PPCC Election
The Pacific Palisades Community Council 2022 Election Committee would like to thank the Palisadians who stepped up to run as area and at-large representatives. These individuals, once elected, will represent residents, property owners and business operators at the PPCC.
We had a well-attended and informative Candidates Forum at our August 11 meeting. Thank you to all who attended and participated. The two-week voting period will run from August 19 through September 2, and we will announce the winners at our next meeting on September 8.
We are grateful for the participation of all who tuned into our Candidates Forum and we hope to see even greater participation during the voting period. Ballots will be available on our website (pacpalicc.org) through an electronic “VOTE” button that will link to the ballot. The ballot will be self-explanatory and user friendly, and our committee will be on standby to help anyone who needs assistance.
The candidates represent so many different walks of Palisadian life—from young people who have only recently moved to their Palisadian neighborhoods to proactive community members who have long called the Palisades home and already have been involved in various community initiatives. We are proud to have such a breadth of participation and look forward to your continued involvement in PPCC.
We hope to see you at our next meeting on September 8, via Zoom.
The Election Committee
Jenny Li (Chair)
Dave Card
Joanna Spak
Michael Edlen
Ryan Craig
Redistricting
California continues to experience a net emigration as people leave for states like Florida and Texas with lower costs of living, less regulations, and an environment free of business-destroying lockdowns and mandates. Governor Gavin Newsom recently ran ads in Florida appealing to former residents to come back. That is not a joke, and this is a result of one-party rule in California.
Most residents do not know that because of redistricting, which occurs once every 10 years, that there are new State and Federal representative districts that have created a unique opportunity for Pacific Palisades and Malibu to change this one-party rule and elect new candidates who are as tired of what is happening to our once-golden state as we are. This should be big news, but most people are unaware of this opportunity which is right before us.
There are three Republican women running for State Assembly, State Senate and Congress in districts that now include Pacific Palisades and Malibu. These three candidates come from the world of business and entrepreneurship, and are tired of what is happening to California and have decided to step into the arena of politics to do something.
They have qualified to be on the ballot in November through California’s “top-two” Primary system. This is a very important development and opportunity that everyone needs to pay attention to—especially if you are not happy with the direction of our state.
The three candidates and their districts are:
Lori Mills, who is running in the new Assembly District 42, which now includes Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, parts of Camarillo and other towns from Ventura County, along with Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Topanga and Malibu. Mills is facing off against Jacqui Irwin, a Democrat who has been in public office since 2005.
Kristina Irwin (not to be confused with Jacqui Irwin), who is running in the new State Senate District 24 also includes the Palisades with Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Topanga, and arcs along the south bay through Santa Monica, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beaches, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes and goes inland to Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles, Westwood and Bel-Air. Kristina will be running against Ben Allen, who has been in the State Senate since 2015.
Lucie Volotsky, who is running in the new Congressional District 32, which now ties the Palisades and Malibu in with Topanga, Bel Air and goes up to Northridge, Sherman Oaks, Encino, and portions of Bell Canyon and Woodland Hills. Volotsky will be running against Brad Sherman, who has been in political office for the last 25 years serving first in the State Assembly and now in Congress.
All three of these women are not career politicians but are mothers who come from the business and entrepreneur world who do not like what is happening in our schools, in our neighborhoods, and on our streets with increasing crime, homelessness and unfriendly environments for small businesses.
If you are unhappy with the one-party rule or maybe considering leaving California for another state, you might want to consider the choice you have in November for change and find out what these new candidates are all about.
Most people are completely unaware of the new districts that cover this area. We need to pay attention to these State Assembly and State Senate offices in addition to the new Congressional district that now covers this area. We need to get engaged and find out who might be representing us—and the choices we have of who those representatives might be.
We now have an opportunity for change that is happening right under our feet where we live. Change might be possible—if we are aware and engaged.
Rick Mullen
Former Mayor of Malibu
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