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Meet The Candidates: Councilmember Tom LaBonge, Council District 4

Councilmember Tom LaBonge of Council District 4
To prepare for the upcoming March 8, 2011 elections, LAist has contacted each candidate on the City of L.A.'s Official Candidate List to participate in a Q&A. All candidates received the same set of questions, with the exception of West Hollywood city council candidates, who received a WeHo-specific list of questions. LAist does not endorse political candidates, and responses are posted in the order they are received.In this edition of "Meet the Candidates," we hear from Council District 4 incumbent Councilmbember Tom LaBonge (Facebook). The district includes Atwater Village, Griffith Park, Hollywood, Los Feliz, Miracle Mile, North Hollywood, Silver Lake, Studio City and Toluca Lake.
Other candidates in the March 8, 2011 CD10 race are Stephen Box and Tomás O'Grady. Not sure about your district? See the map to find out if your neighborhood is within district boundaries.