The board will select one person from the five candidates at the next Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) board meeting, 16 August, to fill the at-large community officer position. The applicants are: Hollie Stenson, Miriam Komor Tohill, Allan Jones, Yolanda Gonzales, Monroe King, and Raphael Anderson. This person will fill the position for two years.
Can you top this? Look at the flyers. If you haven’t received a flyer in the mail, you do not live in Venice. And you probably have had someone knock at the door. If you want to know more about the candidates and their future thoughts for the office sought, get the Venice Update edition dated 24 May. There are banners, magnetic car stickers, slates and probably more. The Venice candidates are acting like the pros.
The following campaign literature was brought to Update’s attention. It is not in keeping with the calibre of the other literature. It implies that one will loose 50 percent in his property rights if slate promoted is not voted in. Not true but not totally untrue. The former mass, scale, and character draft from ad-hoc committee recommended a FAR of .45 to .50, which would mean that one could only build a structure 50 percent the size of the lot. Not a workable situation for small-lot Venice according to comments. That was the first draft and it is being updated. One architect recommended 1.25 FAR. These drafts have not even passed the draft stage enough to go to the Venice Neighborhood Council for acceptance. Even after that, it would be up to the City to accept such. So consider the facts. Also there is a status of the draft by Sue Kaplan, chair of the ad-hoc committee, in this Update.
Candidates at the Meet and Greet munched and chatted with the voters and other candidates Tuesday for a couple hours on Rose behind the Ale House.
All candidates for the Venice Neighborhood Council election have declared as of Wednesday, 6 April. There are 21 positions. There will be 13 selected from the 47 running for the at-large community officer position. Saturday, 9 April, was the last day to submit a photo and statement for viewing on EmpowerLA.org.
These are the candidates running and for positions listed:
President – Ira Koslow, Rick Selan
Vice President – Mark Lipman, Kelley S. Willis, Sue Kaplan, and George Francisco
Treasurer — Hugh Harrison
Secretary — Melissa “24/7” Diner, Matthew A. Beltran, and Stefanie Holmes
Chair, Land Use and Planning – Thomas R. Sauer, Matthew Royce, Robin Rudisill, and Brian Silveira
Outreach Officer–Hollie Stenson and Matt Kline
Communications Officer — Evan D. White, Mike Bravo, and Nicole Ellingson
At Large Community Officer — Joe Murphy, Nate Golon, Shep Stern, Sepideh Kashanian, Glojean Dabbs, Michael Maker, Lisa Werlwas, Colleen Saro, William Hawkins, Allan Jones, Sylvia Aroth, Marc Saltzberg, Yolanda Gonzalez, Jean Harrington, Noel Gould, Mary Anne Thomas, Gina Maslow, John Reed, Katherine Conway, Ilana Marosi, James Murez, Steve Livigini, Michael Meepos, Vanessa Schreiber, Sunny Bak, Jed Pauker, Erin Darling, Lawrence Kalantari, Brooks Kephart, George Gineris, Steven Vulin, Cayley Lambur, Gabriel Ruspini, Antoinette Renee Reynolds, Maria Tenorio Bravo, Raphael “Spud” Anderson, Mark Kleiman, Wendy Lynn Kaysing, Carlo Lacuesta, Matt Shaw, Helene Rotolo, Damon Berger, Vytas Juskys, Barry Cassilly, Robert Thibodeau, Chris Wells, and Haseeb Rahman
Community Interest/Community Officer — Andrew Bozeman, Lauri Burns, and Ace Norton
Election Events to come:
13 April – Candidate Orientation
18 April – Deadline to challenge Candidate certification
21 April – Deadline to withdraw candidacy
25 May – Tentative deadline to submit photos and statements for VNC Election Guide that will be hand distributed throughout the VNC area
2 June – Candidate Forum
5 June – VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ELECTION
8 June – Deadline for provisional voter supporting documentation
10 June – Deadline to request recount or challenge
Elizabeth Wright, Co-chair of the VNC election committee helps Juliette Vigneaux sign up for Chair, Land Use and Planning, and Colleen Saro for Community Officer.
Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) “Candidate Recruitment” BBQ Saturday at Oakwood Recreation Center had some signups for the VNC 21 vacant offices but many offices still lack a candidate. For those who are still undeclared, the deadline is midnight, 6 April.
Next “Candidate Recruitment” event will be “Politics Ain’t for Sissies,” starring the Venice political power stars, the honorables Debra Bowen, Ruth Galanter, and Betsy Butler, and hosted by former Venice Neighborhood Council President Linda Lucks.
So Far those who have declared themselves candidates are:
President — Ira Koslow
Vice President — Yolanda Gonzalez
— Mark LipmanChair, Land Use and Planning — Vytas Juskys
— Thomas R. SauerCommunity Officer — Haseeb Rahman
— Joe Murphy
— Nate Golon
— Shep Stern
Election Events to come:
31 March — Candidate Recruitment event “Politics Ain’t for Sissies,” 7-9 pm at Westminster Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
6 April — Candidate filing closes 11:59 pm
9 April — Deadline to submit candidate photos and statements for viewing on EmpowerLA.org
13 April — Candidate Orientation
18 April — Deadline to challenge Candidate certification
21 April — Deadline to withdraw candidacy
25 May — Tentative deadline to submit photos and statements for VNC Election Guide that will be hand distributed throughout the VNC area
2 June — Candidate Forum
5 June — VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ELECTION
8 June — Deadline for provisional voter supporting documentation
10June — Deadline to request recount or challenge