I’ve written about these 5 before… They are the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and they are solely responsible for supporting (or replacing) current LA County killing dungeon shelter director, Marcia Mayeda.

I write this article because 2012 is an election year, and because 3 of them are currently up for re-election. Unfortunately, 2 of them (Ridley-Thomas, Knabe) are running UNOPPOSED. Michael Antonovich is being challenged by only 1 person, Raj Pal Kahlon of Palmdale. Fact: No sitting LA County Supervisor has been denied re-election since 1980. The election process is nonpartisan but the candidates are required to get a majority (51%) of the vote in order to win outright and avoid a runoff in November. Since the passing in 2002 of “Measure B,” no supervisor can serve more than 3 consecutive 4 year terms. This forces Gloria Molina & Zev Yaroslavsky out in 2014.

If Marcia Mayeda is to ever be replaced, these are the individuals that will need to ultimately do it. If they refuse, which they have up until this point, then they’d need replaced themselves. Get familiar…

This is Gloria Medina. She represents the 1st district, which includes Azusa, Baldwin Park, East Los Angeles, Pomona, West Covina. She has been a member of the Board of Supervisors since 1991 and is now due to be termed out in 2014. You can currently email her at molina@bos.lacounty.gov

This is Mark Ridley-Thomas. He represents the 2nd district, which includes Carson, Compton, Culver City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, South Los Angeles. He has been a member of the Board of Supervisors since 2008 and is running UNOPPOSED this election year. You can currently email him at markridley-thomas@bos.lacounty.gov

This is Zev Yaroslavsky. He represents the 3rd district, which includes Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, San Fernando, Santa Monica, West Hollywood. He has been a member of the Board of Supervisors since 1994 and is now due to be termed out in 2014. You can currently email him at zev@bos.lacounty.gov

This is Don Knabe. He represents the 4th district, which includes Diamond Bar, Downey, Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Torrance, Whittier. He has been a member of the Board of Supervisors since 1997 and is running UNOPPOSED this election year. You can currently email him at don@bos.lacounty.gov

This is Michael Antonovich. He represents the 5th district, which includes Arcadia, Burbank, Glendale, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pasadena, Santa Clarita, West Covina. He has been a member of the Board of Supervisors since 1980 and is currently running against Palmdale business owner Raj Pal Kahlon. If he is victorious he will be due to be termed out in 2016. You can currently email him at fifthdistrict@lacbos.org