Candidates

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I am a 7-year resident of the greater Toluca Lake area. I currently serve on the GTLNC Executive Committee as the secretary. I am passionate about Los Angeles and our community and have a long history of collaborating with city departments to bring services and improvements to the community. I manage iconic shopping centers professionally and apply the same standards and vision to the upkeep and aspirations of the Greater Toluca Lake area. I would be honored to continue serving on the GTLNC for another term and continuing the amazing work that the current board has put into motion to ensure that our community receives the best possible service and experience that the City of Los Angeles has to offer.

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• Mortgage Statement
• CA Drivers License

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I have lived in Toluca Lake for over 30 years and have been an active member of the community. I have organized, volunteered and lead many co events. I am a member of the garden club, HOA, chamber and an advisory member of TLBP. I co-chair the neighborhood watch program. I am currently the GTLNC Vice President and want to continue being the voice of our community to keep Toluca Lake the charming, livable, safe community we know and love.

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• Letter from Organization
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Hi! I am Jo Ann Rivas and I am a passionate community advocate. I have spent over four years on a Neighborhood Council and several years as a volunteer with LAPD. My current project is to report all severely broken sidewalks and missing curb cut outs within the council district. While doing this, I will also be reporting dead trees and tree stumps for removal. I want our sidewalks and streets to be safe and enjoyable for everyone. I am interested in public safety and want to do my part in helping our community to stay safe. Toluca Lake is a wonderful place to live, work and visit and I want to be part of a team that takes what’s already wonderful and make it even better. I enjoy working with stakeholders to connect them to needed services or agencies. I believe the stakeholders are the reason the Council exists and I will promote integrity, accountability and transparency. A special Thank You to GTLNC President Colby Jensen for inspiring me to run.

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• Employment Agreement
• Letter from Organization
• Letter from Organization
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I have called LA home for 23 years. One of the first places I went when I moved here was Toluca Lake and I have always loved this neighborhood. I was fortunate enough to buy my dream home here in 2021. Since moving here, I’ve participated in many local events, volunteer opportunities and enjoy visiting local restaurants with my neighbors who have become dear friends. It would be an honor to represent the communities of Greater Toluca Lake and to advocate for and on behalf of all you – for safer and cleaner streets, to ensure our tax dollars are used to improve our roads and neighborhoods, and to partner with the City of Los Angeles to continue to make our area a wonderful place to live, work and raise our families.

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• Property Tax Receipt
• CA Drivers License

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• Utility Bill
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(SHE/HER/HERS)

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My name is Cella Duffy, and I have been a resident and homeowner in the Toluca Lake area for 30+ years. Too often, our streets have become home to women and children fleeing domestic violence, vulnerable adults (especially seniors), our veterans, and others. But our streets are also now home to sick and often dangerous people: addicts, the mentally ill, and criminals. And while we are held hostage in our deteriorating neighborhoods, our outrage falls on deaf ears. Leadership continues to throw our taxpayer dollars at more housing crammed into built-out spaces but does NOT provide services necessary for people to reclaim their lives. Addicts need recovery services, the mentally ill require treatment facilities, and criminals must be appropriately sentenced, jailed, and, wherever possible, rehabilitated. I ask for your vote so that together we can help restore balance to our neighborhoods.

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• Homeowner Insurance Policy
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I have been a musician and composer since the 1970s. I grew up in San Francisco and lived for a time in New Orleans. I relocated to LA and have lived in the Valley for almost 35 years. I have raised my two daughters (and our two rescue mutts: Otis and Lemmy) on Blix St and I love this neighborhood. I am a lifelong registered Democrat, and member of Local 47 Musician’s Union, and I consider myself a centrist. I look forward to being involved in the council and working on positive common-sense solutions to the issues which affect all of us in the GTLNC area. Thank you for your consideration.

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• Property Tax Receipt
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By trade, I am a 20+ year member of the entertainment community and wouldn’t change a thing. I’m a transplanted midwesterner (GO CUBS!!), and a Northwestern grad with a mind for law and equity. As we seek each other openly again, I have come to realize and embrace the spirit of community and to realize the true value of selfless service. In the ever challenging landscape of the times before and ahead of us, community and service will be those values that, across all lines will determine who we are to become.

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• Utility Bill
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I am passionate about defending our neighborhoods from the danger of party houses, homes converted to vacation rentals and real estate consortiums using family neighborhoods as tools of profit and investment. Protecting the sovereignty of our personal and shared spaces has motivated me to seek office. As a resident and property owner in this district for the last seventeen years, I ask for your vote so I can address these issues.

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• Property Tax Receipt
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• Utility Bill
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I have lived in the Greater Toluca Lake Community for 48 years. I am grateful for the friendships and kindness I’ve received from my neighbors and local businesses over the years. It would be an honor to serve the neighborhood residents and business owners, to help insure the safety and integrity of our wonderful community. As your representative on The Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council, I will work together with you to bring your concerns to the various city departments and help in getting them resolved. From my experience of standing before the LA City Councilmembers at City Hall, we the people, can make a difference on the decision making that impacts our community.

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• CA Drivers License

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Retired certified natural health professional, reflexologist, home and neighborhood gardening advocate. Volunteer in distribution network for food insecure seniors. I am proactive in advocating for, restoring and improving neighborhood sanitation standards. I participate in neighborhood cleanups and started a local recycling program. A 23-year resident, my interests include increasing civic engagement and making government more responsive to the needs of voters and stakeholders throughout the district.

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• Utility Bill
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’ve lived in Toluca Lake for almost a decade and been a supporter of The Village and its business for 26. I see and feel pressures to change and have been affected by them. I favor due process and transparent government responsive to residents and their input. I want to ensure this community is served, its past is honored, and that Toluca Lake remain beautiful and safe with that irreplaceable village and neighborhood feel.

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• Tax Registration Certificate
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My priorities include: (1) Preserving our neighborhoods and residential quality of life; (2) Good government and transparency; (3) Democratic principles and due process; (4) Taxpayer rights; (5) Code-compliant development, no spot zoning and the avoidance of adverse impacts; and (6) An accessible city government responsive to the needs of its citizens. As a GTLNC director / board member since 2021, I have consistently fought for fairness, good judgment, accountability and the rights of residents for the benefit of all stakeholders of Greater Toluca Lake. I have lived in the district for over three (3) decades.

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• Utility Bill
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Presently a board member of Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council, I got involved in order to offer my work as a “thank you”, to Los Angeles for the happiness and safety L.A. provided my family and me, years ago. Now, one must endeavor to restore public safety. I support the LAPD’s efforts to enforce rule of law, uniformly and equitably. I advocated for anti-loitering 41.18 ordinance enforcement. My focus will continue to compel action from City Council and LA Commissioners to restore the City to a state of URBAN CLEANLINESS, PUBLIC SAFETY and a return to municipal governance that expects and rewards personal resilience and discourages non- productive anti-social behavior. I oppose the policy distortions created by special interests; by recent proliferation of non-profits and by political agendas hoisted on us that fail to serve the majority of taxpayers in Greater Toluca Lake. I advocate for these positions because I hear you saying, “Enough is enough”.

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• Property Tax Receipt
• CA Drivers License