Tag: Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin

LA City Council Candidates Want to Reduce Car Space

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The race is on for who will replace Councilman Mike Bonin in Los Angeles’s District 11, which encompasses the Westside of the city and many of the pacific coast’s lavish beach towns. In the running are candidates Erin Darling, Traci Park, Mike Newhouse, Greg Good, and Allison Holdorff Polhill. During a March 28…


Recall Organizer ‘Not Surprised’ by Bonin’s Decision Not to Run for Re-Election

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin announced he will not be running for re-election in the upcoming race for Council District 11—less than two weeks after his near escape from a recall campaign that was short of about 1,400 validated signatures. Bonin, who was first elected to District 11’s council seat in 2013, was reelected…


LA City Councilman Mike Bonin Won’t Seek Re-election

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin will not be running for re-election in the upcoming race for Council District 11. Bonin announced on Jan. 26 he will not seek a third term in the June primary elections and will shift his focus to his health and wellness instead. He said his position in the…


LA Parent Advocacy Group Stops Planned Drug Recovery Center in Venice Beach

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles’ plan to put a drug recovery center at the former Venice Senior Center in Venice Beach came to a halt after parent advocacy group Venice Kids Count sent the city a cease-and-desist letter against the plan. Originally proposed by Councilman Mike Bonin, whose District 11 covers the Venice community, the city planned…


LA City Clerk: Bonin Recall Campaign Signatures ‘Insufficient’

LOS ANGELES—The efforts to recall Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin screeched to a halt after the city clerk announced on Jan. 18 the verified signatures filed by the campaign are insufficient. City Clerk Holly Wolcott said in a press release that the petition was found to have a total of 25,965 valid signatures—1,352 less…


Californians Lead Recall Campaigns Against Local Officials

California’s recent gubernatorial recall election set off a wave of efforts to recall local officials in the state. This week, the recall campaigns of several notable California local officials earned enough signatures to trigger a recall election. There were nearly 60 recall bids this year, more than double the number of bids in the past…


Bonin Recall Effort Turns in Petitions, Says It Has Enough Signatures

The organizers of the recall of Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin claim to have submitted more than enough signatures to the city clerk Nov. 10 to trigger a recall election. The recall campaign was initiated in June by Nico Ruderman and Katrina Schmitt, both Venice Beach residents. Bonin was served with a Notice of Intent…