Los Angeles Elections 1999

In a record settlement, Los Angeles City Council President Alex Padilla has agreed to pay $2,500 in fines and repay the city $76,821 in matching funds after the city Ethics Commission found he exceeded spending and contribution limits in his 1999 election, officials said Monday. Padilla issued an apology to his colleagues and constituents Monday.

The city Ethics Commission staff on Thursday issued a complaint against Los Angeles Councilman Nate Holden, alleging that he committed 31 campaign violations during his 1999 reelection bid. Holden, fined $27,500 two years ago for similar infractions, could face up to $155,000 in penalties if the commission determines that he failed to follow the city's campaign guidelines.

The Los Angeles city clerk recommended Friday that the City Council nullify the election of North Hollywood attorney Glenn Hoiby to a citizen advisory panel overseeing a proposed redevelopment project area in the northeast San Fernando Valley. City Clerk Mike Carey recommended that the council uphold the protests of some community organizations, who complained that Hoiby, a critic of the Community Redevelopment Agency, intimidated other candidates.

The election to fill the Los Angeles City Council seat soon to be vacated by Richard Alarcon, who was elected to the state Senate, will take place April 13, the City Council decided Friday. Assemblyman Tony Cardenas (D-Sylmar) had expressed interest in replacing Alarcon, but Cardenas decided not to run this week, surprising many politicos and leaving the field of candidates wide open.

As City Councilman Richard Alatorre gears up for what could be his toughest election ever, the impending campaign took a bitter personal turn Monday, when two new challengers entered the fight against the embattled Eastside lawmaker. Armando Hernandez, Alatorre's top field deputy, quit Monday to run for the seat and Deputy Dist. Atty. Nick Pacheco also announced his candidacy; Pacheco has the backing of one of Alatorre's most bitter political foes, Rep.

Corina Alarcon, wife of outgoing City Councilman Richard Alarcon, and Alex Padilla, aide to Assemblyman Tony Cardenas, have announced they will run for Alarcon's council seat. They will compete in a special election next April to fill the northeast San Fernando Valley 7th City Council District seat, which Richard Alarcon is leaving for the state Senate.

Corina Alarcon, the wife of outgoing City Councilman Richard Alarcon, Alex Padilla, an aide to state Assemblyman Tony Cardenas (D-Sylmar), and a teenage college student have announced that they will run for Alarcon's council seat. They will compete in a special election in April in the northeast San Fernando Valley's 7th Council District, which Richard Alarcon is leaving for the state Senate.

Corina Alarcon said Friday that Mayor Richard Riordan has endorsed her candidacy for the City Council seat vacated by her husband, solidifying her front-runner status in the race to represent the north San Fernando Valley's 7th District. Alarcon, who filed papers Friday to begin fund-raising for the race, already has the endorsement of her husband, Richard Alarcon, who held the seat until he joined the state Senate on Monday.

Corina Alarcon said Mayor Richard Riordan has endorsed her candidacy for the Los Angeles City Council seat vacated by her husband, solidifying her front-runner status in the race to represent the north San Fernando Valley's 7th District. Alarcon, who filed papers Friday to begin fund-raising for the race, is the wife of Richard Alarcon, who held the seat until he joined the state Senate on Monday.

A City Council panel tentatively agreed Monday to ask Los Angeles voters in April to approve up to $750 million in bonds for new police and fire stations, but put off a $200-million tax measure for sidewalk repairs until the June election. Wary of asking for too much, the Ad Hoc Committee on Capital Improvements rejected proposals by the police and fire chiefs for $1.