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O’Donnell makes history as 4th district council write-in VoL. 34 No. 1
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June 8, 2012
Lowenthal and DeLong advance to November primary for U.S. House’s 47th district Michelle Lecours Staff Writer
Although a one-dollar additional tax on cigarettes didn’t receive a pass from California voters, term limits and local candidate Patrick O’Donnell triumphed while 47th District congressional candidates Alan Lowenthal and Gary DeLong move forward to the November election. With his win, O’Donnell became the first Long Beach councilmember re-elected as a write-in candidate.
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Incumbent Bonnie Lowenthal (left) received 58.6 percent of the vote for California’s 70th Assembly District, and Patrick O’Donnell (right) made history as the first Long Beach councilmember to be re-elected as a write-in candidate.
Container truck routes on Orange Avenue creating challenges for SH leaders
CJ Dablo Staff Writer
Signal Hill leaders took a first stab at last Tuesday’s City Council meeting to address traffic from the big container trucks that roll their way to and from the Port of Los Angeles via Orange Avenue. A traffic controversy centers on Orange Avenue, which is a street that runs north and south, starting in Long Beach and cutting through Signal Hill. Within Signal Hill city limits, the avenue has been zoned for light industrial use, but about six homes were built along Orange Avenue, according to a staff report from Public Works Director Steve Myrter. At the June 5 meeting, city councilmembers wrestled over questions on just how to manage a resident’s complaint that heavy
trucks are traveling throughout the day and night between the Port and the Signal Hill truckyard businesses based near Orange Avenue. At the end of the evening’s discussion, the Council voted to table the topic until several questions have been answered. The Council did hear city staff suggestions. The staff recommended at first to prohibit specific commercial trucks over a certain weight limit from traveling on Orange Avenue from Hill Street to Burnett Street between 8pm and 7am. However, Vice Mayor Michael Noll pointed out Tuesday that there is a bigger picture to consider. Noll asked if restricting truck access to Orange Avenue could lead to more traffic on Cherry Avenue, a designated truck route. see SH COUNCIL page 10
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In this map, the streets outlined in red are designated truck routes. The blue boxes indicate trucking companies. The orange line along Orange Avenue shows where heavy container trucks pass in order to reach the designated truck routes on Willow Street and Pacific Coast Highway.
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Long Beach City Council– 4th district run-off In April’s election, incumbent and write-in candidate Councilmember Patrick O’Donnell came in second to businessman Daryl Supernaw by less than 15 votes, necessitating a run-off on this week’s ballot, since former police officer John Watkins was also in that race. This round, O’Donnell easily reclaimed his seat from Supernaw by receiving a 12.2-percent majority. Super-
naw received 43.9 percent to O’Donnell’s 56.1 percent. “The voters of the 4th have spoken, and they voted for stability and the continuation of the leadership they’ve had for the last eight years. I had a pretty big hurdle to jump over, given the fact that I had to educate the voters that they had a choice. They had the power,” said O’Donnell, referring to the fact that although he had served his two terms, voters could return him to office by writing him in on the ballot. Supernaw declined to comment until the final vote count comes in. O’Donnell outspent Supernaw by a large margin. Supernaw did not accept campaign money from political action committees and raised more than $7,000 for his campaign. O’Donnell, who raised almost $66,000, received contributions from individuals, community members, businesses and labor, he said.
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