Here is how activist and community organizer, Daniel Lee has announced his plans to run for City Council.
“After careers in the nonprofit and community organizing sector, a stint in the Air Force and California Air National Guard, and time in the entertainment industry,” he said, “I am heeding the call to go into public service and run for elected office.”
Mr. Lee explains how his campaign is built on a three-issue platform: environment, fairness and accountability.
- “Environment: As a city that sits on the edge of the Inglewood oil field, we have a profound impact on how rules crafted to protect us from contamination due to fracking and other environmental concerns will affect the state and the country.
- “Fairness: We must take proactive steps to insure that our city develops in a way that reflects the demographic and economic levels of our diverse population. Our minimum wage should keep up with that of other surrounding Greater Los Angeles communities. We should work to attract top talent to our businesses. Our homeowners and tenants must be protected so that they are not forced to leave our communities.
- “Accountability: Local government’s chief responsibility is to be accountable to the people who have elected them. In order to do this more effectively we must begin to think beyond City Hall and go into the various communities of the city on a regular basis to develop a true understanding of the issues affecting our city’s residents on a day- to-day basis.
Mr. Lee launches his campaign Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock at 4204 Lafayette Pl., the home of new School Board member Dr. Kelly Kent. He starts with the endorsements from Dr. Kent and former Los Angeles City Controller and Culver City resident Rick Tuttle.
Mr. Lee says of his decision to run:
“I believe a city should reflect the views and values of its citizenry and the governing institutions of the city should strive to reflect the complexion of the composition of the city. It’s time, Culver City. It’s time to make changes that will make a difference.”
If elected, Mr. Lee would be the first African-American City Councilman in Culver City’s nearly 100-year history.
For more information on the campaign and kickoff event, see http://danielwaynelee.com. Or contact the candidate at elect@danielwaynelee.com
