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Parks campaign. (Politics).


When former L.A. Police Chief Bernard Parks kicks off his campaign for the 8th L.A. City Council District June 17, he will have a strong ally: Earvin "Magic" Johnson. "Magic Johnson “Earvin Johnson” redirects here. For the Milwaukee Bucks center, see Ervin Johnson.

Earvin Effay Johnson, Jr. (born August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan), nicknamed Magic
 will be at my side as I make the announcement in front of the Magic Johnson Theatres," Parks said in a postscript to the fundraising letter he sent out to friends and associates last week.

Johnson is no stranger to 8th District politics. Besides building the highly successful theaters, he tangled four years ago with councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Mark Ridley-Thomas (born 1954) is currently a California State Senate where he chairs the Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee]]. He represents the 26th district which includes the communities of Vermont Knolls, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, Hancock Park, Korean  over redevelopment of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850.  Plaza shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into .

Staff reporter Howard Fine can be reached by phone at (303) 549-5225, ext. 227, or by e-mail at hfine@labusinessjournal.com.
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Title Annotation:Magic Johnson endorses Bernard Parks
Comment:Parks campaign. (Politics).(Magic Johnson endorses Bernard Parks)
Author:Fine, Howard
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 17, 2002
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