Election Results

As of Date: 11/05/2008 Time: 03:24 Votes Percent LYNWOOD MEASURE HH - UTILITY TAX ADVISORY - YES 6,698 59.45 (ADVISORY VOTE ONLY) - NO 4,569 40.55 II - UTILITY TAX RATIFICATION - YES 7,053 64.86 (MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST) - NO 3,822 35.14 C - CITY COUNCIL TERM LIMITS - YES 8,320 74.22 (MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST) - NO 2,890 25.78 TOTAL PRECINCTS 24 PRECINCTS REPORTING 24 100.00 REGISTRATION 19,548 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of Date: 11/05/2008 Time: 03:24 Votes Percent CENTRAL BASIN MUNI WATER BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIV 4 RUDY C MONTALVO 24,714 51.11 LETICIA VASQUEZ 23,641 48.89 TOTAL PRECINCTS 132 PRECINCTS REPORTING 132 100.00 REGISTRATION 92,837

Meeting at Mayor's House Violation of Brown Act

Lynwood, CA - Local newspapers reports that meeting at current Mayor Santillan's house a violation of the Brown Act, and says that the DA found that “we did not find that there was any criminal wrongdoing, nor did we find that there was necessarily an intention to violate the Brown Act.” Read story here.

Lynwood Recall Attorney Submits $266,000 Bill

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that attorney for Aide Castro and Joanette Gutierrez submits bill for $266,000. Read story here.

Deputy Fatally Shoots Suspect in Lynwood

Lynwood, CA - Deputy shoots suspect in Lynwood, he died later at the hospital. Read story here.

CDBG Board Rejects UUT Presentation

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that the CDBG Board rejected UUT presentation. Read story here.

County Monitors Lynwood Schools

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that the county will monitor Lynwood schools. Read story here.

Woman Arrested Near Marshall Elementary

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that a woman was arrested at Marshall Elementary. Read story here.

City Uses Popular Youtube Service to Broadcast UUT Interview

Meeting at Mayor's Home Criticized

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that a meeting held at current Mayor Santillan's home is criticized. Read story here.

New Curruculum Plan

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that School district gets new curriculum plan. Read story here.

Former Councilmember Arturo Reyes Pleads Guilty

Lynwood, CA - Former Councilmember Arturo Reyes pleads guilty to grand theft and agreed to testify against other ex-councilmembers. Read story here.

User Utility Tax - Voters to Decide

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that residents will decide on the User Utility Tax. Read story here.

Autra Adams' Charges on Hold

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that charges against Autra Adams are on hold. Read story here.

Lynwood City Council Cuts Budget by $4.2 Million

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that the Lynwood City Council reduced the budget by 4.2 million. Read story here.

Two Measures on Ballot

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that the Lynwood City Council has placed two measures in the November ballot. Read story here.

Judge Rules Against Stadium Project

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that a judge has ruled against Angel's Fields. Read story here.

Angeles Fields Lawsuit Against City Resumes

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that the lawsuit between the City of Lynwood, and Angeles Fields will resume on Monday, June 2, 2008. Read story here.

City Manager's Assistant Autra Adams Arrested

Lynwood, CA - Paul Richard's goddaughter and current City Manager's Aide was arrested by gang investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on suspicion of felonies, including being an accessory to robbery and possessing a stolen handgun. Adams was wanted as an accessory to various crimes in which she allegedly provided rental vehicles for use by criminal suspects. Deputies found a loaded 9-mm handgun, as well fraudulent credentials identifying Adams as a member of the Lynwood City Council. Read story here.

Lynwood Chamber of Commerce in Bitter Fight with City

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that the Lynwood Chamber of Commerce faces a bitter fight with the City. Read story here.

School Board Agrees to Superintendent's Contract

Lynwood, CA - Local newspaper reports that School board agrees on Dhyan Lal’s $200,000-a-year contract with minor changes to the benefit package. Read story here.