Endorsed by:
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(Titles for identification only)
Chancee Martorell
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Executive Director,
Thai Community Development Center
Streets for All
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Nonprofit working for
healthier, safer L.A. streets
Lateefah Simon
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Civil rights advocate and
California State University Trustee
LA Forward Action
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Progressive advocacy group
(Multiple endorsements)
As an urban planner, I am running for Neighborhood Council to make a more equitable, engaged Los Feliz.
Expertise
Urban planning professional: As a professional transportation researcher with a master's in urban planning from UCLA, having a passion for—and experience in—housing, transit, and the environment is literally my job.
Experience
City government know-how: I have worked for the City of Los Angeles and three other local governments. I know how city government runs and how to make change.
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Organizing experience: I have built coalitions leading campaigns for mobility justice, transit equity, immigration sanctuary policies, and progressive candidates.
Enthusiasm
Already hard at work for Los Feliz: As an active member of four Neighborhood Council committees, I am already working to make positive change for Los Feliz.
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I've written and gotten passed resolutions on improving rent control, making Metro fare-free, and responding compassionately to homelessness.
I will work for a vibrant Los Feliz open, safe, and accessible to all, especially our most vulnerable neighbors.
Mobility
Safer streets:
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Permanent Slow Streets
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Marked crosswalks and flashing beacons at dangerous intersections
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Transit and parking:
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Free Metro and DASH
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Ending off-street parking requirements that raise the cost of new housing
Housing
​Aid for renters:
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Pandemic rental assistance
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Tenants' right to counsel
- Full pandemic eviction defense​
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More affordable housing and services:​
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Zoning reform to allow for more units
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Greater affordability requirements
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Services for unhoused neighbors, not criminalization
Representation
District B has more people and jobs than the other districts, but the same number of seats. I will fix that and get fair representation for our district,
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I will also work to add a seat to the Council representing unhoused residents.
How to Vote
Neighborhood Council elections work differently than other elections. To vote, you must:​
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Live, work, or be a member of a community organization (school, church, nonprofit, etc.) in District B
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Request a ballot from the City of Los Angeles HERE
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Return the ballot by April 6: by mail (must arrive by April 16) or at the drop-box (located at the Los Feliz Branch Library between April 2 at 9:00 A.M. and April 6 at 8:00 P.M.)​
Click to learn more about:
District B
District B, Los Feliz Square, lies between Los Feliz Bl. and Hollywood Bl. and between Vermont Av. and Western Av. Click here or below for a detailed map.
