TONY GITTELSON
for Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council
TONY GITTELSON
for Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council
Register to VOTE by April 7th & VOTE by April 15th!
ANYONE 16+ yrs in your household is eligible to VOTE!!
Neighborhood Councils are YOUR voice in City Hall!!
Make our neighborhoods more livable, walkable & enjoyable
Create more housing along our transit & commercial corridors
Make our communities more resilient to climate change
Enhance public safety & response to break-ins
Make city government more responsive to our community needs
After the fires, rebuild a BETTER LA
Meet Tony
Author of The Livable Communities Initiative included in LA’s 8-year housing plan. Established Community Organizer. Founding parent, the Larchmont Charter School. Longtime Block Captain for Brookside HOA. Built his career in the film industry as an Assistant Director, Producer, and screenwriter. Has lived in Brookside since 2011 with his wife, Amy, and two daughters. Graduated Harvard with a degree in Economics.
TonyForBrookside@gmail.com
Tony will be an inclusive voice for our Community
Dear Neighbor,
I have lived in Greater Wilshire since 1996, first as a renter then as a homeowner in Brookside, with my wife and two daughters. I love our community, which is why I am running to represent Brookside on the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council.
LA faces existential challenges: How do we end homelessness, confront climate change, and equitably build for the future? The recent fires have only made addressing these questions more urgent, and I have been focused on them for years.
I wrote and co-founded The Livable Communities Initiative – a plan to turn our commercial corridors into livable, walkable, bikeable, tree-lined communities. Last year, this was endorsed by LA’s Dept of City Planning and it is included in LA's 8-year housing plan. On the GWNC, I will work to turn Livable Communities into a pilot program for our community, and neighboring communities, so it can lead LA out of the fires towards a better path forward.
I am the proud father of two LAUSD graduates and was a Founding Parent of the Larchmont Charter School – a local public charter school that now sends scores of first-generation students to top universities.
I am a leader on my synagogue’s Social Justice Committee (Ikar), an established community and interfaith organizer, and a veteran film industry professional, as a writer-producer.
I understand our community’s challenges, I see how they fit into our city’s future, and I would be honored to dedicate my skills and experience serving as our representative on the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council. I hope we will have a chance to meet as I go door-to-door in the coming weeks to share my vision for our neighborhood. I hope I can earn your vote!
This is a MAIL-IN BALLOT ELECTION ONLY!
You must REGISTER TO VOTE by APRIL 7th & MAIL YOUR BALLOT by APRIL 15th.
To VOTE go to EmpowerLA.org/elections
Scroll down to “How to Vote” and click on “Register to Vote”
Under “Voting by Mail” click on “Online VBM Application (Portal)
Select “Register Here” to create your voter account (if you have done business with the City, you may already have an existing account); you will receive an email confirmation. When you confirm your account you may request a ballot by selecting “Voter” then “Create Voter Application". From the dropdown menu select “Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council”.
You will be asked to upload proof of address, it can be a CA Driver’s License, School ID, Utility Bill, even a magazine subscription!