Declaring for city office

The multi-level process to quality for the March 3 city ballot began on Monday with a number of candidates seeking to be first to qualify, by taking out declarations of intent to run.
City voters will decide whether to re-elect Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and will also have open races for City Attorney and Controller, due to term limits.
Eight City Council offices will be decided as well as three Los Angeles Board of Education seats and four on the Los Angeles Community College District.
Villaraigosa did not take out his declaration, but five others did. They include attorney Walter Moore, who ran in 2005, Bruce Darian, entertainer Phil Jennerjahn and civic community leader David Hernandez and public policy advisor Mike Manley.
City Attorney candidates include environmental lawyer Carmen Trutuanich and attorney Gregory W. Smith.
No candidates declared for controller.
C ity Council members seeking re-election are from odd-numbered districts. They include Councilman Ed Reyes, Councilman Dennis Zine, Councilman Richard Alarcon, Councilwoman Jan Perry, Councilman Bill Rosendahl, Councilman Eric Garcetti and Councilwoman Janice Hahn.
Reyes, Rosendahl and Hahn were the only two incumbents to take out their declaration on Monday.
Reyes drew two challengers, Sylvia Luna and Jesse Rojas. Rosendahl drew one, hydrographer Harry "Craig" Wilson. Hahn also had one announced opponent, Chris Salabaj.
Two candidates, Guillermo Huesca and Richard Perry, declared for the 7th Council District against Alarcon. Youth trainer Keith Hardine filed for the 13th District seat against Garcetti.
The three seats on the Board of Education does not include two incumbents, Marlene Canter and Julie Korenstein, who decided against seeking re-election. The incumbent member who is seeking re-election is school board president Monica Garcia.
`Parent-community activist Bill Ring took out a declaration for District No. 4 and teacher-educator Louis Pugliese filed for District No. 6.
Community College board members seeking re-election include Kelly Candaele, Angela Reddock, Nancy Pearlsman and Miguel Santiago.
Candidates have until Saturday to take out the declarations the first step to become eligible for the election. The next phase involves collecting signatures of at least 500 voters on nominating petitions.
The next deadline for candidates is Dec., 3, when nominating petitions must be submitted to the City Clerk's office.