By Kenneth Miller | Publisher
And oh what a night it was as the nation rebuked a strong armed president in resounding fashion, diverse California elected its first Asian as Lieutenant Governor in South Bay Black Journal endorsed Fiona Ma and two Black mayors in Los Angeles and Inglewood are in the fight for their political lives after the Nov. 3 General Election.
Ma, the only public official ever endorsed by SBBJ, won convincingly by capturing 70.62% of the vote and more than 1.4 million votes. She will be officially sworn in along with reelected Attorney General Rob Bonta by the Honorable Willie Brown in Sacramento on Jan 4.
Other stateside victors include Secretary of State Shirley Webber (71.93%), Controller Malia Cohen (70.97%) and Board of Equalization Mike Gipson (59.49%).
United States of House of Representative winners include the legendary Maxine Waters (D-43, 81.25%), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-37) and Nanette Diaz Barragan (D-44).
In the California State Assembly, stalwart Tina McKinnor (D-61, 82%) and Ayanna Davis (D-65) prevailed as prohibitive favorites.
Prop. 40 is winning with 51.09 % and Prop 44 was going down in flames by a resounding 81.51%.
In Inglewood where unfounded allegations hounded the incumbent Mayor James T. Butts, Jr. through the primary, proved to be quite damaging as Councilmember Gloria Gray forced a likely March runoff to become the next mayor.Gray amassed 32.65% to Butts 29.22%, while Fre’Drisha Dixon finished third at 16.80%, but will still be a key player in the runoff.
The prominent Measure BB, funded by stadium and arena billionaires and opposed by Butts was losing 51.01% to 48.99% but too close to call.
Also in Inglewood, it appears that Keokia Childress will take Gray’s District 1 Council Seat, as she held a comfortable lead over the two nearest challengers Yolanda Davidson and Leonard Redway. Childress held 32.65% to Davidson’s 27.50% and Redway’s 24.16%.
District 2 incumbent Alex Padilla trounced Subrina Miller 68.49% to 31.51%.
Tyron D. Turner is leading Gray for WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 2. Turner is up with 41.06% to 36.59%.
In Los Angeles incumbent Karen Bass is trailing former ally and council member Nithya Raman 51.1% to 48.9% with 62.7% of the ballots counted.
Other local Black mayor incumbents Emma Sharif (64.94%) defeated former council member Andre Spicer (35.06%). Anthony Perry holds a 53.48% to 46.52% lead over Bennie Tinson for the District 2 City Council Seat.
Hawthorne’s Measure HP, a tax increase on hotels is winning with 56.69% to 43.31%; In Hermosa Beach, Eric Horne is leading for City Council with 24.31%; In Manhattan Beach race for City Council, Amy Howorth (34.47%), Richard P. Montgomery (29.71%) and Mark Burton (27.10%) are on pins and needles;Measure DE in Palos Verdes to establish the mayor as an at large elected position in 2028 is winning comfortably with 74.03%, and three Michael Kemps (34.70%), Mark Saroyan (33.84%) and Victoria A Lozzi (31.47%) are in a buzzsaw.
