Politics & Government
Race To Represent Silver Lake Heats Up
Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin is the second big name in local politics to announce plans to run for the Board of Supervisors.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The race to represent Silver Lake on the Board of Supervisors is heating up with Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin throwing his hat into the ring Wednesday.
Galperin joins Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica in vying to replace Supervisor Sheila Kuehl when she steps down next year. The District 3 seat represents the bulk of the San Fernando Valley, Calabasas and parts of Beverly Hills and Santa Monica.
Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin announced plans Wednesday to run for the county Board of Supervisors being vacated next year by Sheila Kuehl. She has said she will not seek re-election after serving since 2014. As city controller, he emphasized transparency including the creation of the "first open data portal" in the city, detailing money spend on goods, services and salaries. He routinely released searchable databases and maps outlining everything from COVID-19 spending to illegal dumping in the city.
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"L.A. is at a turning point," Galperin said in a statement. "Our region has always been the home of creativity, innovation and dreams. As we begin to emerge from more than a year of COVID-19, we face enormous challenges, but also have great opportunities that must be tackled with guts and vision. It takes leadership and a willingness to fight to deliver a more equitable Los Angeles."
Galperin has been city controller since 2013. He said he has worked during his time in office to address shortcomings in homeless services, public safety and infrastructure, and has worked to make city government more transparent.
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"Next year, L.A. will be electing new leadership that will chart the course for years to come," he said. "We must do more to combat homelessness, poverty, mental illness and inequity while strengthening our economy and expanding opportunity. The future depends on innovative, accountable and energetic leadership. That's what I want to bring to L.A. County."
City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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