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ENDORSEMENTS are listed in the order in which races appear on the ballot.

Los Angeles City Council

Voters in the city’s seven even-numbered City Council districts and in District 7 will cast ballots. Incumbents in Districts 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12 are running unopposed except for some write-in campaigns; The Times offers no endorsements in any of those races. A special election is being held in District 7 to complete the term of Alex Padilla, who was elected to the state Senate last year.

The Times recommends:

District 6: Tony Cardenas

District 7: Monica Rodriguez

District 14: Jose Huizar

Los Angeles Community

College District

Voters who reside in the district, which includes and extends beyond the city of Los Angeles, will cast ballots for all four at-large seats.

The Times recommends:

Seat No. 1: Sylvia Scott-Hayes

Seat No. 3: Mona Field

Seat No. 5: Georgia L. Mercer

Seat No. 7: Warren T. Furutani

Los Angeles Unified School District

Board of Education

Voters will cast ballots in the odd-numbered districts, some of which extend beyond the boundaries of the city of Los Angeles.

The Times recommends:

District 1: Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte

District 3: Louis Pugliese

District 5: Yolie Flores Aguilar

District 7: Richard Vladovic

City of Los Angeles

Charter Amendment L: No

Charter Amendment M: Yes