Campaign finance reports for Central Basin Municipal Water District race

Two candidates are running for the Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors.  As we did for the Whittier City Council election in April and school board elections
in November we’ll report some of the basic information. The information
will include the total amount of money raised and spent and list all of the candidates’ contributors who gave
$100 or more. All of the data reflects through May 19 and was obtained on their reports filed with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office.

James Roybal

Raised $5,741, including $1,010 loan from himself, spent $29,278, including $23,878 that he still owes

Contributors
AFSCME 1902 of Los Angeles, $1,000
The Katherman Group of Torrance (owner is on Water Replenishment District of Southern California board),. $250
El Rodeo Restaurant of Pico Rivera, contributed $250 in food for fund-raiser
Beilke Enterprises of Pico Rivera, $200

Ed Vasquez
Raised $37,924, including a $3,000 loan from himself, spent $29,614.

Contributors
Pacifica Services of Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley Water Co., $5,000 each
Tom Calderon for Assembly 2012; HDR Engineering of Omaha, Neb.; HDR Inc. Political Action Commitee of Omaha, Neb., MLJ Property Managemetn of Pasadena: $2,500 each
California Commerce Club of Commerce and Montebello Senior Villas of Manhattan Beach, $2,000 each
Athens Services of Industry; Laborers Local 300 of Los Angeles; Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold of Irvine; and Douglas Wance (general counsel for Central Basin Municipal Water District): $1,000 each
Lawrence Cabunoc of Torrance, Ernest Camacho, president of Pacifica Services of Pasadena; Cedillo for City Council 2013; Leon Garcia of Hacienda Heights; Human Performance Consultation of Agoura Hills; Kenny and Kropff Lawyers of Pico Rivera; Larry’s Burgers of Pico Rivera; Michael W. Lewis of Hacienda Heights; Nationwide Environmental Services of Norwalk; and Dale Stanhope of Alhambra: $500 each
California Water Coalition of Pomona, $400
Bulletin Displays of Long Beach, Digital Synergy of Valencia, Golden State Advocacy (lobbyist for district), Montebello Cat Scale, $250 each
PBK International of West Rancho Dominguez, $300
John d’Amico of West Hollywood, $150
Advanced Avant Garde Corp. of Pomona, California Consulting, Martin Gallegos of San Dimas, John Grouse of Montebello, Edgar Morales, and Carlos Vellanoweth of Whittier, $100 each

Whittier City Council campaign finance reports (round two)

The second campaign finance reporting filing deadline for Whittier City Council election has arrived. The information reported here includes the total amount of money raised and spent, and how much cash they have on hand. It also lists all of the contributors who gave $100 or more. All of the data reflects through March 24. Candidates will be listed in alphabetical order. Challenger Adrian Gonzales, who has withdrawn from the race but still is on the ballot has yet to turn in any reports. This latest one was due at 5 p.m. Thursday.

(Write-in candidate) Jonathan Rex Bartuzik
Filed form stating he will spend less than $1,000

Nick Donovan
Raised $11,799, including a $5,000 loan from his wife, in the new time period for a total of $12,849; spent $6,810 for a total of $9,080, including $1,945 in unpaid bills, and has $5,713 in cash on hand.
Contributors
Rory Bruer of Long Beach, Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014,  $1,000
Marcella Nguyen Newcomb and Jason Steinhart, of Whittier, $500
Cecilia Hernandez, of Whittier, $400
Carlos Hernandez of Whittier, $300
Paul Breitman of Whittier, Denise Fraker both of Whittier, Pasquale Shoe Repair of Los Angeles, Esteban Sarabia of Whittier, $250
Shauna Bryan, Fenix 5-4, Georg Krause, all of Whittier, $200
Dov Sandler of Montebello, $100
Michelle Barnette, Yvette Bracamonte, Sheldon Bromberg, H.P. (Trim) Chin, Jane Inouye, Yvette Martinez, Armando Moreno, Shelly Myers and
Adele Platzek, all of Whittier, $100

 
Lupe Sahagun-Garcia
Raised $3,378 in the new time period, including an additional $600 loan from herself, for a total loan of $1,100, and total contributions of $6,037; spent $4,835, including $1,494 in new unpaid bills for a total of $8,534, including $5,094 in unpaid bills and $2,596 in cash on hand.
Contributors
League of Conservation Voters, Marcella Nguyen Newcomb of Whittier, $1,000
Erwin Ulbrich of Whittier, $200
Birgitta Kevorkyan of Whittier, $150
A.G. Brown Electric of Los Angeles and Norma Berumen, Yvette Bracamonte, Sheldon Bromberg, In2Vsion, Inclusion Services, Jane Inouye, Georg Krause, Shelly Myers, Ana Victoria Santana, all of Whittier

Craig Lebow
Raised $5,240 in the new time period, including a $147 non-cash contribution, for a total of $9,917, spent $6,378 for a total of $8,303 and $1,289 in cash on hand.
Contributors
Victoria Lebow of Marina del Rey, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, Plas-Tal Manufacturing Co. of Santa Fe Springs, $1,000
David Lebow of Los Angeles, Marcella Nguyen Newcomb of Whittier, $500
Lupe Sahagun of Whittier, $291
Chemique Pharmaceuticals, Inc of Whittier, $250
Jane Inouye, Georg Krause, Shelly Myers,  of Whittier, $100

Owen Newcomer
Raised $4,408 in the new period for a total of $13,938, spent $9,405 and has $4,620 in cash on hand
Contributors
Edison International and Helen Rahder of Whittier, $250
Constance Cameron and Michael Greene of Whittier, $200
Howard Katz of Whittier, $150
Steven Amador, Beth Camarco, Constance Cameron, David Fretz, Greg’s Auto Body, Louise Holden, Stan Johnson, Mary Rawalt, Sarah Schmidt, Ruth Shannon, James Stecklein and Mahlon Woirhaye, all of Whittier, $100
Friends of Robert Apodaca for Central Basin Municipal Water District, Michael Neely of Burbank, Ann Newcomer of Salinas, Kansas, Pacifica Services Inc. of Pasadena, $100

Joe Vinatieri,
Raised $4,051 in the new time period for a total of $34,246, spent $7,641 for a total of $11,926 and has $19,652 in cash on hand
Contributors
Maurice and Melanie Bickley of Whittier, $1,196
Jeff Baird, Whittier Union High School District board member, $750
Vince Evans of Whittier, $500
Edison International, $250
Jim and Karen Shepard of Whittier, Robert Slavin of Westlake Village, $200
Elaine Allen, Mary Jones, Robert and Monica Mosqueda, Natasha Rowan, Hilary Westin, all of Whittier, $100
Friends of Bob Apodaca for Central Basin Municipal Water District, $100

Cathy Warner

Raised $4,134 in the new time period for a total of $14,340, spent $5,102 for a total of $8,246 and has $5,843 in cash on hand.
Contributors:
Jay and Letty Hernandez of Whittier, $1,000
Curt James of Whittier, $500
Hubert Perry of Whittier , $300
Wayne and Janet Campfield, Chris George, Jeanne Muhlestein, John Nelson, Kim and Karen Shepard, David Warner (husband), all of Whittier, $200
Elaine Ellen, Glenn Britton, Fran and Selma Minerd, Natalie Rowan, Ray and Sully Schmidt, Brian and Hilary Westin, all of Whittier $100,

Whittier City Council campaign reports

The first campaign finance reporting filing deadline for Whittier City Council election has arrived. As we did for the school board elections in November we’ll report some of the basic information. The information will include the total amount of money raised and spent, how much cash they have on hand and list all of the candidates’ contributors who gave $100 or more. All of the data reflects through Feb. 25. Candidates will be listed in alphabetical order. Challenger Adrian Gonzales as of Tuesday afternoon hadn’t turned in his report. It was due at 5 p.m. Thursday.

(Write-in candidate) Jonathan Rex Bartuzik
Filed form stating he will spend less than $1,000

Nick Donovan
Raised $1,050. Spent no money but owes $4,478 in unpaid bills

Contributors include:
Bruce Lamarche and Matt Lyons of Whittier, $250
Paul Breitman of Whittier, $150
Hope Angie Gillis Rose Marie Joyce and George Poochigian of Whittier, and Carol Ann Malkasian of La Habra, $100

Lupe Sahagun-Garcia
Raised $2,659, including a $500 loan from herself and a $99 non-cash
contribution, Spent no money but has $3,622 in unpaid bills and has
$2,506 in cash on hand.

Contributors include
Whittier Hills Oil Watch, $1,000
Melvin Magnet of Whittier, $300
Russell E.K. Chang of Whittier, $250
Joann Libolt and Melvin Magnet of Whittier, $140 each
George Poochigian and Erwin A. Ulbrich of Whittier, $100 each

Craig Lebow

Raised $4,529, including a $1,140 loan from himself and a $176 non-cash contribution, Spent $4,353 and has $2,427 in cash on hand.

Contributors include
Aaron Adame and law office of Steven Espinoza of Whittier, $500 each
Carol and Christina Hernandez, Mark and Yolanda Umeda of Whittier, $300 each
Herbie’s Natural Foods of Whittier and Alfred Miranda and Ana Turcios of La Habra, $250 each
Shauna Bryan and John Hernandez of Whittier, $200 each
Philllip and Elizabeth Ellis, George Poochigian, Robert and Sally Young, Virginia Young of Whittier, $100 each

Owen Newcomer
Raised $9,530, including a $1,000 loan from himself, spent $2,537 and has $7,070 on hand.

Contributors include
Republic Services of Phoenix (Consolidated Disposal Services), $1,000
Barbara Pell of Montebello, Theodore Saulino and Mary Tappan of Whittier $250 each
Whittier Councilman Bob Henderson and Theodore Zwemer of Whittier, $200 each
Etholine Newcomer of Santra Barbara, $150
Larry Adamson Janet Baird, Miriam Benell, Ellie Bewley, Glenn Britton, Sandra Chavez, Jeanne Chermas, Ruth Cruickshank,
Ray Fritsch, Alfred Gutierrez, David Hasle, Judy Jansen, Richard Jenkins, Guy Kato, Whittier First Day Executive Director Ted Knoll, , Wesley Kruse, Sandra Alarcon Lopez, Joyice Kaufman, Parks and Transportation Commissioner John McCandless, Bart McNeil, Jean Muhlestein, James Olsen, Bonnie Jo Panagos, Laurie Peel, Ann Peila, Janna Roznos, Robert Settlage, Brigita Weger, Keshen Wu, and Anne Young, all of Whittier, $100.
Kewal Dialan of El Montre, $100, Maurice Meysenburg of La Habra, Linda Muren of Cle Elum, Wash., , Michael O’Shea of Hacienda Heights Theresa Parakh of Bellingham, Wash. Adam Rocke of San Diego, Shigeru Takehana of Montebello, $100 each

Joe Vinatieri
Raised $30,190, including $3,770 in non-cash contributions, spent $4,285 and has $23,242 in cash on hand. He started campaign with $1,102.

Contributors include:
Ronald Ridout of Whittier, $3,570 worth of food and beverages
Lee and Ellen Hardeman and Henri and Dianne Pellissier of Whittier, $1,200 each
Jay and Letty Hernandez of Whittier, $1,000
Hubert Perry of Whittier, $500
Associated Reproduction Services, Michael and Mary Lou Greene, Curt James, Sylvia Southerland, all of Whittier, $500 each
San Diego County Assessor Ernie and Marilyn Dronenburg and Michael Schaap of Hidden Hills, $500 each
Robby and Jennifer Hernandez of Whittier, $400
Claudia Richard and Todd Riley of Whittier, $300
GM Properties and Mike Green and Wes Hoffmaster, Randall Martinez, Ted Saulino,  Ruth B. Shannon, Richard and Lois Shippee of Whittier, $250
Charles and Martha House and John and Nancy Richmond of Hacienda Heights, $250 each
Ernie Hernandez, provided $200 worth of music at event
Donald Alvarado, Whittier Union High School District board member Leighton Anderson, Earl and Jan Arbuckle, Robert and Virginia Ball, Donald and Sherry Barber, Whittier Union High School District school board member Jeff and South Whittier School board member Jan Baird, Fred Biggers, William and Mary Bishop, Glenn Britton, Wayne and Janet Campfield, Rudy Cervantes,  Kelly Collazo, Richard Dewberry, David Ellis, Sylvia Foltz, Jim and Lark Hickey, Bob and Sue Haendiges, David Harris, Paul and Mary Helfrey, Chris Herdeman, Barbara and Don Jenkins, Debby Kelly, Donald Kelly, Robert and Nancy Krug, Wesley and Louise Kruse, Parking and Transportation Commissioner John McCandless, John and Mary McCarthy, Margaret Martin, Ed Miller, Selma Minerd, Jerry Morgan, John Nelson, Charles Palmer, Raymond Schmidt, Kevin Schmidtbaur, Whittier City School District board member Linda Small, Barbara Stone, John Sudick, Steve Sundin, D.E. Wood, all of Whittier, $200
Robert Stambaugh, of Whittier, $150 each
Bobbie Albanese, James Anare, Betsey Angevine, Alyssa Barrios, Maurice Behrens, Duane and Miriam Benell, Ellie Bewley, Virginia Boles, Dorothea Boyd, Letty Brooks, Merita Campion, Kenneth Casford, Joanne Christian, Joe Corey, Barrie and Ruth Cruickshank, R. Dushone,  Laurie Eastwood, Louise Eiler, Kristine Gay, Salvatore Graziano, Tom and Marilyn Ghysels, Virginia Gow, Dot Hamblin, Harvey and Parmelee LLP, Ervin Houghland, Margaret Huber, Joyce Kaufman and Robert Marks, Kaye Kidwell, Whittier First Day Executive Director Ted Knoll, Jacque Knupp, R.D. McDonnell, Mary Ellen Mead, Victoria Mena, Joe and Jan Mericle, Luis Meza, Lynda Mitzner, Steven Morski, Phyllis Morton, Lyle Nelson, Tom and Helen Nordbak, Lee and Bonnie Jo Panagos, Mark and Carol Perry, Guillermo Ramirez, Thomas Samarin, Bill and Lola Scavo, Mike Shatynski, Daniel Skews, H.R. Topalian, B. Sue Turco, Robert Vinatieri, Dennis Ward, Robert Williams, Mary Ann Thielmann Wilson, Tom Woodward, all of Whittier, $100 each
Reene and Delta Murphy of Fullerton, $100

Cathy Warner
Raised $10,206, including $250 in a non-cash contribution; spent $3,144, and has $6,811 in cash on hand

Contributors include:
Dianne and Henri Pellisssier, $1,000
Ruth B. Shannon, $300
David Ellis, John and Mary McCarthy of Whittier, John Medler of Mission Viejo, Jo and Jan Mericle of Whittier, $250 each
Ernie Hernandez, provided $200 worth of music at event
Robert and Virginia Ball, Michael and Maudi Greene, Greg Gunter, Barbara and Harry Stone, Bill Wood,  $200 each
Duane and Miriam Benell, Bonnie and Gary Braaksma, Emily Johnson, Richard and Valerie Thacher, all of Whittier, $150 each
Betsey Angevine, John Antonelli, Central Basin Municipal Water Director Robert Apodaca, Earl and Jean Arbuckle, Whittier Union High School District board member Jeff Baird, Patricia Beck, Ellie Bewley and Genevieve Lescsak, Virginia and Tom Boles, Ken and Norma Casford, Nancy Claxton, Barrie and Ruth Cruickshank,  Trudy Ertle, Ramsey Ezaki, Sylvia Foltz, Tom Ghysels, Dot Hamblin, Lee Hardeman, Paul and Mary Helfrey, Whittier Councilman Bob Henderson, Dave and Willi Hasle,  Barbara and Don Jenkins, Guy Kato, Joyce Kaufman, Norm and  Theola Kirschenbaum, Whittier First Day Executive Director Ted Knoll, Wesley and Louise Kruse, Leon Lesa, Jim and Pat Longman, Planning Commissioner R.D. McDonnell, Bonnie Jo and Lee Panagos, Robert Ruiz, Laddie and Kevin Schmidt,  Sylvia Southerland, John Sudick, Ray Wong, and Karen Young, all of Whittier, $100 each
Kewal Dialani of El Monte, $100

La Mirada polling results on a tax increase

La Mirada officials who think a tax increase will provide needed revenue for street and other improvements received some good news from a poll by Godbe Research of Newport Beach.
Here are some of the key details of the poll.

The company interviewed 502 likely November 2012 voters from Oct. 20-25. Each interview took about 18 minutes. There is a 4.3 percent margin of error.

The poll on support for a one-half percent sales tax showed:
Definitely yes: 30 percent
Probably yes: 33 percent
Definitely no: 20 percent
Probably no: 15 percent
Don’t know: 2 percent

The poll on support for a one-quarter percent sales tax showed:
Definitely yes: 42 percent
Probably yes: 24 percent
Definitely no: 19 percent
Probably no: 11 percent
Don’t know: 4 percent

The poll on support for a utility users showed:
Definitely yes: 19 percent
Probably yes: 31 percent
Definitely no: 33 percent
Probably no: 11 percent
Don’t know: 4 percent

The poll on support for increasing the existing business license tax by $50 for most small businesses and $1,000 for most large businesses showed:
Definitely yes: 21 percent
Probably yes: 26 percent
Definitely no: 31 percent
Probably no: 13 percent
Don’t know: 9 percent

The poll identified important issues on a scale of three with 0 being not at all important, one, somewhat important, two, very important and three, extremely important.
Here are the ratings:
Maintaining police services, 2.4
Protecting local property values, 2.3
Maintaining city streets, 2.2
Maintaining sewers and storm drains, 2.1
Preventing local tax increases, 2
Maintaining sidewalks/curbs/gutters/trees, 2
Maintaining city parks/recreational services/facilities, 2
Maintaining cultural/performing arts programs, 1.5

The poll also looked at attitudes on economic outlook:
About the same: 55 percent
Better: 22 percent
Worse: 20 percent
Don’t know: 4 percent
Source: Godbe Research

RIO HONDO COLLEGE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS FOR AREA 2 CANDIDATES

RIO HONDO COLLEGE AREA 2
(Data reflects numbers through Oct.22)

Fernando Centeno
Raised $19,546, spent $5,301 and has $13,244 in cash left over
Contributors:
Rio Hondo College Faculty Association, $5,000
CMAC Transport of Paramount, $2,000
Political Action for Classified School Employees, $1,800
Alliance Service Group of Whittier, Consuelo Diaz of Whittier, Rory Olivarez of Glendale $1,500
California Construction Management of Whittier, $599
CH2M Hill Engineers of Englewood, Colo., David Kenney of Pico Rivera, Esther Romero of Los Angeles, Michael Sullivan and Associates of Los Angeles, $500
El Monte City Manager Rene Bobadilla, Golden State Consultants and Associates of Whittier,  David Gondek of San Dimas, El Monte Councilwoman Norma Macias, Nakadas Assoiciates of Los Angeles, Pacifica Services of Pasadena, Salvador Ramirez of South El Monte, TECS Environmental Compliance Services of Pasadena, $250
AIM Consulting Services of La Puente, $200
Re-elect Teresa Parra of Highland, $150
Beatriz Martinez of Pasadena, R and M Associates of Whittier and Susana Smith, assistant superintendent for El Rancho Unified School District, $100
Claudio Davalos of Pico Rivera donated banner signs, $1500, and Marcos Rodriguez donated metal pipe banner stand, $500

John Lautzenhiser
Filed form stating he will spend less than $1,000

Louis Reyes
Raised $15,974 spent $13,495 and has $2,478 in cash on hand
Contributors:
Ron Calderon for state controller 2014, $5,000
Hernandez for Assembly 2012, International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 12, $1,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 11 PAC, Laborers Local 300 Small Contributor Committee, former state Sen. Richard Polancdo, Service Employees International Union $500
South Whittier School board member Janet Baird, Rebecca Barrantes of Whittier, William Sanchez of Upland,Sprinkler Fitters Local 709 PAC, $250
Whittier Councilman Bob Henderson, Alexander Rooker of West Sacramento, Tres ES of Los Angeles, $200
Fredy Ceja of Los Angeles, $186
Mario Beltran of Bell Gardens, Jaime Lopez of Whittier, Carmen Perez of Long Beach, Celeste Zabala of Pico Rivera, $150
Angelita Medina of unincorporated West Whittier, $147
Ilma V. Avila of Montebello, Michele Bonds of Astoria, NY, Pedro Chavez of Oxnard, Anthony Crump of Los Angeles, Marcos Castaneda of Newhall, Vivian Castro of Upland, Arturo Chavez of Los Angeles, Joseph Dzidrums of Whittier, Montebello Unified School District board member Geraldine Guzman, Derek Humphrey of Sun City, Mike Javanmard of Lake Forest, Jaime Lopez of Whittier, Carmen Prez of Long Beach Melinda Ramos-Alatorre of Los Angeles, Ulisses Sanchez of Los Angeles, Gary Townsend of Los Angeles, Trena Varos of Whittier and Celinda Vazquez of Hawthorne, $100
Rodney Mojarro of Whittier donated location for an an event, $250

Vicky Santana
Raised $33,453, spent $16,258, has $17,195 in cash on hand
Contributors:
Marcus Allen of Carlsbad, Alfred Balderrama of Monterey Park, Blue Shield of California,  Glenn Gritzner, LIUNA Local 777 PAC, $1,000
Adele Andrade-Stadler, $800
Rio Hondo College trustee Maria Elena Martinez of Pico Rivera, $799
Norma Dominguez of Los Angeles, $600
Edward R. Ortega of Los Angeles, $400
Antonia Jimenez of Redondo Beach, $350
Hector Huffington of Seal Beach, $311
Juanita Corona of Neewberg, Oregon, Peter Navarro of Los Angeles, Gayle Zimmering of Calabasas $300
Friends of (Rio Hondo College trustee)  Angela Acosta-Salazar, Vibiana Andrade of Monterey Park, Atlantic-Firestone LLC, Arnold Berghoff of Beverly Hills, Linda Gattegno Berghoff of Beverly Hills, Claudia Kiti Bustamante of Pasadena, Michael J. Bustamante of Sacramento, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters,  Los Angeles County Medical Association PAC, Moreno and Perez of Los Angeles, PRV Wealth Management of Los Angeles, Service Employees International Union Local 721, Friends of Paul Tanaka, Union of American Physicians and Dentist Medical Defense Fund, Moises Vasquez of Whittier, $500
Anna Marie Salas of Cudahy, $299
Luis Ayala Jr. of Alhambra, Law Office of Bernardo De La Torre, $250, Leon Garcia of Hacienda Heights, Jorge Morales of South Gate, Law Office of Felipe Plascencia of La Habra, David Ryu of Los Angeles, Tony Salazar of Whittier, $250
Hazel Ortega of Whittier, $210
Lilia Bustamante of Anaheim, Harold Dash, public relations executive for Cerrell Associates, Reuben De Leon, of Los Angeles, Yesenia Fernandez of Pico Rivera, Rio Hondo College trustee Norma Garcia of El Monte, David Gomez of Bellflower, Victor Griego of Los Angeles, Gerry Hertzberg of Los Angeles Doreen Martinez of Brooklyn, N.Y., Luis Perez of Bell, Darline Robles of Whittier, Jose Sahagun of Hacienda Heights, Law Office of Samuel Salazar,  $200
Anna Maria Salas of Cudahy, Jacqueline White of Diamond Bar, $199
Phillip Chen for School Board (of Diamond Bar), $198,
Teresa Villegas of Los Angeles, $175
Edgar Cisneros of Montebello, LA City Controller Wendy Greuel, Mar-C Hair Consulting of Los Angeles, Andrea Ordin of Pacific Palisades, Salvador Ortiz of Los Angeles, $150, Carlos Rodriguez of Whittier, Irma Rodriguez-Moisa of Cerritos, Gabriel Sandova of Washington, D.C.,  Sobol Orthopedic Medical Group of Los Angeles, Veronica Vargas of Los Angeles, Law Office of Mario D. Vega of Los Angeles,   $150
Sean Andrade of Alhambra, Hector Huffington of Seal Beach, Martha Jimenez of Glendale, Caroline Martinez of Pasadena, Sandra Salazar of Norwalk, $125
Raul Alvarez of Montebello, Enrique Aranda of Norwalk, John Babbitt of Cerritos, Angela Castro of Huntington Beach, Herlinda Chico of Long Beach, Michelle Duenas of West Covina, Allison Byne Fields of Seattle, Diego Cardoso of Los Angeles, Nancy Chaires of Elk Grove, Richard Espinoza of Whittier, Catherine Fernandez of Oakland, Law Office of George Gallegos, Erica Gonzalez of Alhambra, Jimmy Gomez of Los Angeles, Meg Guilford of Washinton, D.C., Anna Marisa Harding of La Mirada, Antonia Hernandez of Pasadena, Kathleen House of Long Beach, Les Howard of Whittier, Christopher Ige of Los Angeles, Natalia Jimenez of Alhambra, John Lackner of Los Angeles, Claude Martinez of Hacienda Heights, Jorge Melgoza of Berkeley, Robert Meneses of Chino Hills, Jorge Morales of South Gate, Anthony Navarrete of Los Angeles, Edgar Ortega of Los Angeles, Vivian Pacheco of San Francisco, Anna Pembedjian of Glendale, Wayne Plumtree of Los Angeles, Desiree Portillo Rabinov of La Crescenta, Salvador Ramos of Bell Gardens, Daniel Ramos-Santana of Whittier, Rebecca Rangel of Orinda, Calvin Remington of Ventura, Lisa Rodriguez of Los Angeles, Luis Rodriguez of Los Angeles,  Romero and Associates of El Monte, Gilbert Saucedo of Los Angeles, Saucedo Group of Beverly Hills, David L. Schorr of Los Angeles, Lisa Scott of Monterey Park, Roxanne Marquez Shalygin of Los Angeles, David Stowe of Los Angeles, Jorge Torres of Los Angeles, Veronica Vargas of Los Angeles, Sergio Vasquez Jr. of Los Angeles, Lillian Vega of Fullerton former Rio Hondo College trustee Michelle Yanez-Jimenez of Whittier, Maria Yepez of Monterey Park, Jane Zones of San Francisco, $100
Source: Documents filed with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office

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Rio Hondo College campaign finance reports for Area 4 candidates

Rio Hondo College Area 4
(Reports reflect data through Oct. 22)
Ronald Lawrence-Gonzales
Raised $16,592, spent $15,768, owes $10,775 and has $11,598 in cash on hand
Contributors:
Rio Hondo Faculty Association, $5,000
Ronald Lawrence-Gonzales School Board committee, $700
R&M Associates of Whittier, $1,063
International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 12 of Pasadena, Laborers Local 300 Small Contributor Committee,  $1,000
American Eagle Towing of Santa Fe Springs, District Council of Iron Workers PAC of Pinole, DRIVE Committee of Washington, D.C. Service Employees International Union Local 12, $500
Colin Young of Huntington Beach, $335
Mary Lawrence of Hawthorne, $300
Cement Masons Local 600 PAC of Bell Gardens, Montebello Unified School District board member Geraldine Guzman, Assemblyman Tony Mendoza for Assembly, Committee to Re-elect (Santa Fe Springs Councilman) Bill Rounds, Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union 105,  $250
Matthew Koutroulis of Whittier, $225
Angelita Medina of unincorporated West Whittier, $214
Mary Jane McIntosh of Norwalk, $200\
Evelyn Garcia of Pasadena, Mike Javanmard of Lake Forest, Alexandra Rooker of South Pasadena, RSL and Associates of Whittier, $150
Jesus Urquidi of La Mirada, $115
Enrique Aranda of Norwalk, James Chandler of South Pasadena, William Clark of Fullerton, Coalition of Latinos for Political Advocacy of Burbank, Whittier City School District board member Jennifer De Baca, former state Sen. Martha Escutia of Whittier, Deborah Hubbard of Hawthorne, Garvey School District board member Henry Lo, Joseph Perez of Hacienda Heights, Anthony Rendon of Whittier, Ignacio Rendon of Whittier, Phranda Wolfe of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, $100

Margarita Macedonio
raised $7,179, spent $3,886 has $3,534 in cash on hand, accrued expenses $341
Contributors:
Campaign comittees of Rio Hondo College Board trustees Angela Acosta-Salazar and Norma Garcia, $500
Max Espinoza of Sacramento, $250
Former Rio Hondo Superintendent Rose Marie Joyce, Hugo Maldonado of Monrovia, Lourdes Ramirez of Irvine, , $200
Robert Bergman of San Antonio, Texas, Jeannette Flores of Covina, Luz Herrera of Whittier, Dora Huerta of Downey, Alberto Gonzalez of Belmont, Mass., Ofrelinda Gonzalez of Pico Rivera, $100, Rio Hondo College trustee Maria Elena Martinez, El Monte Mayor Andre Qunitero, Alfonso Salazar of Whittier, $100
Aaron Blaine of Santa Barbara, Maria Calleros-Castaneda of Whittier, $150
Gardenia Gonzalez of Montebello DJ equiplment for fund raiser, $306, Christina Misa of Montebello, donation of food and supplies for meetings,
$216, Norma Fernandez of Pasadena, food for fund-raiser, $100

Gary Mendez
Raised $4,297, spent $2,566, and has $2,730 in cash on hand
Contributors:
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12 of Pasadena, $1,500
GK Kworks of Irvine, $500, Plumbers  Local Union No. 78 of Los Angeles, Quatro Design Group of Los Angeles, Southern California Pipe Trade District Council No. 16, $500
Cement Masons Local No. 600 of Bell, OPCMIA Plasterers Local Union No. 200, $250

Frank Vasquez
Filed form stating he will spend less than $1,000
Source: Documents filed with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office

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Little Lake City School District campaign finance reports

LITTLE LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
(Reports reflect data through Oct. 22, 2011
Ken Arnold
Raised $14,500, spent $14,022 and has $477 in cash on hand
Gave $7,700 to campaign
Contributors:
Vernola Towing of Norwalk, $5,000
Little Lake Education Association, $1,500
Santa Fe Springs Councilman Bill Rounds, $250

Lynn Berg
Raised $3,732, spent $3,605 and has $126 in cash on hand
Loaned $2,010 to campaign
Contributors:
Santa Fe Springs Councilmen Bill Rounds and Joe Serrano, $250 each
Albert and Laura Rios, $100
Norwalk Councilman Luigi Veronla donated $572 in unassembled signs
Norwalk Councilman Mike Mendez donated $500 in unassembled signs, Norwalk

Richard Martinez
raised $5,127, spent $4,810, has $318, cash left over
Martinez loaned campaign $1,000, has paid back $500 so far
Contributors:
Little Lake Education Association, $1,500
Santa Fe Springs Councilman Joe Serrano, $500
Santa Fe Springs Councilman Bill Rounds, $250
former Santa Fe Springs Councilwoman Betty Putnam and Daniel Zamora of Santa Fe Springs, $200
Lynn Berg campaign committee, $180
Nicholas Aquino, Los Nietos school board member; Jeff and Janet Baird, Whittier Union High and South Whittier school board members, respectively; Grace Hu of Cerritos; and Arturo and Araceli Trevino of La Mirada; $100
Norwalk Councilman Mike Mendez donated $500 in signs, Norwalk Councilman Luigi Vernola, $572 in signs

AJ Mumtaz
Filed report, show no money raised, no expenses
Janet Rock
Raised $2,509, spent $2,343 and has $165 in cash left over
Gave campaign $100
Little Lake Education Association, $1500
White Water Inn of Cambria donated $600 in sign materials
Source: Documents filed with Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office

Whittier City School District campaign finance reports

WHITTIER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
(Reports reflect data through Oct. 22)
Kenia Davalos
Raised $19,263, spent $19,031, including $825 in unpaid bills, and has $1,057 in cash on hand
Loaned $2,000 to campaign
Contributors:
DRIVE Committee of Washington, D.C., $1,000
Glory D. Hammes of Whittier and Anna Kusnier of Walnut, $500
Ena Alvarez of Bellflower, $200
Elizabeth Mendia, $150
Virginia Ball of Whittier, $100

Irella Perez
Raised $15,571, spent $11,560, and has $4,011 in cash on hand.
Contributors:
Glory Hawn of Santa Fe Springs, Air Cleaning Perfection, $3,500
Niki Bargheri of Sherman Oaks, Glory D. Hammes of Whittier, Steve Kerdom of Denneno Kerdom of South Gate, $1,000
Raquel Antines of Oakland, $750
Steve Kerdom of South Gate, $600
George Perry of Duxbury, Mass., Ken Chan of Buena Park, Tom Davis of San Diego, and King Pouv of Monterey Park, $500
John K of Ranco Cardova and Maria Quezada of Phillips Ranch, $250
Judy Keller of South Pasadena, Leslie Stuart of Redondo Beach, $200Whittier Councilman Bob Henderson, Jeuss Pina of Long Beach, $150
Ralph and Marina Anaya of Whittier, Peter Arasonwan of Gardena,
Bella Bautista of Glendale, Jake Bakero, of San Bernardino, Edward Beall of Torrance, Fernando Elizondo of Salinas, David Gomez of Ventura, Frederick LaValle of Whittier, Jim Greb of Long Beach, Gloria Lorenza-Franco  of Lakewood, Jaime Martinez of Whittier, Vicky and John Schoenfeld of Torrance, Thomas and Carmela Franco of Whittier, Gonzalo Moraga of Long Beach, W.E. Mutt of Whittier, Seven Neal of Long Beach, Sergio Rojas of Seal Beach,Jerry Sunbrara of Huntington Beach, Mary Umahi of Gardena

Cecilia Perez
Raised $14,705 spent $13,352, and has $3,221 in cash on hand.
Lloaned campaign $6,750
Contributors:
California Laborers for Equality and Progress, $2,000
Laborers International Union of North America, $1,000
Bernardino Torre of Whittier, $250
Alex Reza of Santa Clarita, $235
Angelica Ruiz of Whittier, $220
Cynthia Carrillo of Whittier, Marc Grossman of Sacramento, Irvin Hershenbaum of Los Angeles, Alex Moisa of Whittier, Michaela O’Neill of Seal Beach, and Jesus Ramirez of Whittier, $200
Claudia Wiedeman of Whittier, $150
Ernesto Medrano of Whittier $149
Vito Adragna of Whittier, $139
Hilda Hernandez of Baldwin Park, $134
Susana Rubio of Delano, $125
Brian Oscar of Whittier, $110
Ira Gottlieb of Santa Monica, Sonia Rodriguez of Keene,Cynthia Ruiz of Bakersfield and Tania Ybarra of Parlier $100
Source: Documents filed with Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District campaign finance report

NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
(Reports reflect data through Oct. 22
Diane Gramajo
Raised $3,000, spent $1,339, didn’t state how much cash on hand in her repor
Loaned campaign $1,000
Contributors: PAC for Classified Employees of California School Employees, $2,000
Also was fined $60 for turning in report on Nov. 3. It was due Oct. 27.

Karen Morrison

Raised $3,420, spent $2,065, and has $154 in cash on hand
Loaned campaign $1,200
Contributors:
PAC for Classified Employees of California School Employees, $2,000
Marian Hill of Dana Point, $100

Chris Pflanzer
Raised $5,157, spent $4,895  and has $372 cash in hand
Loaned his campaign $2,400
Contributors:
Mary Jane McIntosh of Norwalk, $1,254
Kip Jentz of Chula Vista, $300, former Norwalk Councilman Gordon Stefenhagen, $150; Jeff Duahamel of La Mirada, $125, and former La Mirada Councilman Pete Dames, $100

Jesus Urquidi

Raised $10,344, Spent $4,142, and has $6,202 in cash on hand
Loaned his campaign $5,000
Contributors
PAC for Classified Employees of California School Employees, $2,000
BNSF Railway, Fort Worth, Texas, CSI Electric, Norwalk Councilman Luigi Vernola, $500
and Jay Bell of Santa Ana, $250
Vivian Hansen of Paramount, $200
Clay Sandige of Rancho Santa Margarita, and former Norwalk Councilman Gordon Stefenhagen, $150
Norwalk Councilman Leonard Shryock, Loyd Toda of Cerritos, and Jesus Urquidi (father), $100
Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office

El Rancho Unified School District

Sorry for the delay. Here is the next campaign finance reports.

EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
(Reports reflect data through Oct. 22)
Delia Alvidrez
Raised $11,423, spent $4,490, and has $6,932 in cash on hand
Contributors:
El Rancho Federation of Teachers, $5,000
Aron Pedrosian of Montebello andArsen Sarkisian of Montebello, $250
Librado La Farga of Pico Rivera, $100

Maggie Cardenas
Raised $11,947. spent $10,054, including $500 in unpaid bills, and has $207 cash in hand,
Loaned campaign $6,902
Contributors
PAC for Classified Employees of California School Employees, $2,600
District Council Iron Workers, $500
Arnold Tovar of Whittier, $320
Marina Caballero of Pico Rivera, $200
Lucila Saccone of Pico Rivera, $160
El Rancho Unified School District school board member Rachel Canchola, $105
Anna and Alfred Ogas of Prescott, Ariz., Martin and Rosa Zamarripa of Pico Rivera, Mayro Zazveta of Pico Rivera, $100
Anthony De La Rosa, donated web site, $101

Alfred Renteria Jr.
Raised $17,458 spent $15,818 has $1,644 in cash on  hand.
Loaned his campaign $5,000 and provided $877 in beverages, food, gift cards and prizes for fund-raiser
Contributors:
Alfred Renteria Jr., $629
Reina Duarte of Rancho Cucamonga, $1,000
Aron Pedrosian of Montebello and DRIVE Committee of Washington, D.C., $500
El Rancho School board member Rachel Canchola, $455
Rachel Canchola, El Rancho Unified School District board member, $300
Kenny and Kropf of Pico Rivera, $249
Jimmy Gutierrez of Chino, $150
Pico Rivera Councilwoman Barbara Contreras, $139
Adeline Viera of Pico Rivera, $110
Blue Pride Football Foundation of Whittier, John Chow of San Gabriel, Julie Espita of Pico Rivera, Alfred Ogas of Prescott, Ariz., Ramona Redondo of Los Angeles, Edgardo Reyes of Chino, Carmen Sanchez of Pico Rivera, Angelica Torres of Pico Rivera, and Ronald Wakefield of Whittier, $100
Antoinette Paez of Pico Rivera donated $295 in gift basket and prizes for fund-raiser

Susan Weinman
Raised $2,175, spent $4,582, including $2,840 in unpaid bills to herself for mailers and signs, and has $433 in cash on hand.
Gave campaign $700
Contributors:
Manuel Torres of Pico Rivera, $260
Russell Crawford of Guayaquil, Ecuador, $250
Anne Crawford of Carmel, Ana Gutierrez-Harrison of Downey, Carolyn Johnson of Santa Barbara, Mike Johnson of Goleta, Emily Morris of Duarte Lois Roberts of Carmel, Alicia Telles of Sun Valley, $100
Source:  Documents filed with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office