LA People

This week, LA Weekly devotes a serious chunk of newsprint to profiling more than 100 "LA People." They spotlight people throughout the region, focusing on all walks of life: cops, politicians, artists, surfers, bakers, labor leaders, museum curators, filmmakers, and gang intervention specialists.

I'm happy to report that they profiled Bill, in a very flattering article that can be read here. He is among distinguished company, including Mayor Villaraigosa, Police Chief Bratton, Robin Kramer (the mayor's chief of staff), Cecilia Estolano (the new head of the CRA), Gail Goldberg (the new head of the Department of Planning), Karen Sisson, (the mayor's budget director), world-reknowned muralist Judy Baca (a Venice resident and creative director of SPARC), LA Times columnist Steve Lopez, KTLA's Hal Fishman, labor leader Julie Butcher, and actor/surfer John Philbin (he's a friend of mine, so please forgive the plug).

-Mike Bonin, Chief of Staff