Gary Slossberg For LA City Council District 13

I strongly encourage voters in the 13th District to oppose Measure B in the election on Tuesday, March 3. While I am a vocal supporter of a citywide solar power plan, I am not convinced that Measure B will provide such a plan, despite the promises of the Measure’s supporters.

Rather, it strikes me, as noted by the LA Times, as a power grab by the Mayor and City Council. In addition to having little to no input from the public and the DWP Commission in its development, Measure B includes a sweeping change to the charter that allows the City Council to make changes to the solar plan without going back to the public for input. If the plan is such a good one to begin with, there should be no need to cut the public out of the process.

In fact, it was my opponent, Eric Garcetti, who failed to disclose the contents of a consultant’s report that pointed out some of the negative consequences of approving Measure B. It’s a shame that the petty, unfortunate politics of Garcetti and his fellow City Hall insiders might derail the opportunity to bring solar power to Los Angeles now.

My sincere hope is that Measure B is defeated and the following day, the supporters and opponents of the plan can come together and start from scratch and engage the public in developing a solar plan that truly works to meet our desperate energy needs.

My campaign wants to give a heartfelt thank you to City Attorney candidate NOEL Weiss (not to be confused with Jack Weiss) who gave his endorsement to me this past week in my bid to represent the 13th Council District in City Council.

Likewise, I endorse and encourage voters throughout the City to support a Noel, a tiredless advocate for the common resident of our City. While there are many great candidates challenging City insider Jack Weiss for City Attorney, in my mind Noel stands apart for his independence, in-depth knowledge of the issues of importance to our communities, and his track record of advocacy on behalf of working families. Noel and I share many of the same principles in our efforts to reform our City government.