DLANC's June 25 Election Nears; Meet the Candidates on Monday
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The DLANC board of directors meets in the lobby of the Los Angeles Theatre in September of 2009.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Statewide primary elections are underway today, but Downtown Los Angeles will vote in its new slate of elected representatives later this month. All 28 seats on the Downtown L.A. Neighborhood Council will be up for grab in the biennial election, which takes place on Friday, June 25.
On Monday evening the council will be hosting a candidate meeting designed to give those in the neighborhood a chance to meet the folks running for office. The event is scheduled to run from 6:30 to 8:30pm, and will take place at The Exchange (114 W. 5th).
52 candidates will be listed on the ballot, though only 13 of the 28 seats will decided by races in which there are more candidates than seats. Most popular is the Arts, Cultural and Education Interests Director position, with eight candidates vying for only three seats. Both the At-Large Director and South Park Business Director positions have four candidates running for a single seat.
The June 25 election runs from 2 to 8pm in order to accomodate both those who live and work Downtown. It too will take place at The Exchange.
More information can be found on the DLANC election news website.
Julie Rico on June 14, 2010, at 10:23PM – #1
Here a few of my picks. I am still looking for other people to vote for. Arts, Cultural, and Education Interest Director: Nathan Cartwright-Leslie Colwell- Katie Kay WOMEN FOR A CHANGE on the Arts Committee would be Super Cool. Nathan is just cool cause he runs the HIVE. SMART PEOPLE Would be a great addition, here you go: Alameda East Residential Director: Lisa K Adams Phillip Estes
Bradley Zane Tatum Social Services Director: Michael Key Area-Wide Business Director: Judy Hong
Dixon on June 15, 2010, at 10:37AM – #2
It's good to see General Jeff running again, but where is Brady Westwater? Is it possible that he's finished with the neighborhood council?
Eric Richardson (@blogdowntown) on June 15, 2010, at 11:34AM – #3
Ciscustop: I believe Brady would be termed out. I didn't confirm this with him, but I believe he was first on the council in 2002, which would mean that his eight years are up.
Dixon on June 15, 2010, at 01:18PM – #4
Alas, what will the council be without Brady?
Bert Green (@bgfa) on June 15, 2010, at 05:07PM – #5
Brady stepped down from DLANC in February. He is also termed out, but decided to stop for health reasons.
Dixon on June 16, 2010, at 05:22PM – #6
Hey, Brady Westwater, I hope you're feeling better. Thanks for all the good work you did over the years on the neighborhood council!
Julie Rico on June 20, 2010, at 08:30PM – #7
DLANC VOTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Hi All,
So it is confusing to vote for recommended candidates. I am providing a guide for you here that includes my recommendations. You can always go to the DLANC site for more information. Also, many of the people can be found on facebook if you need more info on them. CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS* TO VOTE THIS FRIDAY:
*RESIDENT BALLOT To Vote for the following Directors you must register as a Resident Ballot At-Large Director - RECOMMENDATION: VALERIE WATSON Home Residential District Director - RECOMMENDATION: Alameda East Resident Director: LISA ADAMS Area-Wide Resident Director - RECOMMENDATION: ZANE TATUM
*AREA-WIDE HOMELESS BALLOT Voter is homeless and resides in the DLANC borders. Homeless can vote for the following races: At-Large Director – RECOMMENDATION: VALERIE WATSON Area-Wide Homeless Resident Director - Vote for one (1)Pick one: Lawrence Landry OR Rick Young Area-Wide Resident Director - Vote for one (1) RECOMMENDATION: ZANE TATUM
*B U S I N E S S B A L L O T V o t e r h a s b u s i n e s s i n t e r e s t s i n a g i v e n g e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a . A r e a s a r e : ø A l a m e d a E a s t ø C e n t r a l C i t y E a s t / T o y D i s t r i c t ø C i t y W e s t ø D o w n t o w n C e n t e r Business Director RECOMMENDATION: HYYNCHUL “JAY” KIM-THIS IS AN IMPORTANT POST! ø F a s h i o n D i s t r i c t ø H i s t o r i c D o w n t o w n - RECOMMENDATION: MICHAEL DELIJANI ø S o u t h P a r k
B u s i n e s s c a n v o t e f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g r a c e s : A t - L a r g e D i r e c t o r: RECOMMENDATION: VALERIE WATSON G e o g r a p h i c a l A r e a B u s i n e s s D i s t r i c t D i r e c t o r : RECOMMENDATION: MELIKA JAHANGIRI A r e a - W i d e B u s i n e s s D i r e c t o r : RECOMMENDATION: JUDY HONG
*ARTS, CULTURE AND EDUCATION BALLOT The voter has arts, cultural or education interests within the DLANC borders. Arts, cultural and education can vote for the following races: At-Large Director: RECOMMENDATION: VALERIE WATSON Arts, Cultural, and Education Interests Directors - Vote for up to three (3) RECOMMENDATION: NATHAN CARTWRIGHT- http://www.hivegallery.com/pop.htm LESLIE COLWELL- http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=120455377972838&topic=117 KATIE KAY Arts, Cultural, and Education Interests Director (Resident) - Vote for one (1)RECOMMENDATION: DAWNA NOLAN
*SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER DIRECTORS BALLOT The voter is a social service provider working within the DLANC borders.
Social Services Providers can vote for the following races: - At-Large Director - Vote for one (1) RECOMMENDATION: VALERIE WATSON Social Services Provider Directors - Vote for up to three (3) RECOMMENDATION: KEVIN M. KEY Other Candidates-I don’t know these people, but here they are for your convenience: Wendell Blassingame-La'Shaun Foster Jones-Gerald Phillips
*PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE DIRECTOR BALLOT The voter works for a city, county or state organization within the DLANC borders, but does not live within the borders.
Public workforce employees can vote for the following races: - At-Large Director - Vote for one (1)RECOMMENDATION: VALERIE WATSON - Public Sector Workforce Director - Vote for one (1) Tanner Blackman-HE IS THE ONLY ONE RUNNING.
*PRIVATE SECTOR WORKFORCE DIRECTOR BALLOT The voter works for private company within the DLANC borders, but does not live within the borders.
Private workforce employees can vote for the following races: - At-Large Director - Vote for one (1)RECOMMENDATION: VALERIE WATSON - Private Sector Workforce Director - Vote for one (1) Niv Davidovich HE IS THE ONLY ONE RUNNING.
*AT-LARGE BALLOT Voter does not live, work or have business interests downtown, but considers him/herself a stakeholder in downtown Los Angeles. They are known as Factual Basis stakeholders.
Factual basis stakeholders can only vote for the following race: At-Large Director – RECOMMENDATION: VALERIE WATSON
DLANC Election June 25th 2PM to 8PM
The Exchange 114 W. 5th St. Please VOTE. And remind your friends, neighbors and co-workers
lesliecolwell on June 21, 2010, at 07:26AM – #8
Thanks for your support, Julie! I would encourage voters to check out a post that Bert recently shared on his blog with comprehensive election info: http://bgfa.blogspot.com/. Also - my website, if anyone's interested: http://www.lesliecolwell.com.
Kim Cooper on June 25, 2010, at 09:13AM – #9
There are no term limits in Neighborhood Councils, despite what Bert Green says above. If Brady Westwater has chosen not to run, that is not the true reason. Hal Bastian would not be able to seek DLANC office, if term limits were in effect.
City Clerk on 2010 NC elections: "there are no term limits."
NC Election Worksheet PDF
Bert Green (@bgfa) on June 25, 2010, at 10:10AM – #10
Kim Cooper is wrong about term limits.
This is from the Bylaws of DLANC:
Article VII: Elections 1. Election and Term of Directors and Alternates. Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Bylaws Last Revised: April 8, 2008 Page 16 of 30 a. The City of Los Angeles, Office of the City Clerk will administer DLANC Board Elections b. Directors shall be elected for a two year term Each term shall commence on the first day of the month after the election. The election shall be close as possible to two years after the past election. Special elections shall be held by the relevant town hall meeting to fill any vacancy. No person shall serve as a Director for more than eight consecutive years. c. For DLANC board election for 2006, the election will be held the third quarter of the year. Following that, all future elections will be held in the second quarter. d. Alternate Directors. An Alternate Director shall replace his or her principal Director should the principal Director vacate his or her position on the Board. e. Vacancies. Should a vacancy occur in the principal Director and Alternate position for the same area and category of interest, a new Director and Alternate shall be elected within 30 days at a special town hall meeting in the area and category of interest vacated.
DLANC chose to include term limits in its Bylaws. This is not a city-wide mandate, it applies to DLANC only.
So please stop with the conspiracy theories. Remember Ruth Galanter's wise quote: I used to believe in conspiracies and then I discovered incompetence."