross secured a paring seat while former councilman Ross A. Sciarrotta trailed. Lomita incumbents Charles Belba and Jim Cole ran with Leonard Loy for a vacated seat, amid a subdued vote with City Hall not open for results. Five city charter reform measures removing obsolete language passed easily. With 65 of 73 precincts counted, Armstrong led with 7,574 votes, Wilson 6,876, followed by several other candidates and various totals.
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Ross A. Sciarrotta
Stanley A. Smith
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William Uerkwitz
James R. Armstrong
Donald Wilson
James Scott Davis
Harry Matthews II
Reece Mullens
Thomas R. O’brien
Wendy Jean Park
Dick Rossberg
Ross Sciarrolla
Rita A. Souis
Jerome D. Thornell
Mrs Calas Victorious in Carson City Council Race
Katherine Kay Calas won the seat vacated by her late husband John D Calas, becoming a council member as Sak Yamamoto secured a third term and Clar ence Bridgers earned a second full term. Mary Louie Custer contended closely for the first woman on the council.
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John D. Calas
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Clarenhce Bridgers
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Mary Louie Custer
Woman wins race in Hawaiian Gardens City Council
Julia Sylva, a bilingual elementary instructor, becomes the first woman elected to Hawaiian Gardens City Council with 71 votes, the highest for any candidate since 1964. Robert Lee earns 389 votes and Fred Navejas 384 to secure the remaining seat. final unofficial returns list several candidates across six precincts.
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Julia Sylva
Robert Lee
Fred Carlos Navejas
Leland Johnson
Robert Lee Venn
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Thomas Cain
Fred Navejas
Don Schultze
Julia Syt¢a
Soy Goodwin Clyde Justus
James Valeri
Garden Grove Propositions Defeated in Early Voting
With nearly half the vote in, Garden Grove six ballot questions appear to be losing. The five property tax measures would have nearly doubled the $1.10 assessed value tax, while the sixth measure to redirect revenue-sharing funds from capital projects also seems doomed.
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Whit ney elected to Artesia City Council after vote
Former ABC school board member Gretchen Whitney won a seat on the Artesia City Council on Tuesday, joining incumbents Robert Jamison and Donald Oliver who were re-elected. Whitney advocated parks and recreation upgrades while Jamison and Oliver highlighted the city's solid finances and ongoing industry attraction efforts.
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Voters elect new city council members in local election
Incumbent William Menden is the sole survivor in the local race. New council members are George A Papadakis and Robert F Randall. Julia Sylva, an elementary school teacher, led with 771 votes, the highest since 1964. Defeated incumbents Leland Johnson and Venn Furgeson. Winners include C Robert Lee and Fredrik Carlos Nave Jas.
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George A. Papadakis
Robert F. Randall
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Julia Sylva
Leland Johnson
Venn Furgeson
C. Robert Lee
Fredrik Carlos Nave Jas
Garden Grove mayor ally election yields tight early results
Early returns show Milton Krieger trailing J Tillman Williams with 30 percent of ballots counted in Garden Grove. Williams led 1,984 to 1,295, while H Reece Ballard had 982 and Allen Priest's bloc showed no clear winner yet as results remained unofficial. Incumbents in nearby cities faced close races or losses with Cypress La Palma and Westminster reporting. In Cypress Mayor Alice Frankiewich trailed Donald Gudson. in La Palma incumbents Byrne and Frese led contenders for council seats. Westminster reelected Joy Neugebauer and Frank Fry, while William French defeated Elden Gillespie by 17 votes.
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Henry,r. Frese
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Frank Stewart
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Joy J. Neugebauer
Frank Fry
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Lakewood voters oust three incumbents in city council race
In Lakewood, 12,230 voters cast ballots from 33,521 registered amid rain to defeat Mayor Wayne Piercy, Mayor Pro Tem William Young, and Councilwoman Sheila Pokras. Dag Branstine, Dee De Baun, and Donald Plunkett won, with Branstine leading all contenders and saying reforms at the redevelopment agency were key.
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Wayne Piercy
William Young
Sheila Pokras
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Donald Plunkett
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A. Walker
Beverly Brons
G.C. de Baun
Wilbert P. Krael
Jackson A. Adkins
L. Branstine
Norwalk re elects White as Nelson wins in Norwalk
Margaret Nelson, a longtime city activist and Norwalk La Mirada schools volunteer services coordinator, defeats nine challengers to win the Norwalk City Council seat and succeeds incumbent Robert White. White notes Norwalk's strong finances. Voting across 7 precincts produced totals led by White 2269 and Nelson 1287 with other candidates in single to low thousands.
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Bellflower elects Marsh Lewis to City Council
Businessman George Marsh and Councwoman Mary Lewis won seats on the Bellflower City Council Tuesday. Marsh unseated Mayor Henry Kruid who sought a second full term on the council. Complete but unofficial returns from the citys 26 precincts showed
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Mary Lewis
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Signal Hill Elects Beebe and Defeats Zoning Plan
Voters toppled Mayor Keaton King and council ally Beebe, ending her near quarter century as city clerk and later mayor during Signal Hill golden anniversary. A controversial zoning ordinance was voted down 748 to 216, leaving the more restrictive measure in effect. New council members George Papadakis and Robert Randle join incumbent figures as Marion McCallen and others listed among candidates.
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Paramount incumbents win reelection to city council seats
Complete but unofficial returns from Paramount’s 23 precincts show Ted Mosier with 1626 votes and John Mies with 1st votes, while challenger Esther Caldwell garners 1467. About 5 percent of Paramount’s roughly 7000 voters cast ballots in the three way race for two seats.
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Ted Mosier
John Mies
Esther Caldwell
Garden Grove teacher killed in crash in Lakewood
Florence N. LaMarce, a 65 year old Grove Unified School District teacher of Anaheim, was killed in an automobile crash on Tuesday near Stanford Elementary in Lakewood. She was slated for retirement in June.
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