2 VALLEY CANDIDATES FILE TO RUN.Byline: Harrison Harrison, town (1990 pop. 13,425), Hudson co., NE N.J., an industrial suburb on the Passaic River opposite Newark; inc. 1869. The town has several foundries. Its manufactures include plastics, paperboard, and metal products. Sheppard Staff Writer More potential candidates for a proposed San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. city council have emerged, with a Chatsworth political consultant and a Sunland leader officially announcing they are running. Garrett Biggs, a political consultant who was the first to officially file fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. papers with the Secretary of State's Office to run in the new city, said he has already raised $20,000 in donations and pledges. Under the proposal that the Local Agency Formation Commission could approve Wednesday, Biggs plans to run in the proposed 8th District, which includes Woodland Hills and West Hills. Biggs, 25, a resident of Woodland Hills with an office in Chatsworth, said his campaign will focus on public safety and making the Valley city business-friendly. ``I want to fix the problems the city's neglected for decades,'' he said. Although the official filing period to declare a candidacy opens July 15, candidates may at any time file papers with the state and county to begin raising funds. Ken McAlpine, 34, of Sunland has also filed papers with the state and county to raise money for a Valley council race in the proposed 5th District. McAlpine is chairman of the Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council, which is still working toward official city certification. ``It's been a long time since we had someone local to Sunland-Tujunga get elected to office in the first place,'' McAlpine said. ``(Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ) Council District 2 has been gerrymandered for so long. This will give us a chance to really bring attention to the needs of Sunland-Tujunga.'' Scott J. Svonkin, chief of staff to Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. Paul Koretz Paul Koretz (D-Los Angeles) announced his plans on August 2, 2007[1] to seek the Los Angeles 5th District City Council seat now occupied by Jack Weiss in 2009. Weiss is expected to run for Los Angels City Attorney against the current City Attorney, Rock Delgadio. , D-West Hollywood, said he is weighing a run in the Valley's proposed 14th Council District. Svonkin, who lives in Studio City, has lived in the Valley most of his life and graduated from California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , in 1990. He declined to say whether he supports Valley cityhood. ``I'm not going to be going out publicly and campaigning on one side or the other,'' Svonkin said. ``My whole campaign will be about what I can do for the new Valley city.'' |
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