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Welcome
Dear Friends:
It’s time for a change.
It’s time for our local government to work for us all.
It’s time for leadership with vision and integrity.
This is why I am seeking to represent Los Angeles’ 5th Council District. I am a strong community advocate for real planning, better ways to keep us moving, and leadership that’s responsive to the people. As your next City Council member, I pledge to continue to serve the community I live in with energy, creativity, and a commitment to getting things done.
Together, we will strengthen our communities and meet the challenges of today and of tomorrow. Your support is vital in my campaign to replace outgoing Councilman Jack Weiss in March 2009. I invite you to contact me, to sign up for e-mail alerts, to volunteer, and to contribute. Join me in making a change!
Thank you for your support, Candidate for Los Angeles City Council, Fifth District
Leadership & Public Service
· NEIGHBORHOOD & CIVIC ADVOCATE: Member and Outreach Committee Chair, Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council; President, Crests Neighborhood Association; former V.P. Miracle Mile Residential Association; Representative to coalition of Westside and San Fernando Valley Council District 5 resident groups.
· TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVIST: Member, Westside Transportation Partners; Member, California 42nd Assembly District transportation advisory committee; Member, Los Angeles Police Department West L.A. Police Advisory Board.
· COMMUNITY LEADER: Advisor, Mayor of Los Angeles on behalf of the West L.A. Planning area regarding City budget; Adviser, City and County of Los Angeles regarding tax assessments. Organizer, varied West L.A. and San Fernando Valley clean-up, emergency preparedness, and Los Angeles Fire Department projects; Funding Reviewer, United Way Los Angeles 2007 funding and allocation panel.
· CIVIL RIGHTS DEFENDER: Member, Human Relations Commission LGBT committee, Equality CA, and Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center Silver Circle; Participant in ethnic & religious diversity forums.
· SUPPORTER & FUNDRAISER: Hebrew Union College, Democratic National Committee, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Jewish National Fund, and other organizations.
· ATTORNEY: Seasoned transactional and litigation attorney on behalf of businesses, individuals, community associations, non-profits, and family foundations.
· TEACHER & INSTRUCTOR: Of Los Angeles City Government 101 at City Hall, the L.A. Convention Center, and neighborhood councils. Facilitator for Congress of Neighborhoods and L.A. Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment. UCLA guest lecturer.
· CANTOR & EDUCATOR: Temple B’nai Emet and other local congregations. Taught high school Hebrew and Holocaust history classes.
· WRITER & EDITOR: For the Los Angeles Business Journal. Author of more than 350 columns, articles and opinion pieces for the Los Angeles Times.
·GRADUATE: Juris Doctor, Loyola Law School. B.A., Washington University. Selected studies in Journalism, UCLA.