A Look at Tuesday’s City Election

Here are the 18 candidates and the five ballot measures that appear on the Los Angeles city ballot. Descriptions are the candidates’ own.

CITY COUNCIL

District 1 *

Mike Hernandez, businessman, community activist

Sharon Mee Yung Lowe, community advocate, attorney

Caesar Aguirre, financial consultant

Sandra Figueroa, social services administrator

Frank Juarez Foster, businessman, housing advocate

Maria Elizabeth Munoz, bilingual teacher

District 6

Ruth Galanter, councilwoman

Mary Lee Gray, supervisor’s senior deputy

District 8

Mark Ridley-Thomas, civil rights leader

Roderick Wright, government affairs officer

District 9*

Rita D. Walters, school board member

Bob Gay, councilman’s deputy

District 12

Hal Bernson, councilman

Julianna Korenstein, member of the Board of Education

BALLOT MEASURES

Proposition 1

A $298.8-million bond measure for improvements in city parks and recreational facilities. Would be financed through property tax increase averaging $13.20 per year.

Proposition 2

Graffiti prevention tax, a levy of 10 cents per can on the retail sale of aerosol spray-paint containers and 5 cents on the retail sale of felt-tipped markers and other marking instruments. The money would be used to pay for the removal and prevention of graffiti.

Proposition 3

Would amend the City Charter to permit the replacement of incapacitated elected officials. Prompted by the lingering illness of the late Councilman Gilbert Lindsay.

Proposition 4

Would extend the city’s anti-apartheid contracting policy to cover competitively bid bond contracts awarded by all city departments. Bond contracts awarded by semi-autonomous departments such as the airport were not covered under a previous anti-apartheid measure.

Proposition 5

Would give the City Council greater control over the city’s independent boards and commissions. Would allow council to review decisions of the boards and commissions, appointed by the mayor.

BOARD OF EDUCATION

District 1

Sterling Delone, teacher

Barbara Boudreaux, elementary school principal

COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Office No. 5

Paul Cohen Koretz, West Hollywood city councilman

Kenneth S. Washington, retired college administrator

* Special Election