L.A. City Council District 4

Proposition 8, a measure backed by Mayor Richard Riordan, asks voters to create n elected 15-member panel to overhaul the 72-year-old charter than many believe is outdated and cumbersome.

District 4 Charter Reform Candidates

Charley M. Mims

Occupation: Administrator

Age: 53

Residence: Los Felix

Endorsements: United Firefighters Assn. of Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Democratic Party; Patricia Bell, president of Federation of Hillside and Canyon Assn.

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James Regan

Occupation: attorney

Age: 50

Residence: Los Feliz

Endorsements: Los Angeles County Republican Party, San Fernando Valley Business and Professional Assn., Charter reform advocates Don and Betty Clinton.

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Denise Munro Robb

Occupation: Executive director of Americans for Democratic Action

Age: 34

Residence: Miracle Mile

Endorsements: Sierra Club, San Fernando Valley chapter of the National Organization for Women, Stonewall Democratic Club.

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Helen Bernstein

Occupation: UCLA research associate/educator

Age: 52

Residence: Franklin Hills

Endorsements: Assemblyman Bob Hertzberg (D-Sherman Oaks), Assemblyman Antonio Villaraigosa (D-Los Angeles), Mayor Richard Riordan. *

Tony Lucente

Occupation: consumer affairs manager

Age: 41

Residence: Studio City

Endorsements: Neighborhood Cause Coalition; Valley Leaders for Charter Reform; Allen Rabert, president Studio City Chamber of Commerce

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Bill Weinberger

Occupation: Attorney

Age: 42

Residence: Hancock Park

Endorsements: Access Now for Gay and Lesbian Equality.