Yes, I, ROBERT GUEVARA, have become attached to the system that fosters the careers of politicians that I regularly criticize. Over the years of being in contact with many in the activist community, I myself have accumulated some useful knowledge and experience that I consider an asset to make the ERNC a better organization.It turns out that I have become the only ERNC board member who regularly attends relevant activities such as the monthly meetings of the LA Neighborhood Council Coalition, open to all, especially board members from any of the city's 95 Neighborhood Councils. This is just one of the sources of experience I have had, but a major and influential group in the city NC operations, including NC Budget Advocates, who present the Mayor and City Council with a separate and researched report for budget discussions each year.
I have made contacts with many other NC board members and learned lots about what makes and doesn't make a good NC. I have heard from many City elected official in person, as well as many department heads and reps, and developing helpful relationships to do a better job in NC operations. Nobody else running for ANY ERNC office this election has that background- or I would have seen them at the events and meetings I am talking about.
THE ELECTION IN EAGLE ROCK is THIS SATURDAY 10am to 4 pm at the Eagle Rock City Hall on Colorado (at Maywood), a few blocks east of Colorado & Eagle Rock Blvd.
I am running for PRESIDENT now, after 3 years as the Secretary and Education Director
But it's a Neighborhood Council Election- Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council ("ERNC'), to be exact, and all board members are either elected or appointed to the board.
About Elections for the Northeast L.A. NCs.
Most people look at Eagle Rock as the site of the annual Music Festival that just ended last Saturday, or, now, for the Medical Marijuana Dispensary concerns as the recent news stories highlight.
The 8 NCs of the entire Northeast region ("Region 8" in administrative terms) will have their individual elections that day, too. Besides Eagle Rock, you have Lincoln Heights, LA-32 (El Sereno), Boyle Heights, Glassell Park, Greater Cypress Park, Historic Highland Park, and Arroyo Seco NCs with election activity.
The Eagle Rock Patch is a good source of information on candidates and the controversies and comments about the medical marijuana dispensaries that have become a major concern of segments of the community. There really is not much about those concerns left for NC involvement as during the period when the City Council began addressing the issues with ordinance drafter a few years ago.
Now the courts have the ball in their court and voter petitions for a referendum has caused the City Council to cancel the last ordinance approved that would have banned all Medical Marijuana Dispensaries until some court resolution.
Last week, the federal government's arm of the law reached out to begin asset forfeiture proceedings against some of the MMDs' landlords- and that usually works to cause MMDs to move out as the landlord's like rent, but they don't want to risk losing their property for that tenant.
I am looking for voter support as Qualifications for a Stakeholder to vote in the ERNC election are different than in regular elections.
Age: 16 or aboveCitizenship- Not relevant A connection to the Eagle Rock Community- Live, work, own property, attend school, own a business, attend services at religious institutions, a member of a club or community organization in Eagle Rock, or a consumer/customer (shop in Eagle Rock- evidenced by recent receipt from a Eagle Rock-based store).
That last category that allows shopping as the "Factual Basis"for voting has many people seriously concerned but so far, that is a legal basis to vote in Saturday's Election, among many other qualifications that may require added presentation to show such qualifications are met.The voter registration is done at the time of voting on Saturday at Eagle Rock City Hall.
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