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The Downtown News covered the problems with Ant’s election as the Fashion District resident director, and both Ant and the City Clerk’s office are pointing the finger at the other.

Ant, who said he wanted to serve on the board to give a voice to the local Latino community and “to get the buses to stop idling near my building,” admits that he does not live in the Fashion District. He said that he submitted the false address at the urging of Isaias Cantu, the city’s senior project coordinator for neighborhood council elections.

“He told me, ‘Get a different address and say you live there. You only have to live there a night,’” said Ant. “I actually believed it was okay, which was my fault. I feel so terrible about the whole thing.”

Cantu, however, maintains that Ant took it upon himself to claim stakeholder status in the Fashion District after being told he did not qualify to run as a South Park resident.

Read the whole article….

Ginny-Marie Case, still the current VP of outreach for the DLANC board because of the ongoing challenge to the election (which the City Clerk should rule on by Tuesday), passes on a letter from DONE about the election and the overdue budget:

As you well know by now, the Downtown Los Angeles NC received an NC Election Challenge to the election held on June 12, 2008, conducted by the Office of the City Clerk. Per the DLANC Election Procedures, the City Clerks Office will issue the Final Election Report on Tuesday July 15, 2008.

In accordance with the DLANC Election Procedures, Article XVIII, Seating of Newly Elected Board Members, Section A., states that the following:

“Newly elected governing board members will not be seated pending the final results of a recount or resolution of all election challenges. The incumbent board members will continue in their duly elected/appointed positions until the election challenges are resolved.”

Lastly, please be advised that the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) have not received DLANC 2008-09 Budget that was originally due on June 13, 2008. We understand due to the June NC Elections, DLANC did not have the opportunity to finalize and submit the budget. At this time it is strongly suggested that the current board have a Regular or Special Board Meeting to approve the budget, and include a clause stating, “subject to revision by newly elected 2008-09 Board Members.

Whatever the Neighborhood Council wishes to move forward with, please be sure to follow process you have used in the past, such as posting the agenda at regular locations, website, etc., all of course in compliance with the Brown Act.

I’ve attached a copy of DLANC’s Election Procedures. Please feel free to contact me with any other questions you may have.

So keep your eyes open for a special Board meeting, with the old board members.

The Los Angeles Garment & Citizen ran an editorial from editor and publisher Jerry Sullivan taking issue with how DLANC’s board is structured, and how the 2pm starting time for the election may have disenfranchised downtown’s Latino/American working population.

It is clear to the Garment & Citizen that the the operating procedures of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) have served to disenfranchise Latino/Americans.

Read the whole article….

Outgoing Vice President of Communication and Outreach Ginny-Marie Case passes on the news that ANT, the former “Last Comic Standing” contestant who was announced as the winner of the Fashion District Resident seat, has withdrawn because he doesn’t actually live within the Fashion District boundaries. He reportedly lives in the Eastern Columbia building, which is in Historic Downtown.

I’ve also heard rumors that Robert Lockhart is contesting General Jeff’s election as Central City East Resident. Update: Here is Robert’s challenge to the election of General Jeff, Wendell Blassingame, and Antoinette Falice.

The final election results are now available. The only difference from the preliminary results is that Mamta Patel was elected as City West Resident director, and Shannon Parker was elected as a Social Services Provider director instead of Mai L. Lee.

Mary Wentz and Scott Bytof remain deadlocked in the race for South Park Resident director, and that position will be settled by a coin flip.

No votes were received for any candidates for the Alameda East Business director position. I believe this means the position will have to be filled by a town hall meeting of the appropriate stakeholders.

Preliminary election results are available from the City Clerk’s web site. If the results hold up, and possibly depending on a couple of coin tosses, here is your new DLANC Board of Directors (returning board members are marked with a *):

• Arts, Cultural and Educational Interests: Shane Guffogg*, Anna Danielle Duran
• Arts, Cultural and Educational Interests, Professional Artist: Brady Westwater*
• At-Large: Alex Cha
• Business
  • Alameda East: unknown (no votes were counted in this race yet)
  • Area-wide: Hal Bastian*
  • Central City East/Toy District: James Doizaki*
  • City West: David Hurtado
  • Downtown Center: Jon Toktas
  • Fashion District: Brandon Coburn
  • Historic Downtown: Michael Delijani*
  • South Park: Michael Pfeiffer
• Resident:
  • Alameda East: Michael Francesconi
  • Area-wide: Russell Brown*
  • Area-wide Artist: Dawna Nolan
  • Area-wide Homeless: Henry Proctor
  • Bunker Hill: Russell Chan
  • Central City East: General Jeff
  • City West: Jerard Wright or Mamta Patel* (tie, will be settled by coin toss if it holds up)
  • Civic Center: Stanley B. Michaels*
  • Fashion District: ANT
  • Historic Downtown: Patricia (Patti) Berman
  • South Park: Scott Bytof or Mary Wentz (another tie to be settled by coin toss)
• Social Service Provider: Antoinette Falice, Mai L. Lee, Wendell Blassingame
• Workforce, Private Sector: Ashley Zarella
• Workforce, Public Sector: Gunnar Hand

Congratulations to the winners! I hope you have the wisdom to select a good set of officers. (My advice: pick new ones. Russell and Brady would be better off as board members and maybe committee chairs.)

I have mixed feelings about pointing to this, but a fairly heated discussion about the upcoming election, and Russell and Patti’s candidacies specifically, broke out over on blogdowntown.

There will be a Candidate Forum on Wednesday, June 4 at 6:30pm at the Palace Theatre (630 S. Broadway). This will be your chance to ask candidates what they plan to do, if elected.

I am not sure if I will have time to get all the candidate statements on this site before the election on Thursday, June 12 because of my own commitments.

All of the candidate statements are on the City Clerk’s website.

Sylvia Delgado is a candidate for the Workforce Director, Public Sector seat.

My name is Sylvia Delgado and I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I currently work in Downtown LA, for the Department of Transportation, and spend most of my time in the Downtown area. I have a B.S. Degree in Public Policy and Management (Public Administration) from USC. I have a strong desire to make positive changes in our neighborhood and I know I have what it takes to be a leader. I will not make any promises, but I will try my hardest to do the best job possible in bringing our community together and improving the quality of life for Residents and Businesses owners in Downtown LA.

Delaphine Carlisle is a candidate for Historic Downtown Business Director.

I respectfully request consideration as a Business Director for the Historic Downtown area.

I am excited to be a part of the positive changes taking place in Downtown and I feel that I can contribute to this positive growth.

Thanks you for your consideration.

David Hurtado is running for the City West Business director seat.

Central City West along with downtown Los Angeles in general is growing at a rapid pace. I wanted to take part in this current redevelopment which is why I moved my office to downtown from the San Gabriel Valley in January of 2007. I am currently involved with DLANC as an alternate Business Director board member for Central City West and I am also apart of the Economic Development Committee. I feel that by taking part in the growth of our city and stimulating socially responsible businesses to spring up we can cultivate our community to have more of the things that both residences and stakeholders in general care about. It’s more about making this community a place where we all want to work and live and as a board member I will make sure that the decisions we make and ideas we come up with will support making Downtown LA/Central City West a great place to live, work and play.

Brief Bio

Education: California Polytechnic University, Pomona - 2004
Major - Business Management, Entrepreneurship
Major - Computer Information Systems, Internet Programming and Security

Profession: Real Estate Sales Associate

Brandon Martin is running for the Civic Center Resident seat.

I relocated to Los Angeles to be a part of Downtown’s renaissance both as a land use attorney and a resident. I believe in the potential of both the growing number of people who have moved to live and work in Downtown and the unique culture we are creating together. Both before the election and after the election, I hope each of you will feel free to e-mail me with any questions, concerns, or thoughts about how we can make DLANC, the neighborhood council system, or l and use in Downtown Los Angeles work better.

My email address is: brandonmartin.dlanc@gmail.com

I’ve represented a diverse cross-section of clients on matters of concern to growing communities during my years as a practicing land use attorney. I’ve also served as a volunteer and board member for organizations benefiting charitable, educational, and public benefits ranging from children’s mental health to collegiate athletics and many of these areas are impacted directly or indirectly by land use and planning concerns that come before DLANC. I strongly believe I am qualified and ready to serve, but I also want to emphasize that I am qualified and ready to listen.

My initial policy goals include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Collaborate with developers, City of Los Angeles staff, and residential stakeholders to reduce noise impacts throughout non-industrial areas.
• Enforce City of Los Angeles laws to make DLANC more open, transparent, and accountable to stakeholders.
• Encourage and recruit new opportunities for the continued growth and prosperity of Downtown including revitalization of the historic Broadway District between 3rd and 9th streets.

I respectfully ask for your vote, and I look forward to working with you to grow this listed (and this community) together!

Michael Pfeiffer is running for the South Park Business Director position.

I have been actively involved in the formation, growth and leadership of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council since the drafting of the original bylaws. I served as chair of the first DLANC election committee, and have been an alternate to South Park Business Directors, including the current South Park Business Director. I am a past member of the Economic Development Committee and currently serve on the Planning and Land Use Committee.

Representing the South Park Business Community, I strongly support DLANC’s Mission:

To unite the diverse communities of Downtown Los Angeles and to provide an innovative forum for all community stakeholders to contribute to a healthy, vibrant, and inclusive Downtown.

…and will work with my fellow Board members and other DLANC stakeholders toward achieving this mission.

Betsy Kelly is running for a Social Service Provider Director seat.

For the past six years I have been working with the social service providers in the Downtown Los Angeles area. Throughout this time I have become educated on our homeless population in regards to the depths of illness that keeps people on the street. I have had my share of judgements regarding this population, but once I started working with our guests on “skid row” I realized that everyone has a story, that these stereotypes that have been placed upon people were not always fair or correct. This past year I planned and oversaw our Project Homeless Connect Day (the largest in the Nation), and I heard so many stories from some of our local neighbors who participated on the day. These stories were of our homeless that wanted to read, to talk, wanting to experience a different life, what life they had lost and where they wished they could be. This is why I believe that educating our neighbors on this terrible disease of homelessness if the first step to being able to work together in aiding and assisting those in need of healing. The Downtown Neighborhood Council has many faucets and having me on the council to represent the social service providers is a beginning to bridging the gap between “skid row” and the rest of downtown Los Angeles. I know that if we work together, neighbors and social service providers, we can build a better future; we can come together as a community.

Akiliah Manual Mills is running for the Area-wide Homeless Resident position.

I am running for Director at-large because I have a vested interest in the people of downtown. I have helped to plant a new church downtown geared towards the influx of young professionals, currently assistant pastor of a new church plant on Skid Row, served as a Deputy Sheriff for four years and work downtown. I am the executive assistant of Men’s Ministries at the Union Rescue Mission. Downtown is comprised of people, artists, business professionals, homeless and more. I am as diverse and eclectic as downtown itself. If appointed At-large director I will advocate for all. Residences, Commerce, education and the Arts make up downtown. One cannot survive without the other. I will humbly serve as advocate, sounding board and liason.

Thank you.

Victor Moller is a candidate for a Social Service Provider seat.

I have enjoyed being on the Planning and Land Use Committee for the past three years. As the community representative for our company (1010 Development Corp), it would be a pleasure to continue in a greater capacity.

Jerry Blackwell is running for the Area-wide Resident Director position.

Bio-Info

Retired Optician

Licensed Fashion Eyewear consultant
Contact Lens Fitter
Life Insurance Agent

Activist:
Social Change
Enforcement of the laws of the United States
Well being of our citizens

Community Actions:
Member of The Board of Directors for an organization known as The Banking Institute (dedicated to training inner-city youth in the banking industry)

Opened,owned and or managed “Fine Jewelry” stores in New York, New Jersey and California (Slavicks and J. Blackwells Fine Jewelry)

Retail Sales, Marketing Specialist for marketing, representing “The Xerox Company” in a tri-state area California, Nevada and Oregan

Military:
Five (5) years in the U.S. Air Force as a Histopathology technician

Currently a Minister and a Chaplain in The Universal Life Church since April 1968

General Jeff is running for the Central City East Resident Director position.

I, General Jeff, am more than prepared and more than capable of fulfilling my duties, if elected, as resident director for the Central City East area. Better known as “Skid Row,” I personally feel that my actions speak louder than my words. Here is a partial list of some of my accomplishments in just the last 8 months.

• August 2007, became the marketing director for the Skid Row 3on3 Streetball League.
• September 2007, founded the organization “Issues and Solutions” which focuses primarily on issues concerning the Skid Row area.
• October 2007, created a proposal for a brand new park for Skid Row, as well as downtown, that Dept. of Rec and Parks is currently reviewing.
• January 2008, spoke on behalf of Skid Row at Safer Cities Initiative Conference, hosted by the Manhattan Institute, and was invited to become the “point man” for future planning for Skid Row.
• February 2008, was an “on-air” guest on radio station 102.3FM KJLH with superstar Stevie Wonder and spoke about the current conditions on Skid Row.
• March 2008, organized a field trip to L.A. Kings hockey game for the Skid Row community.
• April 2008, organized a field trip for the senior citizens of Skid Row to attend C.A.A.M.’s exhibit intitled “The African Presence in Mexico.”

As I previously stated, my actions speak louder than my words.

Please keep in mind that these are just highlights of my work and not my entire body of work as a community activist. Thank you.

Shiraz Tangri is running for the Downtown Center Business director seat.

I am proud to have volunteered my time and effort with DLANC since the very first election. In 2006, I was elected to the DLANC Board as the Workforce Director - Public Sector. I look forward to another productive term on the Board.

I was appointed to DLANC’s very first Planning & Land Use Committee in 2003, and have served on that Committee ever since. I have served as Co-chair of the Planning & Land Use Committee for the last two years, based on my experience with DLANC and my background as a land use and planning lawyer. As Co-chair, I have taken a lead role in having DLANC provide a public forum for Downtown planning issues. These issues range from historic preservation and adaptive reuse, to re-greening of the LA River and developing new parks and other public facilities for all of Downtown’s residents, workers, and visitors.

I look forward to working with DLANC and its stakeholders to make Downtown LA the premier destination for live, work and play in Southern California. Thanks for your support and votes.

Jon Toktas is running for the Downtown Center Business director seat.

My name is Jon Toktas, and I have been a downtown resident and business owner for over 5 years. My history in downtown extends back 15 years. Since 1989 my family has operated restaurants in the central downtown area. As a young man I actively participated in the family business and have witnessed both the downtown decline and recent revival. As a stakeholder candidate I will pool my experiences in the central downtown Los Angeles area to help the DLANC achieve its goals of addressing the community’s needs.

Brief Education and Work background
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Graduate USC 02′ (School of Letters Arts and Sciences / Marshall School of Business)
Executive MBA Pepperdine University (completion in July 08)
Business Owner: Arda’s Cafe (4 years)

Patti Berman is running for Historic Downtown Resident director.

Almost seven years ago I made a major life change of moving to 4th and Main, Los Angeles. After much research I had chosen The Old Bank District to call home. And it’s been an exciting venture from day one. New neighbors! New attitudes! New opportunities!

My initial outreach here was to volunteer as a math tutor with School on Wheels, which grew into active partnering in the Big Sisters program, and varied volunteer actions with the Neighborhood Council. For five years, I chaired the Historic Core Neighborhood Block Grant which provided funds for small businesses starting up in the area. We were able to help many art galleries and other new businesses with façade improvements, interior renovations and signage. Block grants also made it possible to put over 200 trees on the streets of the Historic Core and pedestrian lighting to make our streets safer. I am currently chair of the PROS (Parks, Recreation, and Open Space) Committee for DLANC.

Personally, I enjoy the cultural and entertainment diversity of downtown Los Angles. I like being part of the change in our neighborhood and our city. The challenge started on day one and has only become more exciting as residential and business enhancements have occurred. I’m a strong proponent of using public transportation around downtown — using my alternative energy auto only for necessary trips. I share my loft with two cats, friends and music.

Professionally I’m (1) a consultant who designs software applications; (2) a singer/lyricist who spent many years traveling the American night club circuit; and (3) a licensed scuba instructor with international credentials.

Seven years ago I came downtown and stayed. Now I want the opportunity to serve my neighborhood even further as a member of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council — continuing as a part of the new attitude and new opportunities.

Single-named candidate ANT is running for South Park Resident director.

As a resident of downtown, I see daily the changes that are occurring in our neighborhoods. New construction and a sudden resurgence in revitalizing the area, coupled with an influx of younger, more urban residents are allowing downtown to gentrify at very fast rate.

Economically this will have a very positive impact on property values. But we cannot forget about the residents who have made this their home. Many Latino families call this their home too. Should they be being pushed out of the area because they can no longer afford it? There has to be a compromise and solution.

Los Angeles is a great example of the melting pot. Different cultures co-existing in harmony. If elected, I plan to continue down that path. I think we can bring back Broadway and still keep the charm that has evolved over the past few decades. Don’t get me wrong, I am all about the urban renewal. As long as it’s done with planning and care.

When many of us bought into the downtown dream, we were told that part of our purchase price was to be used to build new parks in the downtown area. To date, I haven’t seen that come to fruition, yet those funds sit in an account gathering dust. It’s time to get what was promised.

It seems like every other day, the police department issues permits to groups wishing to close down Broadway for a rally or a march. They are issued carelessly while never once thinking about the needs of the residents who now make the Broadway corridor their home. Access to parking structures, theatres and other services is cut off or severely diminished. This needs to stop. I will, in no uncertain terms, make our displeasure heard. I will demand they look for alternate march and rally ways using different streets.

If elected, I will fight for the residents of South Park. As a television personality, getting the spotlight has been easy. Let me use that ability to draw attention to what we need accomplished in Downtown. We need a strong voice. Let me be that voice.

Robert Lockhart is running for the Central City East Resident director position.

I have run for the position of DLANC Board Member 3 consecutive times and have been elected each time. I run because I see a great need for community involvement at levels above and beyond the scope of DLANC.

In my district I see everyday more and more homeless Men, Women and Children the numbers are increasing. I would like to see the numbers decrease with the building of more low to very low cost Affordable Housing.

In Center City East the poor have lived, worked and played forever. Now there seems to be a push to get rid of them due to the New type of residents who are currently moving into this area. My mission will be to protect the area poor from being pushed out of their community by the New residents who seemingly have very little compassion or respect for the poor.

Hal Bastian is running for the Area-wide Business director seat.

I have had the privilege of serving on DLANC for the last four years and I hope to serve again.

Lewis Wong is running for the newly-created At-Large position.

Dear Stakeholders,

I need your help to vote for me to be the At-large director.

I will offer the skills and resources of the Business Executive Training Program Inc. (Or, the BETP Inc.) of which I am the Chief Executive Officer, if elected.

If elected I will make available to this district’s stakeholders and their family members the weekly workshops at no cost as in a-b.

1. Information Technology (IT) Workshop for creating trainers of IT workforce and the creation of business executives in multi-owners companies or corporations. Anyone that can type on a keyboard with two or ten fingers can participate.
2. Jazz Workshop in the form of jam sessions for drummers and vocalists, also to provide live performance for the renowned Straight Ahead Jazz. Anyone that can play a musical instrument, or can sing can participate.

Furthermore,

I shall perform my duty as director to uphold city laws are as in the below c-f, if I am elected.

3. City Ordinance No.174006. Sec.4 (2) (Open discussion on Neighborhood Council’s financial matters)
4. City Ordinance No.172728. Sec. 4(3) (Open accounting records of the Neighborhood Council); and,
5. Same Ordinance No. 172728 Sec. 22.800 (Measured public participation in Neighborhood Council’s board and committee business).
6. City Charter Sec. 906(a)(6)(Every stakeholder can participate in the conduct of business discussion and decision making of their Neighborhood Council.)

Sincerely,

Lewes L. Wong B.Sc. CAA

There is some writing in what looks to me like Chinese that I am unable to reproduce. See the official PDF of the candidate statements if you’re interested.

Shannon Parker is running for one of the three Social Service Provider positions.

I am applying for one of the three area-wide support services provider positions available on the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC). My primary interest in the position is to have an opportunity to work cooperatively with other stakeholders to carry out the mission of DLANC. DLANC’s mission speaks directly to my belief that in order for the Downtown community to be vibrant and healthy it must include all of its diverse inhabitants; as an elected board member I would be committed to contributing a positive, cooperative presence on the council and working toward DLANC’s overall mission.

My membership on the board would represent the Skid Row Housing Trust. The Trust, located in the heart of Skid Row, is a thriving non-profit housing developer that provides 1200 housing units to formerly homeless individuals in twenty of its rehabilitated or newly built residential hotels. An additional 400 units of housing are being developed by the Trust in the next three years.

The Trust is recognized nationally as a leader in ending long term homelessness not only because of its high quality, attractive housing projects, but also because its service programs are designed to directly address the root causes of homelessness: poverty, mental illness and addiction. Residents are provided access to a comprehensive array of integrated services that take into account that individual’s specific needs. A Resident Services team engages residents in case management and advocacy, and provides access to primary and mental health care as well as substance abuse treatment both on-site and in the community. This approach to ending homelessness has earned the Trust several awards and distinctions for its innovative and inclusive approach to housing and services.

My membership on the DLANC would reflect the Trust’s philosophy that ending homelessness is possible through collaboration, innovation and commitment to community. I strongly believe that the DLANC board recognizes the importance of strengthening the residential community of Skid Row and is committed to including the voices of this fragile population in its desire to unite the diverse communities of Downtown Los Angeles.

Jerard Wright is running for Resident, City West director.

I have lived in City West for the past 2 years and am currently employed as a construction assistant for a contractor and I perform freelance architectural, design and presentation services.

I graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2004 with a BA in Architecture with a minor in City and Regional planning. I am currently Chair of Metro’s Westside/Central Sector Governance Council. I am also Vice President of The Transit Coalition, being an active member with the group for 5 years. In addition, I am a regular user of public transportation since he does all of his activities without an automobile.

With my architectural and planning background I am an advocate for active and pedestrian friendly urban designs and carefully designed dense Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) that emphasizes the transit first in a TOD rather than as an after thought. That density needs urban green spaces and parks to compliment all of the growth so that this residential renaissance can survive, thrive and grow into one of the best Downtown’s in the world.

I support mobility improvements to Downtown LA from adding street trees and trash cans to make streets clean and walkable to have pedestrians use to implementing bicycle friendly initiatives, increased and improved DASH and Metro services, and support long term projects such as The Red Car Streetcar and Regional Connector.

One of the presentations I designed was the Regional Connector (RC). The presentation has been a key reason this project has made serious headway with the public officials. Metro is currently conducting a study of this project in the Alternative Analysis process and is one of the top performing projects in Metro’s Long Range Transit Plan. I highlight this little point to show that I am a candidate of vision and of action that is needed to follow through on ideas to make them happen. I would be a welcome addition to DLANC reflecting the growing residential population in City West.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Antoinette Falice is running for one of the three Social Service Provider seats.

Enhancement of the Central City East Community, by targeting basic needs food, shelter, transportation and mental and physical health.

Gunnar Hand is running for the Workforce, Public Sector position. He submitted his candidate statement in both English and Spanish.

Commitment
Gunnar has nearly six years of experience working in the public sector as a community planner. Gunnar has remained committed to leveraing resources to enhance communities throughout Los Angeles and wants to work with you to continue to build on the strengths our neighborhood has to offer. With our limited budget, Gunnar would like to work to combat graffiti with a community mural program, plant more street trees for the environment, expand community events like block parties and street festivals, improve security by building private-public partnerships, and expanding business opportunities and training.

Experience
Gunnar currently works for the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning working on long range planning issues including transportation, land use, zoning, open space, parks, public services, natural resource conservation and social programming. Gunnar earned a Master of City and Regional Planning degree with a Certificate in Urban Design from the Pratt Institute in 2006 and a bachelor degree in Environmental Design with a major in Planning and a minor in Political Science from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2003.

Enthusiasm
The Downtown Los Angeles neighborhood is a community in flux. There are many changes occurring right now and many changes planned for our future. We need the right leadership to partner with the City as well as with other community groups and non-profits to manage our growth and direct it in a way that maximizes the benefits for existing community members, future residents, and visitors alike. As our candidate for the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, together we can navigate these changes.

And now in Spanish. (Any typos are probably mine.)

Comisión
Gunnar del sector público tiene casi seis años de experiencia el trabajar en el sector público como planificador de la comunidad. Gunnar ha seguido confiado a los recursos del leveraging para realzar a comunidades a través de Los Ángeles y desea trabajar con usted para continuar construyendo en las fuerzas que nuestra vecindad tiene que ofrecer. Con nuestro presupuesto limitado, Gunnar quisiera trabajar para combatir la pintada con un programa del mural de la comunidad, planta más árboles de la calle para el ambiente, amplía acontecimientos de la comunidad como partidos del bloque y los festivales de la calle, mejoran seguridad por socieades constructivas del privado-público, y las oportunidades y entrenamiento de negocio que se amplian.

La Experiencia
Gunnar trabaja actualmente para el departamento del Condado de Los Ángeles del planeamiento regional que trabaja en ediciones del planeamiento de la game larga inculendo el transporte, la utilización del suelo, el zoning, el epacio abierto, parques, servicios públicos, la conservación del recurso natural y la programación social. Gunnar ganó un amo del grado de la ciudad y del planeamiento regional con un certificado en diseño urbano del instituto de Pratt en 2006 y de una licenciatura en diseño ambiental con un comandante en el planeameinto y un menor de edad en ciencia politica de la universidad de Colorado, Boulder en 2003.

El Entusiasmo
La vecindad céntrica de Los Ángeles es una comunidad en flujo. Hay muchos cambios que ocurren ahora y muchos cambios previstos para nuestro futuro. Necesitamos la dirección derecha al socio con la ciudad asi como con otros grupos de la comunidad y no-nos beneficiamos para manejar nuestro crecimiento y para dirigirio de una manera que maximice las ventajas para los miembros de la Comunidad existentes, los residentes futuros, y los visitantes igualmente. Como su candidato al consejo céntrico de la vecindad de Los Ángeles, juntos podemos navagar estos cambios.