League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA March 3, 2009 Election
	Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 5 Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Jun 15 10:27am

Runoff Election 5/19/2009 Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. David T. Vahedi 6,945 votes 21.7% Occupation: Boardmember, Neighborhood Council Elected Member and Co-Founder, Westside Neighborhood Council Member and former Legislative Chair, Westwood Westside Democratic Club Mentor of at-risk teens Priorities: Reducing traffic congestion Improving infrastructure for a better quality of life Increasing residents' involvement and respect by government Paul Koretz 6,881 votes 21.5% Occupation: Nonprofit Organization Director Attended UCLA, Hamilton High School, Palms Middle School and Canfield Elementary School State Assemblyman 2000 - 2006 City Councilmember 1988-2000, West Hollywood Southern California Director, California League of Conservation Voters 25 year member, Sierra Club Founded local neighborhood watch group Priorities: Community Involvement Planning / Traffic Environmental Protection Adeena N. (Bleich) Bleich 5,065 votes 15.8% Occupation: Director, Non-Profit Organization Priorities: Get Traffic Moving Again Make Schools the Center of our Communities Revive Los Angeles' Economy and Green our City Ron Galperin 4,874 votes 15.2% Occupation: Neighborhood Advocate/Attorney Started and managed several successful businesses. Former editor for the Los Angeles Business Journal. Member, Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council L.A.P.D. West L.A. Police Advisory Board. Task force for Westside Transportation Partners. Served 20 years as Cantor at Temple B'nai Emet Priorities: End waste and improve fiscal management in city government Upgrade critical neighborhood services, such as police and fire response, and road paving. Improve city's business climate to help create jobs and revive our economy. Robyn Ritter Simon 4,458 votes 13.9% Occupation: Community Leader/Businesswoman President, National Women's Political Caucus National Council of Jewish Women, Board Member President of Century City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director of Leadership LA West LA Area Planning Commissioner Long time active member of Temple Isaish in Rancho Park, mother of three teenage boys Priorities: Reducing traffic congestion & expanding mass transit Insuring public safety by putting more police officers on the beat Creating strong partnerships between schools and the City Robert Schwartz 3,762 votes 11.8% Occupation: Attorney Business Executive Priorities: Fixing our city budget so we can protect vital city services Using a smarter city budget to improve education and traffic Being truly responsive to the citizens of Los Angeles Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information L.A. City Clerk Election Division Voting at Your Polling Place - 3-page pdf file with specific instructions on how to use voting equipment and when to file a provisional ballot Vote by Mail Application - signed copy must be received by City Clerk by February 24, 2009 Video Candidate Statements Available Videos: Bleich / Galperin / Schwartz / Simon Available Transcripts: Bleich / Galperin / Schwartz / Simon District Map News and Analysis Westside Community News Project 2009 L.A. City Council District 5 Election Forum This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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