Vote in SONC Elections Thursday

The election for the odd-numbered seats on the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council is set to take place Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sherman Oaks East Valley Adult Center, located at 5060 Van Nuys Boulevard. 

Below is a statement from current SONC president Jill Banks Barad about the importance of the Neighborhood Council in the Sherman Oaks Community: 

"SONC has provided an opportunity for the community to meet our elected officials from Congress, Assembly and City Council at monthly Board meetings. We recently hosted a reception for the new Sherman Oaks City Councilmember Tom LaBonge."

"We continue to work with City Department heads to improve the quality of life in Sherman Oaks. We work with DOT to fund stop lights, such as the one at Woodcliff and Mulholland, and Neighborhood Watch signs. We partnered with the Bureau of Street Services to create the “SONC Pothole Lottery” and filled potholes and paved streets that were in dire need of repair."

"SONC’s Land Use Committee and the Public Safety Committee are very active. We increased the number of Neighborhood Watch groups from 30 to 60 and funded Ham Radios for emergencies at the new Sr. Center. Through our Education Committee we donated computer equipment for several elementary schools."

"The SONC Board is representative of the community with members representing homeowners and renters, business community and those from community interest groups. The neighborhood council election will be held on September 20 for the odd-numbered seats. We will have mailings and ads to encourage people to run for the Board and come out to vote."

See the SONC area map here, and below, check out a list of the candidates in Thursday's election:

AREA 1

Residential   

Arthur Hutchinson

Business      

Matthew Plotkin

Community Interest

Scott Snider

Alec Myers

Sevak Gorgyan

Carolyn Casavan

AREA 3

Residential

Howard Katchen

Community Interest

Jeff Ebenstein

AREA 5

Business

Michael Preston

Community Interest

Richard Marciniak

AREA 7

Residential

Arthur Fields

Anthony St. John

Business

Neal Roden

Community Interest

Jeff Kalban