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Primary Nominating Election, April 9, 1985
The Candidates
Mayor of Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles City Attorney
Lisa Specht
Los Angeles City Controller
Dan Shapiro
Los Angeles City Council
1st District--Howard Finn
3rd District--Joy Picus
5th District--Zev Yaroslavsky
7th District--Ernani Bernardi
9th District--Gilbert W. Lindsay
11th District--Marvin Braude
13th District--Michael Woo
15th District--Joan Milke Flores
Los Angeles Board of Education
2nd District--Alan Gershman
4th District--Betty Blake
6th District--Mary Louise Longoria
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees
Office 2--Arthur Bronson
Office 4--Lindsay Conner
Office 6--Wallace Albertson
The Measures
Los Angeles Charter Amendments
1. Limits campaign contributions in city elections--YES
2. Increases the 15-member City Council to 17 members--YES
3. Clarifies recall provisions for Board of Education--YES
4. Clarifies recall provisions for mayor and other city offices--YES
5. Expedites initiative process and removes obsolete language--YES
6. Changes limits on misdemeanor fines to coincide with state law--YES
7. Excludes residential property from assessments for rail transit systems--YES
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