Election Day Around LA

By JONATHAN LLOYD
Updated 10:31 AM PST, Tue, Nov 3, 2009

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City council and school board seats are up for grabs, and voter have several ballot measures to consider in Tuesday's elections.

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Artesia: Residents will vote on two ballot measures -- one that would  increase the hotel bed tax from 6 percent to 12.5 percent, and another that  would increase business license taxes.

El Monte: Residents will cast ballots on an advisory measure  asking whether parking should be prohibited on most city streets between 3  and 5 a.m., subject to exemptions for some residents with special parking  permits.

El Monte residents will also consider eliminating the position of a  directly elected mayor, and rotating the post among five City Council members.

Huntington Park, Pico Rivera, Redondo Beach and Pomona:
Residents will be asked to approve changes to the utility users tax to bring the  ordinances into line with federal law.

Palmdale: Residents will decide whether they want to re- establish home rule and adopt a city charter outlining the governance of the  city.

Rancho Palos Verdes: Voters will also decide whether to boost the city's  bed tax, from 10 percent to 12 percent.

South El Monte: Residents will be asked whether the mayor's term of  office should be extended to four years, up from two years. In 1999, voters  changed the system of choosing a mayor, changing the post from a rotating  position among City Council members to a directly elected office.

South Pasadena:
Residents will be asked whether to extend the city's  Library Special Tax, which is set to expire on June 30, 2011, for an additional  five years to provide funds for maintaining library services.

West Covina: Voters will be asked whether council members should be  elected by district, instead of being chosen at large.

People who live within the boundaries of the Culver City and Long Beach  unified school districts will be asked to approve parcel taxes aimed at  boosting education funding. The Culver City measure would impose a $96 parcel  tax for five years. The Long Beach tax would be $92, also for five years.

Residents of unincorporated areas of Santa Clarita Valley will decide  whether they want to band together to create another city, remain  unincorporated or pursue annexation into the city of Santa Clarita.

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

First Published: Nov 3, 2009 10:16 AM PST

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