News of Venice, CA and Marina del Rey CA
Venice Update thanks all three of CD11 candidates for their answers to the questions that a small group of Venetians posed for the candidates seeking the council seat.
A special thanks to the Venetians who wrote the questions.
This is democracy at its best.
Candidates Robin Rudisill and Mark Ryavec just before start of the debate.
Candidates for the CD11 council seat Robin Rudisill and Mark Ryavec debated Thursday night at the University Synagogue in Pacific Palisades. Incumbent Mike Bonin was absent. Below are each candidates’ summary statement.
President Sarah Conner of the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, sponsor of the event, said Councilman Mike Bonin was invited in January and was later asked to name a date and his answer was that he was too busy prior to the campaign.
Councilman Mike Bonin will have a meeting 27 February, 6:30 pm at Windward School, 11350 Palms Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066. The meet is sponsored by the Westside Regional Alliance of Neighborhood Councils. It was intended to be a debate but the original invitation asked availability of each candidate in February between 7 and 22 February and then the date was selected for 27 February. Neither Robin Rudisill nor Mark Ryavec could make that date.
Mark Ryavec, who is running for the CD11 Council Seat, has set up twelve youtube questions and answers for residents to listen to in order to get his views on subjects, such as Ballona Wetlands, taking contributions from developers, on homelessness, on traffic and more. Two of the videos are around four minutes but the others are one minute or less. Get to know your candidate.
In one of the videos, he states that he will be a one-term councilman because the next term will be 5-1/2 years and he feels he can accomplish what he wants within that time limit. Here are eleven of the 12.
https://youtu.be/a2B_THBdfbA