PV Residents to Vote for School Board, City Council Members

Voters today will determine who fills seats on the and the , in addition to whether or not a parcel tax to secure funding for the local school district will pass.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Palos Verdes residents can vote at , 30940 Hawthorne Blvd.

For the first time in the city's history, eight candidates are vying for three open seats on the RPV council. Terms are up for Councilmen Steve Wolowicz, Doug Stern and Mayor Tom Long. Current terms for Councilmen Brian Campbell and Anthony Misetich end in 2013. 

Candidates for the open council seats are Eric Alegria, small business owner and teacher; Susan Brooks, former Rancho Palos Verdes mayor; Ken Dyda, former Rancho Palos Verdes mayor; Dave Emenhiser, current Rancho Palos Verdes planning commissioner; Dora de la Rosa, current PVPUSD Board of Education president; Jim Knight, current Rancho Palos Verdes planning commissioner; Jerry Duhovic, current vice chair of the RPV Finance Advisory Committee; and Cynthia Smith.

In the school board race, incumbent Larry Vanden Bos, of Rolling Hills Estates, will be challenged by Dianna Chooljian, a doctor from Palos Verdes Estates, and Erin LaMonte, who works in the district and is from Rancho Palos Verdes.

Palos Verdes residents will also have a chance to vote on a local parcel tax that would secure funding for the PVPUSD. would replace two existing parcel tax measures, Measures P and V, with the same tax rate at $374 per parcel per year. Unlike Measures P and V, which are set to expire in 2013, Measure M has no expiration date. It will protect $7 million in local education spending, according to the district. Let us know what you think of the measure in .

Voters can view election results at lavote.net.

To read more about the elections, including candidate profiles and debate coverage, visit Palos Verdes Patch's Participate 2011 page.