Will Bigham: November 2009 Archives

Local voters on Tuesday elected new school board members in Pomona and Claremont, re-elected two governing board members at the Chaffey College district, and approved a utility-tax measure in Pomona.

In Diamond Bar, voters re-elected two incumbent City Council members and elected newcomer Ling-Ling Chang. All incumbent candidates were re-elected Tuesday in races for the governing boards of Mt. San Antonio College, Citrus College, and the Walnut Valley Unified School District.

For complete vote tallies in local races, click here and here.

In perhaps Tuesday's most surprising result, Jason Rothman, son of Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothman, unseated incumbent Pomona school board member Steve Lustro in a tight three-candidate race for a two-year seat on the PUSD board.

Rothman, a recent graduate from Cal Poly Pomona in his early 20s, received 2,113 votes to Lustro's 1,984 votes. Nancy A. Matarrita finished third with 1,746 votes.

In the other Pomona Unified school board race for three four-year seats, two incumbents won re-election, and challenger Roberta Perlman unseated incumbent John Avila. Robert Torres, son of former Pomona mayor and current state Assemblywoman Norma Torres, finished in a distant last place among the seven candidates.

Finishing with the most votes was incumbent Andrew Wong, with 3,014 supporting his candidacy. Perlman finished second with 2,897 votes, and incumbent Adrienne Konigar-Macklin finished third with 2,309 votes. In the final four positions were Avila (2,186 votes), Frank Guzman (1,914 votes), Hank Mollet (1,768 votes) and Torres (985 votes).

Pomona voters also passed a utility-tax measure that broadens the city's telecommunications utility users tax to include new forms of telephone communication, such as cell phones, text messaging, and some Internet phone technology. The tax rate will remain at 9 percent with the passage of Measure PC, which was supported by 59.65 percent of Pomona voters. It needed a majority to pass.

In Claremont, incumbent school board members Mary Caenepeel (3,023 votes) and Steven Llanusa (2,121 votes) won re-election, while newcomer Jeff Stark won a seat on the board with the second-most votes (2,975). Challenger Jeff Hammill finished with the fewest votes (1,855) among the four candidates.

Two incumbent governing board members at the Chaffey Community College District easily fended off three challengers Tuesday. Katie Roberts finished with 12,971 votes and Kathy Brugger received 12,114 votes. Finishing respectively in the third, fourth and fifth positions were Ontario-Montclair school board member Paul Vincent Avila (4,682 votes), Irene Hernandez-Blair (4,609 votes), and Christopher Agrella (2,790 votes).

Two incumbent city councilmembers and a newcomer easily won election in Diamond Bar, where the nearest challenger finished with more than 1,000 votes fewer than the third-place finisher Ling-Ling Chang.

Finishing with the highest number of votes was Steve Tye (3,081 votes), followed in the top three positions by Ron Everett (2,624 votes) and Chang (2,408 votes). In the final four positions among the seven candidates were Robert Velazquez (1,384 votes), David Liu (1,291 votes), Lucy Huang (1,148 votes), and S. Dhand (898 votes).

Winning re-election on Mt. San Antonio College's governing board were incumbents Judy Chen Haggery (26,403 votes) and David K. Hall (24,538 votes). Challenger John Mendoza finished a distant third in the race with 11,419 votes.

Incumbent candidates from the Citrus College governing board also easily won re-election. Gary Woods finished with 631 votes to challenger Richard James Lugo's 217 votes in the district's Area 1 race. In Area 3, incumbent Edward Ortell defeated David Hooper with nearly 73 percent of the vote.

In the race for three seats on the Walnut Valley Unified school board, three incumbents won re-election despite a strong showing by two challengers. Finishing in the top three positions were Nancy A. Lyons (2,972 votes), Helen Hall (2,586 votes) and Cindy M. Ruiz (2,252 votes). Newcomer Anyork Lee finished less than a percentage point behind Ruiz with 2,142 votes. Newcomer Michael West garnered the fewest votes among the five candidates, with 1,365 voters supporting his candidacy.

CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
MARY A CAENEPEEL		3,023	30.31
JEFF K STARK		2,975	29.83
STEVEN LLANUSA		2,121	21.27
JEFF HAMMILL		1,855	18.6

Registration	24,388
Precincts Reporting	18
Total Precincts	18
% Precincts Reporting	100

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POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
ANDREW S WONG		3,014	20
ROBERTA A PERLMAN		2,897	19.22
ADRIENNE K MACKLIN		2,309	15.32
JOHN J AVILA		2,186	14.5
FRANK C GUZMAN		1,914	12.7
HANK MOLLET		1,768	11.73
ROBERT S TORRES		985	6.53

Registration	59,473
Precincts Reporting	39
Total Precincts	39
% Precincts Reporting	100

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POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL - GBM TERM ENDS 12/11

Candidate		Votes	Percent
JASON A ROTHMAN		2,113	36.16
STEVE LUSTRO		1,984	33.96
NANCY A MATARRITA		1,746	29.88

Registration	59,473
Precincts Reporting	39
Total Precincts	39
% Precincts Reporting	100

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POMONA CITY SPECIAL MUNI - MEASURE   

MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST

MEASURE		Votes	Percent
PC - UTILITY TAX ORDINANCE - YES		2,668	59.65
NO		1,805	40.35

Registration	49,839
Precincts Reporting	33
Total Precincts	33
% Precincts Reporting	100

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DIAMOND BAR CITY GEN MUNI - COUNCILMEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
STEVE TYE		3,081	24.01
RON EVERETT		2,624	20.45
LING-LING CHANG		2,408	18.76
ROBERT L VELAZQUEZ		1,384	10.78
DAVID T LIU		1,291	10.06
LUCY HUANG		1,148	8.94
S DHAND		898	7

Registration	29,877
Precincts Reporting	17
Total Precincts	17
% Precincts Reporting	100

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MT SAN ANTONIO COMM COLL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 2

Candidate		Votes	Percent
JUDY CHEN HAGGERTY		26,403	42.34
DAVID K HALL		24,538	39.35
JOHN MENDOZA		11,419	18.31

Registration	340,701
Precincts Reporting	245
Total Precincts	245
% Precincts Reporting	100

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CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - GOV BD MEMBER TR AREA 1

Candidate		Votes	Percent
GARY L WOODS		631	74.41
RICHARD JAMES LUGO		217	25.59

Registration	13,855
Precincts Reporting	19
Total Precincts	19
% Precincts Reporting	100

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CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - GOV BD MEMBER TR AREA 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
EDWARD C ORTELL		1,938	72.78
DAVID D HOOPER		725	27.22

Registration	20,021
Precincts Reporting	20
Total Precincts	20
% Precincts Reporting	100

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WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCH - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
NANCY A LYONS		2,972	26.26
HELEN HALL		2,586	22.85
CINDY M RUIZ		2,252	19.9
ANYORK LEE		2,142	18.93
MICHAEL WEST		1,365	12.06

Registration	31,592
Precincts Reporting	23
Total Precincts	23
% Precincts Reporting	100

Last updated on 11/3/2009 11:35 PM

Next update at 11/6/2009 5:00 PM

REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
438542 Registered Voters
VOTES PERCENT Precinct Turnout 11534 2.63% Vote By Mail Turnout 26870 6.13% TOTAL TURNOUT 38404 8.76%

MAYOR - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Vote For 1	178 of 178 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT PAT MORRIS 6758 54.97% JIM PENMAN 4552 37.02% RICK AVILA 985 8.01%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 1
Vote For 1	33 of 33 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT VIRGINIA MARQUEZ 538 50.42% ESTHER R. ESTRADA 529 49.58%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 2
Vote For 1	15 of 15 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT JASON DESJARDINS 535 52.45% DENNIS J. BAXTER 485 47.55%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 4
Vote For 1	39 of 39 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT FRED SHORETT 1661 51.52% JOE ARNETT 1563 48.48%

GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER - CHAFFEY CCD
Vote For 2	478 of 478 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT KATIE ROBERTS 12971 34.90% KATHLEEN (KATHY) BRUGGER 12114 32.59% PAUL VINCENT AVILA 4682 12.60% IRENE HERNANDEZ-BLAIR 4609 12.40% CHRISTOPHER AGRELLA 2790 7.51%

CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
MARY A CAENEPEEL		2,962	30.31
JEFF K STARK		2,920	29.88
STEVEN LLANUSA		2,076	21.24
JEFF HAMMILL		1,815	18.57

Registration	24,388
Precincts Reporting	17
Total Precincts	18
% Precincts Reporting	94.44

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POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
ANDREW S WONG		2,709	19.73
ROBERTA A PERLMAN		2,615	19.04
ADRIENNE K MACKLIN		2,101	15.3
JOHN J AVILA		2,022	14.72
FRANK C GUZMAN		1,741	12.68
HANK MOLLET		1,629	11.86
ROBERT S TORRES		915	6.66

Registration	59,473
Precincts Reporting	33
Total Precincts	39
% Precincts Reporting	84.62

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POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL - GBM TERM ENDS 12/11

Candidate		Votes	Percent
JASON A ROTHMAN		1,931	36.41
STEVE LUSTRO		1,786	33.68
NANCY A MATARRITA		1,586	29.91

Registration	59,473
Precincts Reporting	33
Total Precincts	39
% Precincts Reporting	84.62

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POMONA CITY SPECIAL MUNI - MEASURE   

MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST

MEASURE		Votes	Percent
PC - UTILITY TAX ORDINANCE - YES		2,461	59.82
NO		1,653	40.18

Registration	49,839
Precincts Reporting	28
Total Precincts	33
% Precincts Reporting	84

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DIAMOND BAR CITY GEN MUNI - COUNCILMEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
STEVE TYE		2,939	23.95
RON EVERETT		2,530	20.62
LING-LING CHANG		2,291	18.67
ROBERT L VELAZQUEZ		1,339	10.91
DAVID T LIU		1,245	10.15
LUCY HUANG		1,074	8.75
S DHAND		853	6.95

Registration	29,877
Precincts Reporting	16
Total Precincts	17
% Precincts Reporting	94.12

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MT SAN ANTONIO COMM COLL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 2

Candidate		Votes	Percent
JUDY CHEN HAGGERTY		24,179	42.52
DAVID K HALL		22,602	39.75
JOHN MENDOZA		10,083	17.73

Registration	340,701
Precincts Reporting	220
Total Precincts	245
% Precincts Reporting	89.8

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CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - GOV BD MEMBER TR AREA 1

Candidate		Votes	Percent
GARY L WOODS		631	74.41
RICHARD JAMES LUGO		217	25.59

Registration	13,855
Precincts Reporting	19
Total Precincts	19
% Precincts Reporting	100

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CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - GOV BD MEMBER TR AREA 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
EDWARD C ORTELL		1,922	72.75
DAVID D HOOPER		720	27.25

Registration	20,021
Precincts Reporting	19
Total Precincts	20
% Precincts Reporting	95

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WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCH - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
NANCY A LYONS		2,972	26.26
HELEN HALL		2,586	22.85
CINDY M RUIZ		2,252	19.9
ANYORK LEE		2,142	18.93
MICHAEL WEST		1,365	12.06

Registration	31,592
Precincts Reporting	23
Total Precincts	23
% Precincts Reporting	100

Jason Rothman, son of Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothman, has widened his lead in the race for a seat on the Pomona school board.

With 17 of 39 precincts reporting, Rothman leads each of the other two candidates in the race by nearly seven percentage points.

Rothman has 1,409 votes, incumbent Steve Lustro has 1,156 votes, and Nancy A. Matarrita has 1,088 votes.

When Rothman was appointed to the Pomona Planning Commission in January, some questioned whether he was qualified for the position as a 21-year-old college student.

In a January story on his appointment to the Planning Commission, Daily Bulletin reporter Monica Rodriguez reported that Rothman graduated from Diamond Ranch High School, and was expecting to graduate in June this year from Cal Poly Pomona with a biotechnology degree.

Here's Rothman's responses to a Daily Bulletin Q&A feature published Oct. 23:

Q: The Pomona Unified School District is facing difficult financial times and will have to make cuts to balance out the 2010-2011 academic year budget. What are do you think should be considered for cuts that has not been considered up to this point?

A: I feel that there are several areas of excess in the school district. First and foremost, I would like to see a moratorium placed on the retention of consultants. The Pomona Unified School District has a vast and valuable employee base that does not require the extraneous expense of consultants. I would also like to see a modification in the funding of programs. I feel that programs that have been proven to be valuable should be enhanced, while programs that have money simply thrown at them, with very little benefit should have funding reduced.

Q: Are you prepared to cut teachers and other certificated personnel in order to balance the district's budget should it be necessary?

A: I am prepared to comb through the entire budget of the Pomona Unified School District, and examine the cost and benefit that each expense has. I am not prepared, nor do I intend to, lay off scores of teachers and certified employees based on the assumption that it's the only thing to do. As your new school board member, I will seek out and acquire all available federal, state, local, and award funds for the Pomona Unified School District. Full results:

CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
MARY A CAENEPEEL		1,423	30.17
JEFF K STARK		1,395	29.58
STEVEN LLANUSA		1,023	21.69
JEFF HAMMILL		875	18.55

Registration	24,388
Precincts Reporting	3
Total Precincts	18
% Precincts Reporting	16.67

Last updated on 11/3/2009 10:49 PM

Next update at 11/4/2009 1:00 AM

REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
438542 Registered Voters
VOTES PERCENT Precinct Turnout 10325 2.35% Vote By Mail Turnout 26870 6.13% TOTAL TURNOUT 37195 8.48%

MAYOR - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Vote For 1	130 of 178 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT PAT MORRIS 6735 54.95% JIM PENMAN 4539 37.03% RICK AVILA 982 8.01%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 1
Vote For 1	17 of 33 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT VIRGINIA MARQUEZ 538 50.42% ESTHER R. ESTRADA 529 49.58%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 2
Vote For 1	13 of 15 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT JASON DESJARDINS 535 52.45% DENNIS J. BAXTER 485 47.55%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 4
Vote For 1	31 of 39 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT FRED SHORETT 1661 51.52% JOE ARNETT 1563 48.48%

GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER - CHAFFEY CCD
Vote For 2	304 of 478 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT KATIE ROBERTS 12400 34.96% KATHLEEN (KATHY) BRUGGER 11565 32.60% PAUL VINCENT AVILA 4481 12.63% IRENE HERNANDEZ-BLAIR 4379 12.34% CHRISTOPHER AGRELLA 2647 7.46%

WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCH - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
NANCY A LYONS		1,513	25.73
ANYORK LEE		1,306	22.21
HELEN HALL		1,300	22.11
CINDY M RUIZ		1,037	17.63
MICHAEL WEST		725	12.33

Registration	31,592
Precincts Reporting	3
Total Precincts	23
% Precincts Reporting	13.04

Last updated on 11/3/2009 8:05 PM

Next update at 11/3/2009 11:00 PM

REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
438542 Registered Voters
VOTES PERCENT Precinct Turnout 1270 0.29% Vote By Mail Turnout 26870 6.13% TOTAL TURNOUT 28140 6.42%

MAYOR - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Vote For 1	39 of 178 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT PAT MORRIS 3713 53.84% JIM PENMAN 2573 37.31% RICK AVILA 610 8.85%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 1
Vote For 1	5 of 33 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT ESTHER R. ESTRADA 255 51.20% VIRGINIA MARQUEZ 243 48.80%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 2
Vote For 1	3 of 15 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT JASON DESJARDINS 323 56.87% DENNIS J. BAXTER 245 43.13%

COUNCIL MEMBER - CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO WARD 4
Vote For 1	12 of 39 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT JOE ARNETT 1007 51.96% FRED SHORETT 931 48.04%

GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER - CHAFFEY CCD
Vote For 2	46 of 478 Precincts Reporting (View Map)
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT KATIE ROBERTS 10742 34.99% KATHLEEN (KATHY) BRUGGER 9930 32.34% PAUL VINCENT AVILA 3956 12.88% IRENE HERNANDEZ-BLAIR 3764 12.26% CHRISTOPHER AGRELLA 2311 7.53%

MT SAN ANTONIO COMM COLL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 2

Candidate		Votes	Percent
JUDY CHEN HAGGERTY		12,937	44.83
DAVID K HALL		11,794	40.87
JOHN MENDOZA		4,127	14.3

Registration	340,701
Precincts Reporting	35
Total Precincts	245
% Precincts Reporting	14.29

DIAMOND BAR CITY GEN MUNI - COUNCILMEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
STEVE TYE		1,364	23.73
RON EVERETT		1,194	20.78
LING-LING CHANG		1,097	19.09
DAVID T LIU		664	11.55
ROBERT L VELAZQUEZ		600	10.44
LUCY HUANG		473	8.23
S DHAND		355	6.18

Registration	29,877
Precincts Reporting	0
Total Precincts	17
% Precincts Reporting	0

POMONA CITY SPECIAL MUNI - MEASURE   

MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST

MEASURE		Votes	Percent
PC - UTILITY TAX ORDINANCE - YES		1,064	60.42
NO		697	39.58

Registration	49,839
Precincts Reporting	2
Total Precincts	33
% Precincts Reporting	6

CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - GOV BD MEMBER TR AREA 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
EDWARD C ORTELL		904	73.5
DAVID D HOOPER		326	26.5

Registration	20,021
Precincts Reporting	6
Total Precincts	20
% Precincts Reporting	30

CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - GOV BD MEMBER TR AREA 1

Candidate		Votes	Percent
GARY L WOODS		390	80.75
RICHARD JAMES LUGO		93	19.25

Registration	13,855
Precincts Reporting	4
Total Precincts	19
% Precincts Reporting	21.05

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL - GBM TERM ENDS 12/11

Candidate		Votes	Percent
JASON A ROTHMAN		906	39.43
STEVE LUSTRO		715	31.11
NANCY A MATARRITA		677	29.46

Registration	59,473
Precincts Reporting	4
Total Precincts	39
% Precincts Reporting	10.26

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
MARY A CAENEPEEL		1,326	30.03
JEFF K STARK		1,291	29.24
STEVEN LLANUSA		963	21.81
JEFF HAMMILL		835	18.91

Registration	24,388
Precincts Reporting	2
Total Precincts	18
% Precincts Reporting	11.11

Election results page

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL - GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 3

Candidate		Votes	Percent
ANDREW S WONG		1,167	19.17
ROBERTA A PERLMAN		1,138	18.69
JOHN J AVILA		922	15.14
ADRIENNE K MACKLIN		898	14.75
HANK MOLLET		849	13.95
FRANK C GUZMAN		753	12.37
ROBERT S TORRES		361	5.93

Registration	59,473
Precincts Reporting	4
Total Precincts	39
% Precincts Reporting	10.26