Alhambra Elections

Voters produced a split decision on two school bond measures in Alhambra, narrowly approving a $30-million measure for elementary schools while rejecting a $43-million measure to repair the high schools. Measure A to repair and replace dilapidated infrastructure at elementary schools appears to have won approval, garnering 66.8% of votes cast Tuesday. Measure AA, to upgrade and rebuild high schools, received 64.

Voters produced a split decision on two school bond measures in Alhambra, narrowly approving a $30-million measure for elementary schools while rejecting a $43-million measure to repair the high schools. Measure A to repair and replace dilapidated infrastructure at elementary schools appears to have won approval, garnering 66.8% of votes cast Tuesday. Measure AA, to upgrade and rebuild high schools, received 64.

The City Council has unanimously ratified the results of the Sept. 17 special election approving construction of a new police station. According to City Clerk Frances A. Moore, the advisory measure was approved by a margin of 3,009 to 2,075, with 21 invalid ballots. Mayor Mary Louise Bunker said that about 11.5% of the city's 26,000 registered voters approved the proposal. Although the measure was only advisory, the council had agreed to abide by the election results.

The City Council has unanimously ratified the results of the Sept. 17 special election approving construction of a new police station. According to City Clerk Frances A. Moore, the advisory measure was approved by a margin of 3,009 to 2,075, with 21 invalid ballots. Mayor Mary Louise Bunker said that about 11.5% of the city's 26,000 registered voters approved the proposal. Although the measure was only advisory, the council had agreed to abide by the election results.

After a bitterly contested campaign, voters Tuesday repealed Pasadena's 3-year-old Growth Management Initiative, which had placed tight annual caps on new housing and commercial development. The repeal referendum, or Proposition O, passed with 53% of the vote. The vote was the culmination of a complicated yearlong process, involving a lawsuit, an out-of-court settlement, public discussions about planning in Pasadena and the revision of the city's General Plan.

It all started, authorities said, when Parker Williams, a former Alhambra councilman known as one of the town's pillars, pulled Councilman Daniel Arguello aside at a memorial service this summer. Williams allegedly offered a bribe to Arguello in exchange for his support for a housing development. Arguello called authorities, who wired him for the money drop.

The challengers aren't pulling any punches as they press their long-shot campaigns against veteran congressmen in the San Gabriel Valley. Rep. Carlos J. Moorhead (R-Glendale) is "basically a lobbyist for the special interests," says his Democratic opponent. Rep. Matthew G. Martinez (D-Monterey Park) "is considered one of the dumbest and least effective members of Congress," says his Republican challenger. And Rep.