L.A County Board of Supervisors and Controller

 

 

Culver City School Board
Lindsey Carlson For Culver City School Board

ADA SoCal Lindsey Carlson for Culver City School Board

Lindsay believes that school systems thrive when we put our students and our educators first, and with the right focus and ability to build relationships with each other and across the community, we can have both equity and excellence and our schools will be among the best in Los Angeles County.

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Vote for Holly Mitchell for L.A. County Supervisor on Novermber 5th, 2024. 

ADA SoCal Endorses Sameen Ahmadnia for Culver City School Board

I am an Iranian American who was born and raised in an immigrant household in Orange County, California. In high school, I served as the high school liaison to the City Council. For college, I attended the University of California, Berkeley where I majored in Political Science, like most future attorneys, and minored in Middle Eastern Studies. After college, I went to the George Washington University Law School. In law school, I was awarded the Manuel and Ana Maria Benitez Award for Clinical Excellence in Immigration Law and was the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. 

After graduation, I became an immigration attorney. As an immigration attorney, I work every day to make things fair and just. Following the 2016 election, I hosted the Refugee Ball as an alternative inaugural ball in Washington, DC, focused on uplifting the voices of our immigrant community who had been under attack by xenophobic rhetoric during the presidential election. I have completely dedicated my work to making space for our immigrant neighbors and was most recently awarded the Pro Bono Champion award. My work allows me to see systemic barriers that exist for all people and advocate for greater equity. 

If elected, I’m committed to improving access, wellness, and achievement for all our students.

My priorities include: 

  • Modernizing and improving our schools
  • Addressing climate change with bold action
  • Creating and enhancing mental health programs
  • Expanding opportunities for Spanish-speaking and multilingual students
  • Focusing on student inclusion, including for students with disabilities

My focus is on putting our students first and giving them the resources they need, especially as we recover from the pandemic.

My experiences with our multilingual learner community at La Ballona highlighted the systemic barriers that exist across our district and motivated me to advocate on a broader scale. I want to tackle these issues, stress community engagement, and make sure every student, teacher, and staff member in CCUSD has what they need to thrive.

I appreciate your consideration and support as I work towards making a positive impact in our schools.

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 Vote for Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor on November 5th, 2024.

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LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
KYLE WADE. LOMITA CITY COUNCIL

ADA SoCal Endorses Kyle Wade for Lomita City Council 2024

Wade Kyle was born in Long Beach, CA, not far from Lomita in Los Angeles County. Aside from brief periods where he studied and worked overseas, has resided in L.A. County.

For more than 20 years, Wade’s commitment to family, peers, colleagues, community, parents and students has been in plain view.

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Vote for Konstantine Anthony for L.A. County Supervisor on November 5th, 2024. 

BURBANK CITY COUNCIL

ADA SoCal Endorses Eddy Polon for Burbank City Council

Small Business Owner. Baker. Father. Cyclist. Transportation Commissioner. Candidate for Burbank City Council.

Eddy and his family have lived in Burbank for over 30 years. He has had a long career as a game show producer and bakery owner. 

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He believes we need our leaders to focus on creating real solutions to our city’s problems.

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As a father of two who raised his family in Burbank, he is ready to roll up his sleeves and work to achieve equitable, reasonable, and sustainable results for everyone who calls Burbank home

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 Vote for Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor on November 5th, 2024.

 

GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL

ADA SoCal Endorses Alex Bartrosouf for Glendale City Council 2026

I received my Master's Degree in Urban Planning from the University of California Los Angeles and my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of California Santa Cruz. Before that, I was blessed with an excellent Glendale public school education at Horace Mann Elementary, Roosevelt Middle School, Clark Magnet High School, and Glendale Community College.

I am currently a Supervising Transportation Planner at the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), where I manage several safety infrastructure projects across the city. Prior to my current role, I served in LADOT's External Affairs team bridging the department with City Council offices, and before that I served as a Transportation Deputy for Los Angeles Council District 11, engaging directly with constituents and helping deliver much-needed improvements in the community.

In 2020 I was on the front lines in LA District 11 working to quickly enact city planning interventions that allowed the community to safely get together outside, even as the pandemic raged. This included transforming sidewalks and parking spaces into al fresco dining for restaurants and neighborhood streets into safe places for families to walk, bike, and play. I saw firsthand the positive impact of these changes. At a time when people were feeling more isolated than ever-cooped up in their homes staring at screens-small changes in the built environment made it possible to eat at their favorite restaurant again or play with their kids.

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Vote for Alex Bartrosouf for Glendale City Council on June 2nd, 2026. 

ADA SoCal Endorses Dan Brotman for Glendale City Council

Entering politics was never part of my game plan. But the City’s insistence on spending hundreds of millions of dollars replacing an aging gas plant with the same old technology forced me to organize a push for clean energy alternatives. The effort proved to be successful, and the aftermath was a groundswell in favor of new, more modern approaches to old problems. I’m not afraid to disrupt. Whether it’s environmental and fiscal sustainability, development that accommodates change while protecting historic neighborhoods, our traffic safety crisis, mounting housing and utility costs, homelessness, or the challenge of our aging roads, electric grid, and other infrastructure, I will continue to apply my analytic approach to find creative solutions to the challenges we face.

I know that most of us are feeling financial pressures like never before. I am committed to attacking the underlying drivers of the rising costs of housing and utilities with real solutions that work. Not false “easy fixes” but honest, evidence-based strategies to keep costs in check, so everyone can continue enjoying the good life in Glendale.

I believe every person deserves a roof over their heads and access to basic education, healthcare, and nutrition. We all are better when the least well off among us are provided for. I also believe we are responsible for leaving behind a better world than the one we inherited—no unpaid debts, either financial or environmental. We have the brains and energy to be among the greatest cities in California, and to lead by example. Join our movement. Together, we can keep our Jewel City moving forward as it adapts to an ever-changing world.

 

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 Vote for Dan Brotman for Glendale City Council on June 2nd, 2026

 
ReElect Elen Asatryan for Glendale City Council

ADA SoCal Endorses Elen Asatryan for Glendale City  Council 

ABOUT ELEN

Councilmember and former Mayor Elen Asatryan holds the distinction of being Glendale’s first Armenian-American woman, the first immigrant woman, and at 39 the youngest woman to be elected to the City Council and later serve as Mayor.

An award-winning human rights and social justice advocate, political consultant, and businesswoman, Councilmember Asatryan brings to the Council over 26 years of professional experience in policy, advocacy, and public affairs at the local, state, and federal levels in service to the Glendale community and beyond.

Councilmember Elen Asatryan’s life tells the story of the American Dream. A first-generation immigrant, Elen was at the formative age of 10 when her family moved from Armenia to Glendale. Having invested a majority of her life in our community and its challenges, she proudly remains a product of the community that afforded her opportunities.

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Vote for Elen Asatryan Glendale City Council on June 2nd, 2026. 

ADA SoCal Natalya Zernitskaya for Santa Monica City Council 

My journey from Belarus to Santa Monica has given me a unique perspective that I will bring to the City Council and will inform every decision I make.  My professional expertise as a financial analyst and my experience in different organizations throughout the city have given me the tools to bring real solutions to the most pressing issues of the day: addressing the root causes of homelessness and paving pathways for affordable housing; implementing smart solutions to public safety that actually make us safer; and adopting a more robust post pandemic economic recovery plan that supports existing small businesses, while making it easier for new businesses to open up here. As complex as these challenges are, fixing them is not rocket science — if we approach problem-solving together holistically in a data-driven, well-researched and forward-thinking way.

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 Vote for Natalya Zernitskaya for Santa Monica City Council on November 5th, 2024.

Natalya Zernitskaya

 

SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL
Kay Ambriz for Santa Monica Rent Control

ADA SoCal Endorses Kay Ambriz for Santa Monica Rent Control

Rent control is crucial to protecting Santa Monica’s renters and safeguarding our city’s most vulnerable residents. Without rent control, I would have been priced-out of Santa Monica years ago – I know many other city residents share this experience.

It is only because of renter protection programs that I have been able to stand where I am today. Growing up, I experienced homelessness, and I understand the many challenges renters face. Since moving to Santa Monica, I have been an advocate for renters across the city. I am a former Santa Monica Social Services Commissioner and an elected member of the Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights Steering Committee.

I promise to fight for all renters, and I look forward to building a stronger, more inclusive city.

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Vote for Kay Ambriz for Santa Monica City Rent Control Board on November 5th, 2024. 

ADA SoCal Phillis Dudick for Santa Monica Rent Control Board

Phillis Dudick supports renters rights and is a member of the Democratic Party. 

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 Vote for Phillis Dudick for Santa Monica Rent Control Board  on November 5th, 2024.

Phillis Dudick for Rent Control Board

 

SANTA MONICA SCHOOL BOARD
Jon Kean for Santa Monica School Board

ADA SoCal Endorses Jon Kean for Santa Monica School Board

As a neighborhood dad with two kids, I volunteered in our public schools, coached and refereed soccer for AYSO, and baseball for SM Little League. Like many involved parents, once the kids really wanted nothing more than a ride here or there (eventually they just wanted the car), I sought new ways to serve the community and settled on working at a deeper level in SMMUSD.

In 2016 I won a seat on the Board of Education. A year later I was named Vice President for a two-year term and this year my peers elected me to serve as President of the board. While I never anticipated leading SMMUSD and President during an unprecedented global pandemic, serving our students, staff, and community in a time of crisis was what the job called for. I am proud of how our district handled an impossible situation and that our students fared better than most in our surrounding communities. There is always work to do and there are always surprises, but I am hopeful that the voters will give me four more years to face whatever might come our way.

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Vote for Jone Kean for Santa Monica School Board on November 5th, 2024. 

ADA SoCal Maria Leon Vasquez for  Santa Monica School  Board

A native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, I have resided in Santa Monica since 1959.  I attended K-12 schools in Santa Monica, received an AA degree from Santa Monica College, a BA degree from U.C. San Diego, and a JD degree from U.C. Law San Francisco.

I was employed in a private law firm for 15 years and a housing nonprofit for 11 years. Since December 2007, I have been employed at Santa Monica College as a Project Manager running the Career Pathways Partnership grant.

I was elected to the SMMUSD Board of Education in November 2000, and served 22 years as the only Latina board member.  I have served in a Leadership role as past President and Vice President (4 years).

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 Vote for Maria Leon Vasquez for Santa Monica Rent School Board  on November 5th, 2024.

Maria Luz Vasquez

 
Jennifer Smith for Santa Monica School Board

ADA SoCal Endorses Jennifer Smith for Santa Monica School Board

As a dedicated advocate for quality education and community engagement, I am committed to continuing my work

as the leader needed to face the challenges before us as a Member of the Santa Monica-Malibu School Board. I ask

for your vote on November 5th. 

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Vote for Jennifer Smith for Santa Monica School Board on November 5th, 2024. 

SANTA MONICA COLLEGE BOARD

ADA SoCal Anastasia Foster for  Santa Monica College Board

I am running for Santa Monica College Board of Trustees because public education

matters. Community College is one of the best resources our society has for the improvement of lives among all our youth, our youth of color and non-traditional students, as well as the surrounding communities of Malibu and Santa Monica.

The development of our workforce is a big priority for me in an uncertain jobs market where skills of all kinds will be needed for success. Community College is on the forefront of those skills and opportunities, especially for marginalized groups.  The Santa Monica College Promise should grow and expand.  I believe I can deliver quality leadership to the College, its students and its faculty from my years of experience in good governance , fair labor practices and my background in education. 

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 Vote for Anastasia Foster for  Santa Monica College Board on November 5th, 2024.

Anastasia Foster O'Rourke for Santa Monica College Board

 
Margaret Quiňones Perez

ADA SoCal Endorses Margaret Quiňones Perez  for Santa Monica College Board

n SMC trustee since 2000, Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez has proven leadership and decades of experience working in community colleges. As a Counselor at El Camino College for over 30 years, Dr. Quinones-Perez helped thousands of students, and her accomplishments included the establishment of 14 high school college partnerships benefiting hundreds of high school students in the area.

 

As a SMC trustee, Margaret’s accomplishments include developing partners with Malibu by establishing the Emeritus Program at the Malibu Satellite campus and advocating for numerous bond passages in Santa Monica/Malibu. Margaret is a member of the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with the City of Malibu and continues to find ways to better serve children and adults in the Santa Monica and Malibu communities. She also supported SMC promise and

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Vote for Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez for Santa Monica College Board on November 5th, 2024. 

ADA SoCal Rob Rader for  Santa Monica College Board

Rob Rader is a highly experienced general counsel with over 15 years of general counsel, business affairs, operations, and government relations experience for multi-billion dollar media/tech companies, high-growth digital media companies, major and boutique law firms, government bodies, and non-profit organizations, including over $7 billion of M&A and financings. Presently, Mr. Rader is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at the Ovation network, a 50 million household television cable and OTT network focused on the arts and culture where he supervises a team of over 25 outside and in-house counsel.

Concurrently with his GC role and as part of his expertise with emerging digital platforms, Mr. Rader is highly active in education and local, state, and national government, including serving on the boards of the nation's leading community college Santa Monica College; leading public radio/podcasting KCRW; and leading business improvement district Downtown Santa Monica. Previously, he spent nine (9) years helping run business & legal affairs and operations for numerous departments at MGM Studios, including the $1.2 billion topline revenue MGM Home Entertainment and the interactive/online division, with extensive work on one of the largest film and video game franchises in history (James Bond). He also worked for seven (7) years at the major law firms Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp and Morrison & Foerster as well as founding a boutique digital media and entertainment firm.

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 Vote for Rob Rader for  Santa Monica College Board on November 5th, 2024.

Rob Rader for Santa Monica College Board

 

WEST HOLLYWOOD CITY COUNCIL
Zekiah Wright for West Hollywood City Council

ADA SoCal Endorses Zekiah Wright for West Hollywood City Council 

For nearly four decades, West Hollywood has distinguished itself as an eclectic, affirming and forward-thinking community. I’m running for City Council to continue that legacy while ensuring that our future is built on vision, smart investments and a commitment to implementing interest-based policies that help us meet our challenges and maximize our opportunities.

Housing affordability and renter protections must be addressed if we are to remain a diverse, multi-dimensional and livable city. We need policies and initiatives that address homelessness and affordable housing in ways that are strategic, sustainable and have benchmarks to measure success. Solving our problems and crafting equitable solutions takes the skills that I have cultivated throughout my life. My civic involvement in West Hollywood and my career as an employment lawyer have informed my perspective about the benefits of focusing on interests rather than positions. As a trained mediator, I understand how to educate rather than agitate and seek cooperation rather than conflict.

Navigating our way after the pandemic, has revealed and created new challenges for our businesses. I am a business owner so I understand these challenges. As our businesses implement higher minimum wages and safety measures, their viability has become uncertain. I believe that our businesses are a vital part of the unique fabric of our City. Their survival is critical and I will continue seeking collaboration and solutions to ensure we have a stronger business community.

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Vote for Zekiah Wright for West Hollywood City Council on November 5th, 2024. 

 

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