Following last Tuesday’s election, Culver City Mayor Freddy Puza was reelected with, at the time of writing, 30.83 percent of the vote (9,733 votes). He will be joined by Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, who will fill outgoing Council Member Dan O’Brien’s seat after receiving 24.43 percent of the vote (7,395 votes).
The closest challenger is Thomas Aujero Small, who received 21.51 percent (6,790 votes). A week later, Wisnosky’s lead looked to be too big to be caught.
Measure AA passed with 64.44 percent (11,762): “An Initiative Ordinance to the Culver City Municipal Code to Enact a Special Parcel Tax of forty-eight cents ($0.48) per square foot, subject to a tax cap, for 10 years, generating approximately $18,000,000 annually to benefit Culver City public schools.”
Measure T passed with 75.58 percent (13,766): “An Ordinance to Increase the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) paid by hotel/motel guests from 14% to 15% until March 1, 2028 and then to 16% until ended by Voters.”
Measure YV, which asked voters to consider an amendment to the City Charter to lower the voting age to 16, did not pass. Not as close as the last time it was on the ballot, “no” received 53.94 percent (9,753 votes)