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One must wonder..., but to me, it appears that the City of Los Angeles and its elected officials are a circus in search of their “Big Top” tent. From the perspective of this rental housing provider, the acts being performed today within City Hall of the once great “City
of Angels” only make sense when one realizes that the roles of the elected are being portrayed by a bunch of clowns.
As the Stephen Sondheim song goes, “Send in
the clowns.” Yes, we have all heard that song and apparently the voters in the City of Los Angeles have listened and heeded the songs advise. “Send in the clowns...” and that we have. Unfortunately, the actions being undertaken within the City of Los Angeles are not just “a little night music.”
Only in the City of Los Angeles does the “prize” for the largest homeless population get bestowed upon us. You mean opening-up our neighborhood streets to uninhibited parking by camper and recreational vehicles doesn’t solve the homeless problem? How about the tent cities that are pervasive in virtually every neighborhood in Los Angeles? We better
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CITY OF
LOS ANGELES
“Send in the Clowns”
by Daniel Yukelson Executive Director, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
Daniel Yukelson is currently the Executive Director of The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA). As Certified Public Accountant, Yukelson began his career at Ernst & Young, the global accounting firm, and throughout his career has served in senior financial roles principally as Chief Financial Officer for various public, private and start-up companies. Prior to joining AAGLA, Yukelson served for 15 years as Chief Financial Officer for Premiere Radio Networks, now a subsidiary of I-Heart Media, and for 3 years as Chief Financial Officer for Oasis West Realty, the owner of the Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills where he was involved with the development and construction of the Waldorf. Mr. Yukelson is a former Public Works Commissioner and Planning Commissioner for the City of Beverly Hills.
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