Pasadena Goes to the Polls: Today’s Election Decides Council, School Board Seats and County Measures

It’s Election Day for Pasadena, where voters will join residents of the 88 cities and 5,253,855 voters in Los Angeles County participating in today’s Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections.

In Pasadena, voters will be deciding three council races and four seats on the Pasadena Unified School District board as well as voting on County measures.

City Council District 5 incumbent Victor Gordo faces two opponents— education activist Aida Morales and writer Krystal Lopez Podley—while District 7 incumbent Andy Wilson, who was appointed by the City Council in 2015 to fill the seat left vacant by the election of Mayor Terry Tornek, faces four challengers–attorney Phil Hosp, Amtrak employee Bryan Witt, Attorney Alex Menchaca, and PR consultant Sheena Tahilramani. Incumbent John Kennedy is running unopposed for his District 3 seat.

Candidates who win a majority of the votes cast for a seat, will take office in June. Should no candidate win a majority in a particular office, a runoff election will be held in May between the top two finishers.

There are four PUSD incumbents and three challengers vying for seats in four School Board districts. District 1 incumbent and board president Kimberly Kenne faces former attorney Rita Miller, while District 3 incumbent Adrienne Ann Mullen faces PUSD classified employee Michelle Richardson-Bailey. Former Board President and District 5 incumbent, Elizabeth Pomeroy faces Muir High School teacher Matthew Baron. Scott Phelps, the incumbent in District 7, is running unopposed.

Pasadena voters will also be voting on Measure H, the Los Angeles County Plan to Prevent and Combat Homelessness. As described by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, the measure would fund mental health, substance abuse treatment, health care, education, job training, rental subsidies, emergency and affordable housing, transportation, outreach, prevention, and supportive services for homeless children, families, foster youth, veterans, battered women, seniors, disabled individuals, and other homeless adults; and authorize ¼ cent sales tax for ten years, with independent annual audits and citizens’ oversight.

This year’s election will be run by the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, and the City will not be participating as in previous years. Live coverage of the voting numbers will be available following the closing of polling places, at http://lavote.net/home/voting-elections/current-elections/election-results.

According to the LA County Registrar, “Election night results are semifinal official canvass results and should not be considered final official results. Election results updates are time stamped.”

While one voting location was open over the weekend at Jackie Robinson Center, and voters have been voting by mail for at least two weeks, there are 27 polling places open today:

• ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL
725 W ALTADENA DR ALTADENA CA 91001. (626) 229-0993.

• FIRE STATION #38
1150 LINDA VISTA AVE PASADENA CA 91103. (626) 793-1449.

• JACKIE ROBINSON CENTER
1020 N FAIR OAKS AVE PASADENA CA 91103. (626) 798-0926.

• ROSE GARDEN CONVALESCENT
1899 N RAYMOND AVE PASADENA CA 91103. (626) 797-2120.

• WESTMINSTER Presbyterian Church
1757 N LAKE AVE PASADENA CA 91104. (626) 794-7141.

• PASADENA 7TH DAY ADVENT CHR
1280 E WASHINGTON BLVD PASADENA CA 91104. (626) 798-0544.

• Jesus Christ OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
770 SIERRA MADRE VLA AVE PASADENA CA 91104. (626) 798-5157.

• VILLA PARKE NEIGHBORHOOD CTR
363 E VILLA ST PASADENA CA 91101. (626) 792-3657.

• VICTORY PARK
2575 PALOMA ST PASADENA CA 91107. (626) 744-7507.

• BETHLEHEM Church OF CHRIST Holy
1550 N FAIR OAKS AVE PASADENA CA 91103. (626) 794-5211.

• COMMUNITY ARMS APARTMENTS
151 E ORANGE GROVE BLVD PASADENA CA 91103. (626) 796-8196.

• PASADENA CHURCH
404 E WASHINGTON BLVD PASADENA CA 91104. (626) 794-2951.

• JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1500 E VILLA ST PASADENA CA 91106. (626) 793-0656.

• TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
997 E WALNUT ST PASADENA CA 91106. (626) 792-1212.

• FOOTHILL COMMUNITY CHURCH
2540 E ORANGE GROVE BLVD PASADENA CA 91107. (626) 796-0715.

• LA MANDA LIBRARY
140 S ALTADENA DR PASADENA CA 91107. (626) 744-7266.

• MONTE VISTA GROVE HOMES
2889 SAN PASQUAL ST PASADENA CA 91107. (626) 796-6135.

• FIRE STATION #39
50 AVENUE 64 PASADENA CA 91105. (626) 405-4124.

• WILLIAM BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL
1201 S MARENGO AVE PASADENA CA 91106. (626) 441-2201.

• ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF PASADENA
820 E CALIFORNIA BLVD PASADENA CA 91106. (626) 449-2068.

•SHERATON PASADENA HOTEL
(142 303 CORDOVA ST PASADENA CA 91101.626) 449-4000.

• MT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH
1118 N ALLEN AVE PASADENA CA 91104. (626) 794-2294.

• FIRE STATION #34
1360 E DEL MAR BLVD PASADENA CA 91106. (626) 564-8367.

ARMENIAN CILICIA EVANG CHURCH
339 S SANTA ANITA AVE PASADENA CA 91107. (626) 862-3684.

• ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER
422 360 N ARROYO BLVD PASADENA CA 91103 (626) 564-0330.

• PILGRIM TOWER RETIREMENT HOME
560 E VILLA ST PASADENA CA 91101 (626) 577-0330.

PILGRIM TOWER RETIREMENT HOME
560 E VILLA ST PASADENA CA 91101 (626) 577-0330.