Garcetti supporters score city appointments
At least two-thirds of the people picked by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to serve on city and county boards and commissions during his first three months in office were backers of his mayoral bid, making campaign contributions, giving endorsements, serving as campaign fundraisers or providing other forms of support.
| Name | Board | New appointee | Donor | Fundraising | Endorser or supporter |
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| Mario Chavez | Affordable Housing Commission |  |
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| Beatrice Hsu | Airport Commissioners | |
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| Cynthia Telles | Airport Commissioners | |
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| Gabriel Eshaghian | Airport Commissioners | |
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| Jackie Goldberg | Airport Commissioners | |
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| Matthew Johnson | Airport Commissioners | |
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| Sean Burton | Airport Commissioners | |
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| Valeria Velasco | Airport Commissioners | |
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| David Zaft | Animal Services | |
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| Samantha Millman | Central Area Planning Commission | |
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| Suzanne Steinke | Civil Service Commission | |
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| Betty Wilson | Commission on Disability | |
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| Michael J Griggs | Commission on Disability | |
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| Jon Vein | Convention Center | |
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| Nicole Duckett Fricke | Convention Center | |
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| Ray Bidenost | Convention Center | |
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| Mari Edelman | Cultural Affairs | |
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| Richard Montoya | Cultural Affairs | |
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| Gail Kennard | Cultural Heritage | |
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| Jorge Acevedo | Disabilities Access Appeals Board | |
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| Joseph Bernardo | El Pueblo Monument Authority | |
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| Juan Ramos | El Pueblo Monument Authority | |
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| Pilar Buelna | El Pueblo Monument Authority | |
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| Andrew Glazier | Fire | |
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| Delia Ibarra | Fire | |
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| Jimmie Woods-Gray | Fire | |
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| Jimmy Hara | Fire | |
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| Steven Fazio | Fire | |
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| Emanuel Pleitez | Fire and Police Pensions | |
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| Hector Serrano, Jr. | Harbor Area Planning Commission | |
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| Anthony Pirozzi | Harbor Commissioners | |
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| Patricia Castellanos | Harbor Commissioners | |
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| Elise Buik | Homeless Services Authority | |
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| Bich Ngoc Cao | Library Commissioners | |
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| Gregory Bettinelli | Library Commissioners | |
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| Josefa Salinas | Library Commissioners | |
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| Mai Lassiter | Library Commissioners | |
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| Rita Walters | Library Commissioners | |
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| Jackie Dupont Walker | Metro | |
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| Mike Bonin | Metro | |
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| Paul Krekorian | Metro | |
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| Karen Mack | Neighborhood Commissioners | |
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| Lydia Grant | Neighborhood Commissioners | |
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| Olivia Rubio | Neighborhood Commissioners | |
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| Victor Medina | Neighborhood Commissioners | |
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| Filiberto Gonzalez | North Valley Area Planning Commission | |
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| Caroline Choe | Planning Commission | |
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| Dana Perlman | Planning Commission | |
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| David Ambroz | Planning Commission | |
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| John Mack | Planning Commission | |
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| Maria Cabildo | Planning Commission | |
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| Marta Segura | Planning Commission | |
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| Renee Dake Wilson | Planning Commission | |
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| Richard Katz | Planning Commission | |
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| Robert Ahn | Planning Commission | |
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| Kathleen Kim | Police Commissioners | |
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| Paula Madison | Police Commissioners | |
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| Robert Saltzman | Police Commissioners | |
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| Sandra Figueroa-Villa | Police Commissioners | |
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| Steve Soboroff | Police Commissioners | |
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| Steve Robinson | Police Permit Review Panel | |
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| Barbara Romero | Public Works | |
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| Kevin James | Public Works | |
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| Matt Szabo | Public Works | |
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| Mike Davis | Public Works | |
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| Monica Rodriguez | Public Works | |
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| Sylvia Reyes Patsaouras | Recreation and Parks Commissioners | |
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| Tai Glenn | Rent Adjustment Commission | |
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| Gail Willis | South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission | |
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| Steve Cochran | South Valley Area Planning Commission | |
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| Boris Gorbis | Taxicab Commissioners | |
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| Mampre Pomakian | Taxicab Commissioners | |
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| Marilyn Grunwald | Taxicab Commissioners | |
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| Eric Eisenberg | Transportation | |
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| John Ly | Transportation | |
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| Nicole Chase | Transportation | |
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| Christina Noonan | Water and Power Commissioners | |
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| Jill Banks Barad | Water and Power Commissioners | |
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| Mel Levine | Water and Power Commissioners | |
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| Michael Fleming | Water and Power Commissioners | |
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| William Funderburk, Jr. | Water and Power Commissioners | |
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| Joseph Halper | West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission | |
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| Marc Mitchell | Zoo Commissioners | |
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| Yasmine Johnson | Zoo Commissioners | |
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Sources: Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, Mayor Eric Garcetti campaign, Times research
Credits: David Zahniser, Ben Welsh