Bernard Parks
Councilman Parks for 4 More Days
Dear Constituents,
Welcome to my last newsletter. I hope you'll enjoy this stroll down memory lane with me.
I am in a good space. I am...
Why I Voted for the Minimum Wage
Last Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council adopted forthwith (14-1, for once I wasn’t the one, Mitch Englander was) a motion to allow the City...
Parks Punches Back at Times for Saying His Influence Has Plummeted
[Editor’s Note: Mr. Parks, who will be termed out of the Los Angeles City Council in June, responds to a tough 34-paragraph Los Angeles Times story last Sunday, by Emily Alpert Reyes and Dave Zahniser, that said he has been passed by, that spite has vanquished his greatly diminished influence.] Over the blare of the T.V. and the type of noise that only my two granddaughters can create, I was barely able to make out what the telephone caller was trying to tell me. Something about an L.A. Times story about somebody who has become a diminished figure in the view of both critics and some admirers.
Parks Hopes to Ban Minors from Buying ‘Perilous’ Energy Drinks
[Editor’s Note: Mr. Parks is in his final term as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 8th District, South/southwest Los Angeles.] Have you felt tired lately, rundown, listless? Like there are not enough hours to finish all the tasks at hand, let alone maintain the energy to do half of them.
