BERNSON TAKES RIBBING IN CONGENIAL SEND-OFF.Byline: Harrison Sheppard Staff Writer Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. members paid tribute Tuesday to Hal
Bernson Hal Bernson served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 12th district. He was chair of the Transportation Committee. Prior to being on the City Council, he served in the Navy.Preceded by Robert M. , who will leave office next week after representing the Northwest 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. for 24 years. Colleagues roasted and praised Bernson, 72, in a video produced by his daughter, Nicole, poking fun at his age, his fondness for betting on horses, and his tendency to take credit for others' ideas. In the video, council members honed their acting skills, such as Eric Garcetti's deadpan description of Bernson as ``one of the old-school council members. He actually was here at the founding of El Pueblo El Pueblo (The People) was a Spanish daily newspaper, the central organ of the Syndicalist Party during the 1930s. de 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. in 1781. He was one of the original council members. ``The guy just won't leave. He has been there, what is it? three centuries now. He came to El Pueblo when it was just an Indian village. Of course, he set up the first casino.'' Wendy Greuel noted that she was 16 when Bernson was first elected, while Bernard Parks joked that he was in diapers the first time he met Bernson, and later saw him as the neighborhood crossing guard. Bernson, the council's most veteran member, is retiring because of term limits. His long-time chief of staff, Greig Smith, was elected to succeed him on July 1. In a more serious tribute, Bernson was praised for pushing earthquake- safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and and his service on the boards of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Southern California Associations of Governments and Metrolink. On the video, his wife, Robyn, called him ``the original horse whisperer,'' not necessarily a reference to the city's equestrian ordinances, but to his fondness for horse-racing. Harrison Sheppard, (213) 978-0390 harrison.sheppard(at)dailynews.com |
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