Sheila James Kuehl is an American politician and retired actress,and served as the member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District and as board chair and chair pro tem. Kuehl was California's first openly gay state legislator,having previously served in the California State Senate and the California State Assembly,where she was the Assembly's first female speaker pro tem.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (LACBOS) is the five-member governing body of Los Angeles County,California,United States.
Carthay Circle is a neighborhood in the Mid-City West region of Central Los Angeles,California. Originally named Carthay Center,the neighborhood was later renamed after the famed Carthay Circle Theatre.
Zev Yaroslavsky is a politician from Los Angeles County,California. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from District 3,an affluent district which includes the San Fernando Valley,the Westside of Los Angeles and coastal areas between Venice and the Ventura County line. He was first elected to the board in 1994. Yaroslavsky served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 to 1994.
Paul Koretz is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 5th district from 2009 until he was term-limited in 2022. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly and the West Hollywood City Council.
Wendy Jane Greuel is an American politician. She served as Los Angeles City Controller from 2009 to 2013. Greuel was the second woman elected to citywide office in Los Angeles,after her predecessor Laura Chick.
Sylvia Levin was an American civic and voter registration activist,who registered more than 47,000 California voters over a span of 36 years from 1973 until 2009. Government experts and analysts believe that her 47,000 voter registration total is a nationwide record in the United States and in the state of California.
The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 5,2013,to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. No candidate received a majority of the primary votes to be elected outright,and the top two finishers,Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel advanced to a runoff vote. On May 21,2013,Garcetti was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
Los Angeles's 5th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Katy Young Yaroslavsky since 2022 after winning an election to succeed Paul Koretz,who termed out.
The 1989 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 11,1989. Incumbent Tom Bradley was re-elected over ten candidates in the primary election. It would be the last time Bradley ran for mayor,as he chose to retire after his fifth term.
The 2010 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 8,2010,coinciding with the California gubernatorial election,2010. Two of the five seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors were contested in this election. None of the incumbents were termed out.
Proposition U was a ballot initiative for the city of Los Angeles. Proposed by Zev Yaroslavsky,Joel Wachs,and Marvin Braude,and placed on the ballot in November 1986,Prop. U aimed to slow development in the city. Voters approved Prop. U by a 2-1 margin. The passage of the ballot initiative halved the allowable residential density throughout much of Los Angeles.
Measure S,originally known as the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative,was considered by voters in the city of Los Angeles in the March 7,2017,election. It would have imposed a two-year moratorium on development projects seeking variances from some aspects of the city's zoning code,made changes to the environmental impact statement requirements in the code,and required the city to update its comprehensive plan during the moratorium. The measure failed,with over two-thirds of those who voted on it voting against it.
The 2017 Los Angeles elections were held on March 7,2017 in Los Angeles,California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for May 16,2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election,as well as the offices of Mayor,City Attorney and City Controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
The Chair of the Los Angeles County also called Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the county government. The chair is the presiding officer for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The board members serve as chair for one year each on a rotating basis. One chair,Michael D. Antonovich,called himself the Mayor of Los Angeles County.
The 2022 Los Angeles elections were held on June 7,2022. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for November 8,2022. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while three of the seven seats in the LAUSD Board of Education were up for election. The seat of Mayor of Los Angeles was up for election due to incumbent Eric Garcetti's term limit. The seats of the Los Angeles City Controller and the Los Angeles City Attorney were also up for election,as their incumbents,Mike Feuer and Ron Galperin,were running for mayor and California State Controller respectively.
The 2022 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 8,2022,in Los Angeles County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on June 7. Two of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election,as well as two of the countywide elected officials,the Sheriff and the Assessor. In addition,elections were held for the Superior Court,along with two ballot measures.
Traci Park is an American attorney and politician,who is the Los Angeles City Councilmember for the 11th district since 2022. Having entered the race to challenge incumbent Mike Bonin,Park became a frontrunner for the open seat upon Bonin's announcement of retirement,and defeated civil rights attorney Erin Darling in the general election.
The 2022 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on June 7,2022 with runoff elections held on November 8,2022 to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Two of the five seats on the board were up for election to four-year terms.
Lindsey Patrice Horvath is an American politician,advertising executive,and activist who is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District,which covers the San Fernando Valley,and is the Chair Pro Tem of Los Angeles County. She was previously a Councilmember for West Hollywood,California and was twice the mayor.
