Evan Anderson Braude

The South Bay's bumper crop of scions running for Congress withered to one--Evan Anderson Braude--as unofficial returns Wednesday showed primary voters panning Maureen Reagan, Bill Beverly, Ada Unruh and Lynn Dymally. Reagan, former President Ronald Reagan's daughter, and Beverly, son of state Sen. Robert Beverly (R-Manhattan Beach), ran second and third, respectively, to Los Angeles City Councilwoman Joan Milke Flores in the 36th Congressional District's closely watched Republican race.

A letter written to the director of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control agency on behalf of a Bellflower topless bar owner is coming back to haunt Evan Anderson Braude, who took a leave as special assistant to Los Angeles City Atty. James Hahn to run for Long Beach city prosecutor. Braude, one of four candidates running in a bruising April 14 primary, wrote the letter in 1995 to assist John D. Morrison, the owner of Fritz That's It bar and restaurant.

A letter written to the director of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control agency on behalf of a Bellflower topless bar owner is coming back to haunt Evan Anderson Braude, who took a leave as special assistant to Los Angeles City Atty. James Hahn to run for Long Beach city prosecutor. Braude, one of four candidates running in a bruising April 14 primary, wrote the letter in 1995 to assist John D. Morrison, the owner of Fritz That's It bar and restaurant.

I am disgusted by the heavy spending by the tobacco giant Philip Morris in the state Assembly district represented by Betty Karnette (D-Long Beach). The Times reported that the giant tobacco company poured $125,000 into the campaign of Karnette's opponent, Steve Kuykendall, with the full awareness of Republican Jim Brulte (Rancho Cucamonga), the wanna-be Speaker of the Assembly (Nov. 17). I believe that Karnette served the will of her district on smoking issues. As a constituent of the 54th District, I'm pleased that my assemblywoman showed the courage to vote for the toughest state ban in the nation on smoking in the workplace.

In the next seven weeks, a Republican university professor who worked for President Nixon and a Democratic lawyer who has spent six years on the Long Beach City Council will wage what is expected to be one of the state's toughest congressional campaigns. Both Cal State Long Beach political science professor Steve Horn and Councilman Evan Anderson Braude are considered moderates.

The City Council this week picked northern El Dorado Park as the site of a proposed family sports complex, amid criticism that the city is planning to add another recreational facility to the park-rich east side of Long Beach at the expense of the rest of the community. Selection of the site is the first step toward establishing a sports complex at the park, but council members stressed that they were not committing themselves to the project. Funding has not been approved, nor has its design.

A pair of politically active organizations--Long Beach Area Citizens Involved and the Downtown Long Beach Associates--have endorsed City Council candidates for the June 3 general election. Also, two candidates who failed to qualify for the runoff election have made endorsements: William Burford said he will support Ray Grabinski instead of Councilwoman Eunice Sato in District 7, while E. W. (Bud) Huber Jr. is backing Councilwoman Jan Hall over Jim Serles in District 3.

I am disgusted by the heavy spending by the tobacco giant Philip Morris in the state Assembly district represented by Betty Karnette (D-Long Beach). The Times reported that the giant tobacco company poured $125,000 into the campaign of Karnette's opponent, Steve Kuykendall, with the full awareness of Republican Jim Brulte (Rancho Cucamonga), the wanna-be Speaker of the Assembly (Nov. 17). I believe that Karnette served the will of her district on smoking issues. As a constituent of the 54th District, I'm pleased that my assemblywoman showed the courage to vote for the toughest state ban in the nation on smoking in the workplace.

In February, Long Beach City Councilman Edd Tuttle took a helicopter ride--an innocuous flight that normally would have drawn little attention. But the helicopter caper has prompted more than a little intrigue and gossip at City Hall: One council member accused another of stealing his papers. The second councilman challenged the first to a lie detector test. A third asked police to dust his office for fingerprints. And police checked for prints on an anonymous letter to Sacramento.

Lee M. Anderson, the wife of former San Pedro Rep. Glenn M. Anderson, is the target of a grand jury investigation into alleged misuse of public funds in the 1992 congressional campaign of her son, Long Beach Councilman Evan Anderson Braude, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Lee Anderson was identified in court documents during a sentencing hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the congressman's former Washington administrative assistant, Jeremiah Bresnahan.

Lee M. Anderson, the wife of former San Pedro Rep. Glenn M. Anderson, is the target of a grand jury investigation into alleged misuse of public funds in the 1992 congressional campaign of her son, Long Beach Councilman Evan Anderson Braude, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Lee Anderson was identified in court documents during a sentencing hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the congressman's former Washington administrative assistant, Jeremiah Bresnahan.

Democratic attorney Jane Harman, whose $1.3-million campaign promised "choice" and "change," soundly trounced Los Angeles City Councilwoman Joan Milke Flores in a newly drawn coastal district that political observers had thought would become a safe Republican seat. Early returns had shown Flores maintaining a slim lead. But by midnight, the difference had dwindled to a near-tie and soon became a virtual Harman landslide. The final tally left Harman with 48.8% of the vote, Flores with 41.

Times have so changed in Long Beach and the cities surrounding it that the question is no longer whether more people will be laid off, but how many. Finding a way to ease the economic burden in the cities of the 38th Congressional District would be tough even for someone as experienced and powerful as incumbent Rep. Glenn Anderson, who after 24 years on the job has decided to retire. Enter Democrat Evan Anderson Braude and Republican Steve Horn.

Two weeks before the election, Evan Anderson Braude is getting ready to walk door to door in a quiet Long Beach neighborhood with neatly mowed lawns and shady streets. He has spent long, exhausting days on the congressional campaign trail and jokes with a campaign worker that he has his "sincere" blue pen, "sincere" campaign button and has taken off his "insincere" sunglasses. His kidding belies the seriousness of this campaign.

In the next seven weeks, a Republican university professor who worked for President Nixon and a Democratic lawyer who has spent six years on the Long Beach City Council will wage what is expected to be one of the state's toughest congressional campaigns. Both Cal State Long Beach political science professor Steve Horn and Councilman Evan Anderson Braude are considered moderates.

The South Bay's bumper crop of scions running for Congress withered to one--Evan Anderson Braude--as unofficial returns Wednesday showed primary voters panning Maureen Reagan, Bill Beverly, Ada Unruh and Lynn Dymally. Reagan, former President Ronald Reagan's daughter, and Beverly, son of state Sen. Robert Beverly (R-Manhattan Beach), ran second and third, respectively, to Los Angeles City Councilwoman Joan Milke Flores in the 36th Congressional District's closely watched Republican race.

Two weeks before the election, Evan Anderson Braude is getting ready to walk door to door in a quiet Long Beach neighborhood with neatly mowed lawns and shady streets. He has spent long, exhausting days on the congressional campaign trail and jokes with a campaign worker that he has his "sincere" blue pen, "sincere" campaign button and has taken off his "insincere" sunglasses. His kidding belies the seriousness of this campaign.

Times have so changed in Long Beach and the cities surrounding it that the question is no longer whether more people will be laid off, but how many. Finding a way to ease the economic burden in the cities of the 38th Congressional District would be tough even for someone as experienced and powerful as incumbent Rep. Glenn Anderson, who after 24 years on the job has decided to retire. Enter Democrat Evan Anderson Braude and Republican Steve Horn.

The City Council this week picked northern El Dorado Park as the site of a proposed family sports complex, amid criticism that the city is planning to add another recreational facility to the park-rich east side of Long Beach at the expense of the rest of the community. Selection of the site is the first step toward establishing a sports complex at the park, but council members stressed that they were not committing themselves to the project. Funding has not been approved, nor has its design.

In February, Long Beach City Councilman Edd Tuttle took a helicopter ride--an innocuous flight that normally would have drawn little attention. But the helicopter caper has prompted more than a little intrigue and gossip at City Hall: One council member accused another of stealing his papers. The second councilman challenged the first to a lie detector test. A third asked police to dust his office for fingerprints. And police checked for prints on an anonymous letter to Sacramento.