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David Vehedi
Speaking on an online panel at the LA Bike Summit this past weekend, Ted Rogers from the blog BikingInLA, told the audience the power of one vote. He asked every candidate from the 5th District to give a statement on bicycling issues and how they would address them as a councilperson. Four responded, including Vehedi--his answer was the most thorough, showing off his bicycle savvy and policy ideas for it in the city. Koretz did not respond.
Vahedi won by 60 votes against Koretz. That post had 300 unique visitors, according to Rogers, who also ended up voting for Vahedi's after reading his response. Was there a connection between Vahedi's bicycling response and his primary election win? Quite possibly.
For a relatively unknown figure in LA politics, he's definitely making some headway. In fact, a coaltiion of Homeowner Associations in the district got together and interviewed each candidate before having a panel forum. The results (interview | survey) put Vahedi overwhelmingly at the top.
LAist will be asking Vehedi and Koretz interview questions between now and the May 19th election. If you have any, whether they be bicycle related or not, drop them below in the comments section and we'll consider adding that to our list!
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I hope Vahedi wins. Koretz is just another politician that will be just another typical council person looking to help big business, developers, unions and who ever else will send money his way.
Vahedi would be a great addition to the council because he could shake it out. Present an OUTSIDE voice.
Koretz endorsement list stinks of political favors.
Why does Vahedi's website list an endorsement from anti-gay activist Nachum Shifren, who has called the gay rights movement a "smorgasbord of smut and licentiousness" and "the equivalent of a moral takeover of the country"? The same Shifren who claims that people working for equal rights for gays are trying to impose a "Gay/Lesbian hegemony" that will "purge any remnants of Christian, White, mainstream America"?
Sample Shifren article:
http://www.lawatchdog.com/RabbiShifren-WeAreAllMormons112008.html
Vahedi endorsement page, where Shifren is the first person listed:
http://votevahedi.com/?curr_page=endorsements