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unusual facts about Los Angeles City Council



Government of Los Angeles County

The elected government is composed of the Los Angeles City Council with 15 city council districts and the Mayor of Los Angeles.

Herb Wesson

On November 8, 2005, Wesson was elected with almost 80% of the vote to represent the 10th District in the Los Angeles City Council, in a special election to fill the vacancy created when Martin Ludlow resigned to become head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.

Los Angeles City Attorney election, 2009

Leading up to the 3 March election, the declared candidates were Michael Richard Amerian, David Berger, Carmen Trutanich, Los Angeles City Council member Jack Weiss, and Noel Weiss.

Los Angeles General Services Police

A peace officer component was created in the late 1980s and reorganized in 2003 when Los Angeles City Council members Wendy Gruel and Jack Weiss proposed to create the Office of Public Safety by merging the many city security services (Library Security, City Park Rangers and General Services Police) into one centralized division of the Department of General Services.

Mervin King

Commanding police efforts in the 1974 S.L.A. shootout led him to be commended by the City Council again for his supervision of the Symbionese Liberation Army investigation, one which "broke the back and thrust of the SLA".

Renaissance Summit

The ceremony for the opening of the subdivision was unusually packed with Los Angeles political elite, including Mayor Richard Riordan, City Council President John Ferraro, City Councilman Hal Bernson, and Police Chief Bernard Parks.

Robert Rebhan

He is known for his strong advocacy of consumer protection and privacy issues, particularly in the state of California, having worked with the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles City Council, the California Employment Development Department and the San Fernando Valley Employer Advisory Council.


see also

Al Alquist

Hal Bernson, Los Angeles City Council member, given the Alfred E. Alquist Award for Achievement in Earthquake Safety in 1997

Assumption, Illinois

James T. Carroll, Los Angeles City Council member, 1933, born in Assumption

Buffalo, Missouri

James B. Potter, Jr. (born 1931), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71

Common Council

Los Angeles Common Council, the predecessor of the Los Angeles City Council which serves the City of Los Angeles, California today

Craig, Nebraska

Ira J. McDonald, Los Angeles City Council member, 1941–43, born in Craig

Ferraro

John Ferraro (1924 – 2001), Los Angeles city council man

Fremont Peak State Park

George H. Moore, Los Angeles City Council member 1943–51, chairman of a group that established the park

George McLain

George P. McLain (1847–1930), Civil War veteran and member of the Los Angeles City Council

Hancock County, Indiana

Edward E. Moore, Indiana state senator and Los Angeles City Council member

Harold A. Henry

Not to be confused with Harold Harby, Los Angeles City Council member 1943–57.

Harold Harby

Not to be confused with Harold A. Henry, Los Angeles City Council member 1945–66.

Howard Davis

Howard W. Davis (1885–1959), member of the California State Assembly and the Los Angeles City Council

Native Sons of the Golden West

Lloyd G. Davies (1914–1957), Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–51

Howard E. Dorsey (1904–1937), Los Angeles City Council member, 1937

Earl C. Gay (1902–1975), Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–45

San Fernando High School

Nury Martinez, Community Activist, Councilwoman for the Los Angeles City Council, 6th District 2013-Present

Tony Rosenthal

Earle D. Baker (1888–1987), Los Angeles City Council member who introduced a resolution to remove the Los Angeles Police Building statuary

Washington Preparatory High School

Joel Wachs, class of 1957, Los Angeles city council member, 1971-2000, president of the Andy Warhol Foundation in New York City