Former L.A. City Council president Herb Wesson and State Senator Holly Mitchell are vying to represent the 2nd District. 13 will cost taxpayers an additional $11 billion in interest payments.say Prop 13 provides much needed renovations and focuses on modernization rather than argue the cost of paying off the bonds would be an extra drain on the state’s general fund. Long Beach resident Jane Vargas was able to vote before 7 a.m. at the registrar headquarters in Norwalk, which is between her home and her work in Santa Fe Springs. They said if a court doesn't intervene to force polls to stay open until 10 p.m., "County voters’ right to participate in our democracy will be immediately and irreparably harmed," the complaint reads.Sites mentioned in the complaint with long lines and other problems include: who are in line by 8 p.m. The news cycle moves fast. All candidates have made homelessness and housing the center of their campaigns. Health, Education, and Neighborhood Councils Committee Writer, head of the National Women's Political Caucus in L.A.Ryu touts his work on finding sites for homeless shelters and housing. The Legislative Analyst Office estimates that Proposition 13 will end up costing California taxpayers $26 billion -- $15 billion for the principal and $11 billion for the interest on the bonds sold.Here’s how Proposition 13 funds it would be divided up if approved:$9 billion for pre-K to grade 12 schools, $500 million of that would go to charter schools$6 billion for the University of California, California State University, and community college systems.“Despite research showing students learn better in classrooms which are modern and safe, too many school buildings are dilapidated, unsafe, and unhealthy,” says the official statement in support of Proposition 13, signed by Brian Rice, president of the California Professional Firefighters, E. Toby Boyd, president of the California Teachers Association, and Pamela Kahn, president of the California School Nurses Association.Opponents of the measure say it puts too heavy a burden on taxpayers.“Instead of spending the state’s $21 billion surplus on upgrading school facilities and providing high quality education for our children, the Governor and the Legislature are wasting our money on their own pet projects,” says the official ballot statement against the bond measure, signed by Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ Association, along with State Sen. Brian Jones (Republican representing 38 District, El Cajon area), and retired teacher Larry Sand.This Prop. Her campaign has benefited from more than $1.3 million in independent expenditures by pro-charter school philanthropist Bill Bloomfield. Here's your daily audio briefing (updated weekdays):Sheriff Villanueva went on KPCC's show, AirTalk, recently to denounce Measure R. He called it "in essence a taxpayer-funded shaming effort. A rPizza at the Ace Hotel vote center in downtown Los Angeles where people reported wait times of more than two hours on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. What now?The short answer is: no. February volume at the Port of Los Angeles was down by an estimated 25%. The ballot measure created an ordinance called the Traffic Relief and Rail Expansion Ordinance, which included an expenditure plan defining specific projects to be funded, timeframes for availability of funds, and expected levels of funding. is a Long Beach Unified teacher who’s run previously for this seat, for state senate and for state schools superintendent.The critical candidate to watch Tuesday night is Castellanos: if she can’t make the November ballot, United Teachers Los Angeles’ hopes of regaining a solid majority of allies on the LAUSD board. His voting record defies easy characterization as either friend or foe of the teachers' union.five candidates are running in Tuesday’s primary to take his seat, which covers an area from South L.A. into the Harbor communities:, a labor activist who founded the group Reclaim our Schools L.A., has the backing of United Teachers Los Angeles. Corruption. The Problem. Examples of transportation projects and improvements cited by proponents of Measure R include beginning the so-called Most of the projects depending on Measure R for money will require additional funding. Counties across California are bracing for the possible spread of COVID-19 in their communities. But that won't apply if you're already in line.If you were in line before the 8 p.m. hour strikes and someone tells you that the polls are closed and you cannot vote, The L.A. County Registrar responded on social media, with a post naming five centers that have shorter wait times.Later in the evening, the L.A. County Registrar released a larger list of vote center locations with short wait times.These things change fast, but here are other locations we’re hearing have short wait times:Still a super long line at the Ace Hotel.