Cleaning Up L.A.
We hear it all the time, but it’s long past time to actually do something about it. Every election cycle we’re asked to set aside more money for more programs run with very little accountability and even less transparency. The result? Billions of tax dollars disappearing into the black hole of good intention but poor execution. We deserve a clean, safe, livable community free of all the endless trash and encampments while creating humane solutions for those involved.
Restoring Hollywood’s Middle Class
This town’s the #1 destination in the world for those seeking employment in the performing arts. But there hasn’t been a formalized system for training new talent since the collapse of the studio ”contract players” in the 1960s. We have government programs encouraging STEM careers and organizational apprenticeships for plumber, electricians, carpenters, you name it. But nothing for the one career that sets L.A. apart from every other city and which feeds our #1 export: Entertainment.
Transitioning Veterans Back into Society
L.A. County is home to the largest population of veterans of any county in the nation, and as such, bears the greatest responsibility for helping those veterans transition into civilian life. It’s not that military experience isn’t relevant to civilian life—quite the opposite! But translating that experience into a resume language that employers can understand can be far from intuitive. We owe those men and women who left home to serve our nation in uniform to successfully settle in their new communities, enriching all our lives in the process.
