YJ Draiman for Mayor of Los Angeles
(March 5, 2013 Election)
Contact: yjdraiman@yjdraiman.org 818-366-6999
“A vote for DRAIMAN is a vote for you”
Current Elected Member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council with the goal of
active public service to make the Valley a safer and better place to live, work, and raise a family.
“Transparency and accountability is my motto”
Decisions we make today should result in a sustainable world for many generations into the future. Ensuring that decisions being made about our energy, water, and natural resources are sustainable is central to this belief. This also applies to political, financial and economic decisions that affect/obligates current and future generations.
Decisions we make today should result in a sustainable world for many generations into the future. Ensuring that decisions being made about our energy, water, and natural resources are sustainable is central to this belief. This also applies to political, economical and financial decision that affect/obligates current and future generations.
ReplyDeleteLOS ANGELES CITY HALL ELECTION PLATFORM 2011
ReplyDelete1. CLEAN UP CITY HALL --
We need a change of leadership.
The failure of our leaders is clear to everyone,
we need tough penalties and enforcement of ethics law violations and immediate and full disclosure of campaign contributions and interests even as new leaders develop reforms,including clean money campaign financing that break the power of special interests.
The Department of Water and Power Commission,
Community Redevelopment Agency and other commissions must have independence free of political control.
All city agencies, task forces and Council committees must have representatives appointed by Neighborhood Councils.
Transparency, openness, public access to all documents must be enacted under an open access law.
2. FIX THE BUDGET --
Spending must be brought under control for the benefit of the city's 4 Million residents and hundreds of thousands of businesses.
Salaries of city officials must be reduced along with Council and mayoral staffing, slush funds and office holder accounts eliminated.
Adjustments must be made to the employee wage and pension system.
Tax, rate and fee policies must be restructured to create a healthy economic environment.
3. FOCUS ON CORE SERVICES --
The focus of city government must be on basic services that benefit the whole community, not as a jobs and patronage programs.
The city should focus on the protection of police and fire services and infrastructure.
Parks, libraries, street maintenance, integrated planning to preserve Neighborhood health, enforcement of building codes and fair share of city services are paramount.
Services provided by city staff must be cost effective with those of the private sector.
4. POWER SHARING --
Elect City Council members who put the interests of the whole city ahead of any Special interest.
Empower Neighborhood Councils to make the first decisions on all local Development issues.
Create a commission to develop a plan for a borough system of government.
Establish that a key function of city government is to encourage public participation and treat all people with respect and courtesy.
This is a great undertaking that will take support from everyone who cares about the state of the city today and our hopes for a Better tomorrow.
I urge you to get involved for the good of your families, your neighborhood,
and your city.
LOS ANGELES CITY HALL POLITICAL PLATFORM 2011
ReplyDelete1. CLEAN UP CITY HALL --‐--‐
We need a change of leadership.
The failure of our leaders is clear to everyone,
We need tough penalties and enforcement of ethics law violations
And immediate and full disclosure of campaign contributions
And interests even as new leaders develop reforms,
Including clean money campaign financing that break the power
Of special interests.
The Department of Water and Power Commission,
Community Redevelopment Agency and other commissions
Must have independence free of political control.
All city agencies, task forces and Council committees must have
Representatives appointed by Neighborhood Councils.
Transparency, openness, public access to all documents must be enacted
Under an open access law.
2. FIX THE BUDGET --‐--‐
Spending must be brought under control for the benefit of the city's 4
Million residents and hundreds of thousands of businesses.
Salaries of city officials must be reduced along with Council and mayoral
staffing, slush funds and office holder accounts eliminated.
Adjustments must be made to the employee wage and pension system.
Tax, rate and fee policies must be restructured to create a healthy
Economic environment.
3. FOCUS ON CORE SERVICES --‐--‐
The focus of city government must be on basic services that benefit the whole
community, not as a jobs and patronage programs.
The city should focus on the protection of police and fire services
And infrastructure.
Parks, libraries, street maintenance, integrated planning to preserve
Neighborhood health, enforcement of building codes and fair share
Of city services are paramount.
Services provided by city staff must be cost--‐effective with those of the
Private sector.
4. POWER SHARING --‐--‐
Elect City Council members who put the interests of the whole city ahead of any
Special interest.
Empower Neighborhood Councils to make the first decisions on all local
Development issues.
Create a commission to develop a plan for a borough system of government.
Establish that a key function of city government is to encourage public
Participation and treat all people with respect and courtesy.
No one is excluded for consideration as a candidate for the
This is a great undertaking that will take support from everyone
Who cares about the state of the city today and our hopes for a
Better tomorrow.
I urge you to get involved for the good of your families, your neighborhood,
And your city.