NEWS
March 8, 2000 | DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Charles V. Smith, who campaigned on his experience and record as chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, was leading in his bid for a second term in early returns late Tuesday. Smith was running substantially ahead of challenger Eleazar G. Elizondo, a political newcomer who ran a grass-roots campaign with help from friends and family members. "I feel very optimistic," Smith said. "I would say it looks very good for us."
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 11, 1999 | JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sample ballots for the March primary election will include a statement urging support for Measure F, an initiative pushed by opponents of a commercial airport at El Toro, but no argument against it. The opposition ballot statement was delivered too late Friday to be included, registrar of voters Rosalyn Lever ruled. Political consultant David Ellis, representing pro-airport Citizens for Jobs and the Economy, arrived just seconds after registrar officials locked the doors at 5 p.m.