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March 7, 2017 Election

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County Results as of Mar 20 1:51pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (2,685/2,685)
17.1% Countywide Voter Turnout ( 898,233/5,254,698)
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Polling Location on March 7, 7am - 8pm
Yucca Park Community Center
Boxing Room / Green Table
6671 Yucca St
Los Angeles, CA 90028
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Precinct 9000782B
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  • City

    Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mitch O'Farrell
      17,053 votes 59.26%
    • Sylvie Shain
      4,338 votes 15.07%
    • Jessica Salans
      3,902 votes 13.56%
    • David De La Torre
      1,534 votes 5.33%
    • Doug Haines
      1,123 votes 3.90%
    • Bill Zide
      829 votes 2.88%

    City Attorney; City of Los AngelesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Feuer
      306,867 votes 100%

    City Controller; City of Los AngelesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ron S. Galperin
      291,321 votes 100%

    Mayor; City of Los AngelesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Eric Garcetti
      331,310 votes 81.37%
    • Mitchell Jack Schwartz
      33,228 votes 8.16%
    • David Hernandez
      13,346 votes 3.28%
    • Diane "Pinky" Harman
      5,115 votes 1.26%
    • David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg
      4,809 votes 1.18%
    • Dennis Richter
      4,558 votes 1.12%
    • Yj J. Draiman
      3,705 votes 0.91%
    • Frantz Pierre
      3,386 votes 0.83%
    • Eric Preven
      3,023 votes 0.74%
    • Yuval Kremer
      2,436 votes 0.60%
    • Paul E. Amori
      2,231 votes 0.55%

    School

    Member, Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Seat 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steven Veres
      188,270 votes 45.89%
    • Steve Goldstein
      80,165 votes 19.54%
    • Thomas J. Norman
      71,170 votes 17.35%
    • Sergio Vargas
      70,630 votes 17.22%

    Member, Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Seat 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ernest H. Moreno
      224,010 votes 55.21%
    • Dallas Denise Fowler
      181,752 votes 44.79%

    Member, Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Seat 6Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Gabriel Buelna
      245,232 votes 60.37%
    • Nancy Pearlman
      160,993 votes 39.63%

    Member, Board of Education; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 4Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steven Zimmer
      45,088 votes 46.70%
    • Nick Melvoin
      31,771 votes 32.90%
    • Allison Holdorff Polhill
      13,510 votes 13.99%
    • Gregory Martayan
      6,189 votes 6.41%

    Local Measures

    Measure H County Plan to Prevent and Combat Homelessness -- County of Los Angeles (Ordinance - 2/3 Approval Required)
    Pass: 585,905 / 69.34% Yes votes ...... 259,098 / 30.66% No votes
    To fund mental health, substance abuse treatment, health care, education, job training, rental subsidies, emergency and affordable housing, transportation, outreach, prevention, and supportive services for homeless children, families, foster youth, veterans, battered women, seniors, disabled individuals, and other homeless adults; shall voters authorize Ordinance No. 2017-0001 to levy a ¼ cent sales tax for ten years, with independent annual audits and citizens' oversight?

    Measure M Enforce, Tax & Regulate Cannabis and/or Cannabis Products -- City of Los Angeles (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 319,017 / 80.45% Yes votes ...... 77,523 / 19.55% No votes
    Shall an ordinance providing for enforcement, taxation and regulation of cannabis and/or cannabis products (cannabis) by: 1) providing that the City Council retains the authority to amend existing and adopt new regulations regarding cannabis activity in the City after conducting public hearings regarding various aspects of the commercialization of cannabis and medical cannabis, and giving priority in the processing of applications to existing medical marijuana dispensaries operating in compliance with current City law; 2) authorizing criminal penalties, nuisance abatement, increased civil fines and disconnection of water and power utilities for unauthorized cannabis activities; and 3) establishing new business taxes, effective January 1, 2018, including taxes of $100 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from cannabis sales and $50 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from medical cannabis sales, $10 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from cannabis transportation, testing or research, and $20 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from cannabis manufacturing, cultivation or other commercialization of cannabis; be adopted?

    Measure N Permits, Regulation & Taxation of Cannabis Activity -- City of Los Angeles (Initiative Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 134,787 / 34.95% Yes votes ...... 250,896 / 65.05% No votes
    Shall an ordinance establishing a City permitting program for cannabis activity, prioritizing existing medical marijuana businesses compliant with current City law (MMBs) and maintaining 135 dispensaries in the City unless increased by the City Council, including by: 1) authorizing the City to issue permits for cannabis activity including cultivation, manufacture and sale of medical cannabis; 2) providing existing compliant MMBs a limited time to register for initial permits for specified cannabis activity and other priority in the permitting process; 3) allowing permitted cannabis activity in certain non-residential zones; 4) providing operational standards and minimum-distance requirements from schools and other sites; 5) authorizing fines and other penalties for non-permitted cannabis activity but limit enforcement procedures for violations of the ordinance by permit holders; and 6) allowing permittees to operate as adult use marijuana businesses and impose a tax of $80 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from adult use marijuana sales if state law changes to allow non-medical adult use of marijuana; be adopted?

    Measure P Maximum Term of Harbor Department Leases -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 251,398 / 68.42% Yes votes ...... 116,059 / 31.58% No votes
    Shall the City Charter be amended to increase the maximum term for franchises, concessions, permits, licenses and leases that may be entered into by the Harbor Department from the current maximum of 50 years to a new maximum of 66 years, to be consistent with recent changes to state law?

    Measure S Amend City Laws Related to Multiple Aspects of the General Plan -- City of Los Angeles (Initiative Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 121,101 / 29.60% Yes votes ...... 288,012 / 70.40% No votes
    Shall an ordinance amending City laws related to the General Plan, including to: 1) impose a two-year moratorium on projects seeking General Plan amendments or zone or heightdistrict changes resulting in more intense land use, an increase in density or height, or a loss of zoned open space, agricultural or industrial areas, with exceptions including for affordable housing projects and projects for which vested rights have accrued; 2) prohibit geographic amendments to the General Plan unless the affected area has significant social, economic or physical identity (defined as encompassing an entire community or district plan area, specific plan area, neighborhood council area or at least 15 acres); 3) require systematic, public review of the General Plan every five years; 4) prohibit project applicants from completing environmental impact reports for the City; 5) require the City make findings of General Plan consistency for planning amendments, project approvals and permit decisions; and 6) prohibit certain parking variances; be adopted?

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