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 (Courtesy. She has laid out a multi-point plan for addressing homelessness, including streamlining the building approval process and scrutinizing the citys contracting practices to lower the costs of homeless housing. His decision to run for city attorney, Gill said, was born out of his experience litigating against the office on behalf of one of his clients, Antone Austin, a Black man arrested by Los Angeles police during a search for a white suspect in 2019. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Faisal Gill, a civil rights attorney and former Homeland Security official, and Kevin James, a lawyer turned radio host turned City Hall insider, both once ran for office as Republicans. Both candidates say that theyve undergone political evolutions since then, including apologizing for past comments on polarizing issues  one referencing a cartoon duck  and that they've dedicated themselves to upholding the values of the Democratic Party. 0000295198 00000 n
 Los Angeles, CA: In an extraordinary show of unity around the issue of short-term rental regulation, most of the Los Angeles City Attorney candidates joined UNITE HERE Local 11, Better Neighbors Los Angeles, and Strategic Action for a Just Economy to call on the city to reject a proposed loophole - the Vacation Rental Ordinance - that would . Candidates running for Mayor, City Attorney, or Controller should contact the City's Ethics Commission for City campaign nance rules and guidelines. 		line-height: 1.5em; How to vote | 	} 	.electionsectionheading { 4. His opponent, finance law attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, has positioned herself as a pragmatic leader with extensive managerial experience, who  unlike Gill, who previously ran for office as a Republican  is a lifelong Democrat and has publicly pledged not to run for any other elected office in the future. 		margin: 0; 		top: -5px; 0000291399 00000 n
 		position: relative;  		vertical-align: middle; And as a prosecutor working on cartel and human trafficking cases, she sees drug addiction and mental health issues that must be addressed.  .hideResponses { display: none;} He later joined the U.S. Navy as an officer in the Judge Advocate Generals Corps and worked as a senior policy advisor in the Department of Homeland Security under then-President George W. Bush. She grew up in the Los Angeles area, and is formerly a San Gabriel Valley girl. 		padding-left: 16px; FAISAL GILL FINISHES FIRST IN CITY ATTORNEY RACE, ADVANCING TO GENERAL ELECTION RUNOFF. Rick Caruso and Karen Bass are running for Los Angeles mayor. What she learned, she said, is that the justice system is stacked against people due to their race or their poverty. a.communitylink { color:black; font-weight:bold; } $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); I will never back down from the fight to protect our reproductive rights and access to safe and legal abortion and other healthcare. Around that time, after representing Jennifer Aniston in an invasion-of-privacy case, James began doing frequent guest radio appearances. Drafting clear laws and contracts
 The city attorneys job is to decide when to fight and when to settle, and that requires a pragmatic and responsible decision-maker. She says she wants to reduce the high cost of voter-approved Proposition HHH dwelling units the city is building for the homeless, and wants to reduce the costs of other affordable housing efforts, in order to produce more units sooner. As a community leader, I spent years informing and protecting our communities and neighborhoods, and serving on my Neighborhood Council, using my legal expertise to empower residents to have a voice on issues that impact our communities. I scooped ice cream after school starting at 14. A senior official in City Attorneys Office has pleaded guilty to extortion, and the former head of DWP, David Wright, pleaded guilty to bribery and was sentenced to six years in federal prison.  State and local laws have tied our hands and taken away our prosecutorial discretion., Kim says he adheres to the broken windows theory from the 1980s that says tackling minor offenses will ward off more serious crimes and urban lawlessness.. Elections CHICAGO . Would more LA County supervisors, public financing of candidates improve local governance? margin-bottom:0px; Hydee Feldstein Soto is the Los Angeles City Attorney in California. 		overflow-y: hidden; 	} Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The City Controller and City Attorney races each include seven candidates. Ballotpedia features 395,432 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. 0000294891 00000 n
 The City Attorney is not elected to defend the police; they are elected to defend the city of Los Angeles and the people that make up that city. From finding the resources for mental health services and substance use treatment, to implementing compliance and best practices to shut down avenues for corruption, to zero tolerance for hate crimes, domestic violence, and elder abuse, my focus will be on protecting the most vulnerable among us, addressing the fear that has permeated too many areas of Los Angeles and restoring the trust in our local government. .widget-row.value-only.white { Feldstein Soto ran for election for Los Angeles City Attorney in California. On May 12, nearly 100 people attended the Empowerment Congresses candidate forum with five of the candidates vying to be the next Los Angeles city attorney. 	.votebox-results-metadata { Two top candidates in the race to become Los Angeles' next city attorney share what some see as a liability: their former allegiance to the GOP. Torres is against scaling back the role of police in reaction to police brutality. The other four candidates include civil rights attorney Faisal Gill, bankruptcy specialist Teddy Kapur, former corporate attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, and federal prosecutor Marina Torres. 	} 0000299152 00000 n
 The city attorney is a law enforcement official responsible for deciding when and if to prosecute individuals accused of misdemeanors, which include vandalism, petty theft, DUI and other lower-level offenses that carry a maximum penalty of a year in jail. 			overflow-x: scroll; Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Feldstein Soto has said on the campaign trail that her identity  a Jewtina, she calls herself, an amalgam of Jewish and Latina  shapes her values as a leader, which she has said include justice, collaboration and transparency. .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} The city, he said, needs bold, new leadership. There, she said, she focused on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shielded Dreamers from deportation  a deeply personal experience as the daughter of formerly undocumented parents. As LAs City Attorney, I am prepared to lead on day one. 		overflow: hidden; Around that same time, mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, who has campaigned on L.A.-isnt-safe rhetoric, attacked his opponent, Rep. Karen Bass, who endorsed Gill several months earlier, calling him a friend who she knew would be a fighter for progressive policies.. %PDF-1.5
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 LOS ANGELES  Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, announced endorsements of two openly gay candidates for citywide office in Los Angeles on Monday and officially backed the city's two openly gay councilmembers in their 2022 re-election bids. I raised my family in LA and today I live in Mid-City with my 92-year-old mother and 7-year-old rescue pup, Lucy.        .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;} Her current term ends on December 14, 2026. A lifelong Democrat   begins one sentence on the campaign website of attorney Teddy Kapur, treasurer of the California Democratic Party. 	background-color: red; All I hear about is frustration, he said, and incrementalism wont get us where we need to be..  	display: inline-block; 		display: inline;    .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } CD 3: The incumbent Bob Blumenfield and businessman Scott Silverstein are seeking to represent this West San Fernando Valley seat. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Both have focused their campaigns on corruption and fighting crime and said that they would be more aggressive in prosecuting misdemeanors. She wants to ramp up enforcement of city ordinances by using the administrative penalty system to issue fines for offenses like illegal vacation rentals and building code violations. 0000004836 00000 n
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 		background-color: grey; 		padding-bottom: 8px; She assumed office on December 12, 2022. 			Trump absent as the Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train gets rolling		 $('.showResponses').on('click', () => { 		margin-bottom:16px; 	} })  The son of a cab driver father and a mother who worked in retail, Gill, who was 8 when his family emigrated from Pakistan to Virginia, eventually went on to study law in Washington, D.C. Published July 13, 2022 Updated July 14, 2022 3:04 PM PT. Ask the lawyer, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Los Angeles city attorney candidates, from left, Sherri Onica Valle Cole, Hydee Feldstein Soto, Faisal Gill, Kevin James, Teddy Kapur, Richard Kim and Marina Torres at a Cal State L.A. forum last. Gill, who according to L.A. City Ethics Commission filings has loaned his campaign more than $1.5 million, has been endorsed by several national and local leaders, including Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, L.A. County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly Mitchell and L.A. City Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez. 	.inner_percentage.Democratic { Job specializations: Law/Legal. I really want to reimagine community safety and help create a whole community safety program centered around who do we deal with, we deal with when, she said. Keep KCRW Independent. Source. The lawyers competing to replace L.A. City Atty. 	} The Los Angeles City Clerk has released its final list of Los Angeles city candidates who qualified for the June 7 primary election, after submitting the required number of signatures on their nominating petitions. 	} This complicated race has been under the radar, but some sparks have flown. Los Angeles City Attorney Candidate Forum Published on OurWeekly.com on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. She earned a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in 1979 and a J.D. The calls range . She previously worked at Eastern Group Publications, covering the cities of Montebello, Monterey Park, City of Commerce, and Vernon. 	} Elections in 2023 | 0000269753 00000 n
 	padding-left: 10px; 			 Retired for the last decade, Feldstein Soto was a longtime partner in corporate law firms with specialties in bankruptcy and acquisitions, and she managed teams of lawyers with different disciplines. Recently six candidates for Los Angeles City Attorneythe head lawyer for the largest municipal law firm in Americagot together for a debate hosted by Knock LA and Spectrum News 1's Kate Cagle.. You know it's going pretty bad for a city when the U.S. Attorney's Office has to step in and prosecute.the city attorney's office, as it did beginning almost three years ago. .widget-row.heading {  The proposal announced Wednesday by the Los Angeles Police Protective League lists 28 kinds of 911 calls where other city agencies or nonprofit organizations would be sent first. 		margin-bottom: 4px; 	} He also volunteers at Public Counsel to provide free legal help to people facing personal bankruptcy, and teaches a course in job search strategies at Los Angeles Community College. 	.percentage_number { He frames the citys homeless crisis as being fueled by financial struggles faced by families, businesses and workers. 0000341861 00000 n
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 His priorities include pushing back against criminal justice reform measures he believes restrict law enforcement agencies abilities to fight crime.  The seven candidates specialize in different areas of the law, have a wide range of backgrounds and experience  and their platforms dramatically differ. When the FBI raids City Hall and our office, it is embarrassing as a public servant, said Kim, who has publicly supported the effort to recall Dist. Because no candidate received a majority, the top two finishers will meet in a runoff in November. I was ranked as first tier lawyer nationally and internationally in legal publications like Chambers, Who's Who, Best Lawyers in America, the International Financial Law Review and LawDragon. Listed on 2023-03-01. 	font-weight: bold; Federal courts | The seven include three City Hall veterans: Sherri Onica Valle Cole is a former deputy city attorney; Richard Kim is a deputy in the City Attorneys Office, and Kevin James was president of the Board of Public Works. 			Who should be the next president? Ballot measures, Who represents me? 	background-color: #003388; Ive made tackling homelessness a priority in my personal time and will make it a priority in City Hall. Kevin said "I am honored to have the early support of so many individuals, labor unions who represent working families throughout Los Angeles, and . 0000292299 00000 n
 Asked about her opponents proposed 100-day moratorium, she called the plan absurd.. James was a conservative talk radio host while working as an entertainment lawyer before working in Mayor Eric Garcettis administration, and Gill worked in the George W. Bush administration and advocated against gay marriage. Its very clear that if you want public safety, the old ways of lock em up doesnt work..  On the issue of whether the city attorney should make policy, Feldstein Soto said in a forum hosted by the Beverly Hills Bar Association, The city attorneys policy is limited to the exercise of prosecutorial discretion on a case by case basis. For that reason, she said does not view the city attorneys role as being a policy maker, and she would not decline enforcement of a category of laws as long as they are constitutional and valid. City of Los Angeles or the Los Angeles Unied School District at the time of election For City Attorney, additional requirements apply. 		background-color: #003388; Her current term ends on December 14, 2026. 	} (Los Angeles. CD 5: The four candidates who qualified to represent this Westside district are nonprofit director Sam Yebri, environmental attorney Katy Yaroslavsky, UCLA law professor Jimmy Biblarz and public policy analyst Scott Epstein. George Gascn and says that, if elected, he will prioritize fighting corruption. She now resides in the other Valley, and is enjoying exploring her new San Fernando environs. The City Attorney's office plays a crucial role in addressing the homelessness epidemic. $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { Over the years our hands have been tied, Kim said at a candidate forum hosted by the Central City Association. If no candidate receives more a majority of the vote  or 50% plus one  in the primary, then the top two finishers will need to face off in the Nov. 8 general election. 67 0 obj
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 Faisal Gill, a civil rights attorney, says he aims to hold the Los Angeles Police Department accountable, and will reduce the overuse of misdemeanor enforcement, and end the criminalization of homelessness.. The L.A. city attorney has specific authority under state law to sue under the states Unfair Competition Law, as Feuer did when he sued Wells Fargo & Co. for practices that allowed employees to open bank accounts without clients consent. He came in third in the mayoral primary and Garcetti, the eventual winner, later appointed him to the Board of Public Works. 
} What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official? Business Law, Lawyer, Tax Law, Litigation. Kim, whose family emigrated from Korea when he was 9, said his decision to run was born out of loyalty to the office hes worked in for 20 years  one hes watched suffer a reputational blow amid the DWP scandal. 		color: #fff; 0000249926 00000 n
 $('.pastResponses').hide(); la city attorney candidates 2022. 	 		background-color: green; The raid stemmed from an FBI probe into collusion and other improprieties surrounding the settlement of a class action lawsuit. Torres says she specializes in corruption cases at the federal level, such as those involving money laundering and drug cartels, and she plans to have zero tolerance for corruption and will use the City Attorneys Offices powers to root it out.  		color: #888; Elizabeth Chou has reported on Los Angeles City Hall government and politics since 2013, first with City News Service, and now the Los Angeles Daily News since the end of 2016. One candidate pledges to seek aggressive reform of the criminal justice system by diverting people away from incarceration, and on the other end of the spectrum one candidate promises to fervently enforce minor quality of life crimes. To view Feldstein Soto's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here. I think the city is a mess, she said, before evoking a common line shes used on the campaign trail. You might as well take a bulletin board and say, Bad guys from all over the world, please come to Los Angeles. This is a job of competence and I would be focused on being a lawyer for the City and helping the City be of service to its constituents, residents and businesses in a just, equitable and transparent way. clearInterval(nTimer); 	.image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { But Kim says it works, and hell enforce good laws that restrict behavior such as public urination and defecation, panhandling, loitering, public drinking and shoplifting. 		color: #888; 	.race_header.republican { 		padding-left: 0; 	.results_row td { a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } City Attorney: Qualifying for the ballot were attorney-at-law Kevin James, attorney Teddy Kapur, Deputy City Attorney Richard Kim, federal corruption prosecutor Marina Torres, attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, civil rights attorney Faisal Gill and attorney Sherri Onica Valle Cole.  California Guide to the 2022 Los Angeles city attorney's primary election City attorney candidates Sherri Onica Valle Cole, from left, Hydee Feldstein Soto, Faisal Gill, Kevin James,. Transparency
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