Candidate for
Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 14

Elected Endorsements

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles Controller Laura Chick
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan
Former Councilman Nick Pacheco
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
Congressmember Lucille Roybal-Allard
Congressmember Xavier Becerra
Congressmember Hilda Solis
California State Controller John Chiang
California State Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez
California State Assemblymember Kevin De León
California State Assemblymember Anthony Portantino
California State Senator Gloria Romero
California State Senator Gil Cedillo
California State Senator Jack Scott
Dolores Huerta, Co-founder of United Farm Workers*
LAUSD School Board Member Mónica García

Labor/Democratic/Community Organization Endorsements

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, COPE
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)
Teamsters Joint Council 42
Communications Workers, CWA 9000
Amalgamated Transit 1277
Laborers' Local 777
Service Employees International Union, SEIU 347
Laborers Southern California District Council

Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Los Angeles Metro Democratic Club

Mexican American Bar Association MABA
Central City Association CCA
Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Los Angeles School Police Association
Los Angeles School Police Sergeants and Lieutenants Association
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
Sierra Club, Angeles Chapter
Unified Firefighters of Los Angeles

Community Endorsements

Boyle Heights

Rose Acosta Yonai, Tierra West Advisors, Inc.
Michele Arce, President, Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce*
Terry Cano, Resurrection Neighborhood Watch*
Anita Castellanos, MTA Resident Advisory Committee*
Blanca Dueñas, Community Activist
Jose Dueñas, Community Activist
Raul Estrada, El Centro de Ayuda*
Johnny Godienez, SEA*
Conny Gomez, Community Leader
Conception Hernandez, Community Leader
Art Herrera, Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council*
Dick James, Boyle Heights Chamber of Commerce*
Leticia Juarez, Community Leader
Ozzie Lopez, Lucille Beserra Roybal Youth & Family Center*
Aba Martinez, Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council*, Wolfpack*
Sal Martinez, Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council*
Eddie Padilla, Vista del Sol Homeowners Association*
Juan Romero, Youth Opportunity Movement*
Ross Valencia, Boyle Heights Homeowner's Association*
Frank Villalobos, Barrio Planners*
Diana Ybarra, Boyle Heights Historical Society*
John Yonai, Tierra West Advisors, Inc.

El Sereno

Patricia Alarcon, Community Activist
Luanna Allard, Hillside Village Property Owners Association*
Josephine Chavez, El Sereno Senior Club*
Genevive Hall, Bicentennial Committee*
Robert Flores, City of Monterey Park Art & Cultural Commission*
Marcelina Martinez, Rose Hills Housing Court*
Ana Medina, Bicentennial Committee*
Aurora Perez, Community Activist
Michael Romero, El Sereno Coordinating Council*
Cynthia Ruiz, Pubic Works Commission President*
Lou Santillan, El Sereno Coordinating Council*
Margarita Torres, Honorary Mayor of El Sereno*
Elva Yanez Community Activist

Hermon

Anne & Mike Ferree, Hermon Neighborhood Association*
Christopher Kahl, Hermon Neighborhood Association*
Alison Morgan, Hermon Neighborhood Association*
Wendi Riser, Friends of Hermon Dog Park*

Garvanza

Rosa Rivas, Community Activist

Monterey Hills

Aida Simms, Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council*, Monterey Hills Federation*

Highland Park

Mauro Garcia, Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council*
Manuel Lazado, Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council*
Jesse Rosas, Anahuak Soccer, Highland Park Neighborhood Council*
Max Vasquez, Highland Park Neighborhood Leadership Group*
Ofelia Zuniga, Yorkdale Neighborhood Leadership Group*

Eagle Rock

Linda Allen, Eagle Rock Community Preservation and Revitalization Corporation*
Robert Arranaga, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council*, Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce*
Kaye Beckham, Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce*
Renee Dominique, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock*
Fred Guapo, Realtor
Jenny Krusoe, Arts Community Leader
Denise Miller, Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce*
Miguel Mendoza, Highland Perk Coffee House
Michael Nogueira, Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce*, Community Activist
Hilary Norton Orozco, Community Leader
Ray Patel, Welcome Inn, Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce*
Gladys Pinto, Community Activist
Scott Robbins, Highland Perk Coffee House
Dalila Sotelo, Los Angeles Fire Commission President*
Lani & LaDell Stapp, BLEND*, Kiwanis*, Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce*,
20th Century Women's Club*
John Stillion, Collaborative Eagle Rock Beautiful*
Michael Tharp, Community Leader
Clark Thomas, Eagle Rock Community Preservation & Revitalization*,
Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council*
Jessica Wethington McLean, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council*

Glassell Park

Tony Scudellari, Community Activist

Mt. Washington

Grayson Cook, Mt. Washington Association*
Pat Griffith, Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council*, Mt. Washington Association*
Carol Jacques, El Pueblo Commission President*, Mt. Washington Association*,
Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council*
Berda Morley, Mt. Washington Association*, Social Activist
Julie & Sri Nagesh, Community Activists
Gloria & Jerry Schneider, Mt. Washington Association*,
Mt. Washington Homeowners Alliance*,
Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council*, Community Activists
Natalie Seaman, Mt. Washington Association*, Community Activist
Jain & Eliot Sekuler, Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council*, Mt. Washington Association*,
Community Activists
Hank Shaeffer, Mt. Washington Association*
Jim Thompson, Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council*

Other Notable Endorsements
Ana Cubas, Community Organizer

Downtown Los Angeles

Joel Bloom, LARABA*, Little Tokyo Community Council*, Arts District Neighborhood Watch*
Arts District Business Improvement District, Bloom's General Store
Karen Caid, Serious Clothing
Shannon Buhrmaster, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council*
Michael Delijani, Historic Downtown Business Improvement District*
Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council*
Gabriel Frig, Historic Downtown Business Improvement District*
Natsuo Kawada, Kawada Co. Ltd.
Cedd Moses, 213 Ventures
Paul Kim, Wilco Management International
Ki Young Lee, Los Angeles Korean American Rent Association
Pierre Toulakany, Historic Downtown Business Improvement District*
Magnus Walker, Arts District Business Improvement District*, Serious Clothing
Farhad Yousefzadeh, Historic Downtown Business Improvement District*
Beverly Ziegler, Beverly Ziegler and Associates

• Organization listed for identification purposes only