The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 105, No. 11 - March 10, 2016 Inside This Issue Candidate Q & A.................5 Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................12 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Film Review..........................4 Food.....................................13 Legals..................................14 Real Estate.......... 7-11,15-16 Sports....................................6 Weekend Forecast Mighty Titans - League Champs! The El Segundo Boys U10 Titans won the League and Area championship and went on to place 3rd in the Sectional Tournament in Riverside on Feb 28. The Titans finished the season 22-1. Coach Bill DelFino, Jacob DelFino, Benji Kerin, Mark Coakley, Brody Zambarelli, Arron DeKretser, Abhay Korlapati, Aldo Hernanadez, Colin Frank, Kevin Moreno, Gavin Mckinnon & Coach Terrence Dekretse. Photo by Maxine Coakley. • Friday PM Rain 65˚/51˚ Saturday Sunny 63˚/51˚ Sunday Mostly Sunny 64˚/55˚ City Clerk Looks to Second Term, Weighs in on New Election Laws By Brian Simon For El Segundo City Clerk Tracy Weaver, April 12 will hold zero suspense when it comes to her own bid for reelection. She is running unopposed and will technically need just one vote to garner a second term in office. But while she doesn’t have to spend time putting up lawn signs and walking precincts on her own behalf, Weaver is already busy overseeing activities connected to the rest of the municipal election. For instance, March 14 is the first day the City Clerk’s office can issue vote-by-mail ballots. Residents will begin receiving ballot statements that week containing information on each City Council candidate as well as the proposed hotel tax increase, Measure B. Other key dates include March 28 as the last day to register to vote and April 5 as the deadline to pick up a vote-by-mail ballot application in the City Clerk’s office. Although the election will take place three days prior, April 15 is the final day for the City Clerk’s office to receive vote-by-mail ballots if postmarked no later than the 12th. This is a new wrinkle thanks to State legislation passed last year that revises key timelines. On a related note, April 20 is the deadline to receive signed vote-by-mail ballots for those who neglect to include their signatures the first time around. As a result of the eight-day extension to allow people to sign already-cast ballots, the City Clerk’s office won’t be able to certify the election at the April 19 Council meeting. “In the past, the City Clerk always swore in the new Council one week after the election,” Weaver said. “Because of the new law, I won’t be able to do so until May 3.” The change means the current Council will preside for one extra meeting. Additionally, the Council members also won’t select the Mayor until the first meeting in May. Vote-by-mail due dates are not the only notable revisions in election law these days. Under the provisions of Senate Bill 415 passed last summer, El Segundo (as well as other municipalities in a similar situation) will have to hold its future elections in November and be included with other statewide races because of low voter participation in prior stand-alone contests. The legislation goes into effect on January 1, 2018 and will prohibit a city from holding general elections at times other than statewide dates. This is because previous voter turnout was at least 25 percent less than the See City Clerk, page 3 School Board Hears About Report Cards, and Budget Certification By Duane Plank The Tuesday night meeting of the El Segundo Unified School District School Board featured special presentations about elementary school report cards, a second interim budget report from Chief Financial Officer Susan Aceves, and the once-amonth presentation from Ed! Foundation CEO Carol Pirsztuk. First on the special presentation docket was Rebecca Godbey, the assistant principal at Richmond Street Elementary. Godbey, along with her team, noted the ongoing evolution that is taking place as the United States educational system attempts to implement mandated educational Common Core standards. In an email sent prior to the meeting, she noted that, beginning in 2014, District elementary school teachers began to revise report cards to align with the Common Core standards. Refinement on the process has continued, she wrote, with continuing professional development, the wedding of improving District infrastructure to achieving long-term goals, and ongoing collaborative communication all being key components of the ever-evolving student grading and reporting process. See School Board, page 2
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