Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: (818) 501-5862
Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment |
14622 Ventura Blvd. #201B Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Phone: (818) 501-5862 |
ATTENTION: ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
At the request of Cardinal Mahoney, representatives of Valley VOTE, Valley religious leaders and service providers to the Valley's needy will address a working group setup by Cardinal Mahoney to examine the moral and ethical implications of breaking away from Los Angeles and creating a new Valley City. The hearing will take place from 9: 30 am to 11: 30 am Wednesday Morning, May 23, 2001, at the Archdiocesan Catholic Center located at 3424 Wilshire Boulevard.
PRESS CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TESTIMONY
Valley representative will hold a press conference after the hearing on the
building steps,
Where? 3424 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, When? May 23, 2001, At
approximately 11: 45 am (immediately following the testimony)
The Valley representatives who will be attending the hearing include the following;
Barry Smedberg, Executive Director, The San Fernando Valley Interfaith
Council
Reverend Zedar Broadous, President, NAACP
Reverend Scott Bauer, Senior Pastor, Church on the Way, Van Nuys, California
Reverend Ron Cumler, Saint Martin in the Fields, Winnetka, California
Adrian Dove Vice President of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality
Ellen Michiel, Executive Director, West Valley Development Corp.
Benny Bernal, North East Valley resident, school bus driver and father of six
children,
Richard Katz, Valley VOTE Board Member, Past State Assembly member
While we believe these meeting should have been opened to the public, out of respect for the institutions who invited us, Valley VOTE and those religious leaders representing the Valley are delighted with the interest that Cardinal Mahoney and the Council of Religious leaders have shown in the moral and ethical questions surrounding reorganizing Los Angeles into two smaller cities, a new Valley City and a new smaller more manageable City of Los Angeles.
We look forward to a long cooperative relationship with the Council of Religious leaders. We believe that their participation can do nothing but demonstrate that this process will not have negative moral or ethical implications and it will have a positive impact on the quality of lives for all residents of Los Angeles, particularly the poor.
Valley VOTE believes in the capacity of an open and informed democratic process to create city governments that are more responsive particularly to those who are presently disenfranchised.
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