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Mid City West CD 5 Candidate Forum Highlights Major Issues. Larchmont Buzz.

Mid City West CD 5 Candidate Forum Highlights Major Issues. Larchmont Buzz. On Wednesday, March 9, the Mid City West Neighborhood Council held an online forum for candidates currently running to replace termed-out City Councilmember Paul Koretz in the 2022 election.  (Ballots for the June 7 primary will be mailed out in early May; if no candidate […]

CD5 hopefuls sound off. Beverly Press.

CD5 hopefuls sound off. Beverly Press. Six candidates running for the 5th District council seat in 2022 outlined their viewpoints during a candidates forum held on March 9 by the Mid City West Neighborhood Council. The virtual forum included candidates Katy Young Yaroslavsky, Scott Epstein, Sam Yebri, Molly Basler, Kristina Irwin and Jimmy Biblarz. It […]

Yebri hopes to bring ‘bold leadership’ to 5th District. Beverly Press.

Yebri hopes to bring ‘bold leadership’ to 5th District. Beverly Press. Attorney and community activist Sam Yebri has never held elected office, but the Westwood resident is hopeful that will benefit him in his bid for Los Angeles City Council, which he believes could use a fresh perspective to tackle the city’s biggest problems. Yebri […]

A Fight for the 5th District. LA Mag.

LA City Council District 5 candidates speak on policy issues at USAC town hall. Daily Bruin. Election Day arrives in just over three months, and much of the attention in Los Angeles is focused on the mayor’s race. Yet there are other significant contests on the ballot, and voters in eight City Council districts will elect […]

LA City Council District 5 candidates speak on policy issues at USAC town hall. Daily Bruin.

LA City Council District 5 candidates speak on policy issues at USAC town hall. Daily Bruin. Candidates for the Los Angeles City Council District 5 representative election discussed public safety, homelessness, transit development and other issues at a virtual town hall Monday. Five of the nine registered candidates participated in the debate, including Jimmy Biblarz, […]

L.A.’s Key City Races: How Fundraising Is Stacking Up? LA Mag.

L.A.’s Key City Races: How Fundraising Is Stacking Up? LA Mag. The primary contenders are battling for the Benjamins. Here are the latest financial figures in a battalion of contests. The June primary is in just over four months, and candidates are scrambling for campaign donations. While the mayoral contenders are earning most of the […]

Local Jewish Women Organize Brianna Kupfer Memorial. Jewish Journal.

Local Jewish Women Organize Brianna Kupfer Memorial. Jewish Journal. The vigil on January 20 drew dozens of attendees, including local leaders like Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, Former Los Angeles City Council Member Zev Yaroslavsky and Sam Yebri, who is running for Los Angeles City Council in the 5th district. On January 13, 24-year-old […]

CD 5 Candidates Address Public Safety Issues. Larchmont Buzz.

CD 5 Candidates Address Public Safety. Larchmont Buzz. On December 1, six candidates running to replace City Councilmember Paul Koretz in 2022 gathered together for a virtual “Melrose Votes for Safety” forum addressing the current and very urgent public safety matters facing CD 5 (e.g. shootings, robberies, home invasions, and “smash-and-grab” retail attacks).  The forum […]

Crime Is on the Rise in L.A. How Is the Jewish Community Responding? Jewish Journal.

Crime Is on the Rise in L.A. How Is the Jewish Community Responding? Jewish Journal. On December 1, paroled felon Aariel Maynor allegedly killed philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, wife of music executive Clarence Avant and mother-in law of Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEO, in her Beverly Hills home. He then allegedly burglarized a second home and accidentally […]