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At the Wilshire Grand Hotel (from left to right): Greg Mitchell, California National Bank; Phil Recht, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw; Alison Jackson, Microsoft; Greg Seibly, U.S. Bank; CCA's President & CEO Carol Schatz; Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Tim McOsker, Christensen Glaser; Chris Essel, Paramount Pictures; and Kris Davis, Marsh Risk & Insurance Services
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Installs CCA's New Officers
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
joined
CCA's President & CEO
Carol Schatz
,
Council President Eric Garcetti
and
Councilmembers Jan Perry
and
Wendy Greuel
in welcoming CCA's new officers for 2007. In an event at the
Wilshire Grand Hotel
sponsored by
Microsoft
and
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
, more than 300 guests witnessed the induction of
Ms. Christine Essel
, Senior Vice President of Government & Community Affairs at
Paramount Pictures
, as Chairwoman of CCA. This marks the first time in history that a leader in the entertainment industry has chaired one of Los Angeles' major business organizations.
In addition, CCA welcomed the following officers:
Executive Vice Presidents
Kris Davis - Marsh Risk & Insurance Services
Alison Jackson - Microsoft
Tim McCallion - Verizon
Phil Recht - Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
Greg Seibly - U.S. Bank California
Andrea Van de Kamp - Van de Kamp Consulting
Treasurer
Tim McOsker - Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro, LLP
Secretary
Greg Mitchell
-
California National Bank
Chair Emeritus
Dr. Thomas Moran
-
University of Southern California
CCA's President & CEO also thanked outgoing chairman
Steve Weston
of
Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish
,
LLP
, for his two years of service and dedication to the organization. As the Immediate Past Chair, Mr. Weston will continue to serve as a CCA Officer.
CCA Land Use Committee Meets with Jane Usher
Ms. Jane Usher
, President of the City Planning Commission, joined CCA's Housing, Land Use & Development Committee this week to discuss her priorities for 2007, including improving the planning process and building "elegant density" in Los Angeles. Ms. Usher supports CCA in the effort to fashion a Downtown with "as much density as it can tolerate," and build density along transit corridors.
Recently, CCA presented Ms. Usher with a white paper recommending several steps Los Angeles should take to reform its convoluted development process. Ms. Usher indicated that she and the Planning Commission had reviewed the document and will be releasing a report on development reform within the month.
Ms. Gail Goldberg
, Director of City Planning, has also reviewed the document. CCA has made development reform a top priority for 2007 and looks forward to working with Ms. Usher on this important topic.
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• CCA's Vice President of Legislative Affairs, Ms. Veronica Perez Becker, met with several business groups and CCA members to discuss the status of the campaign for a living wage referendum and a strategy for opposing the Council's living wage extension. Council will vote on whether to move forward with the referendum or rescind the ordinance in the coming weeks. • In response to a number of condo conversion-related ordinances before the City, a CCA subcommittee has been meeting this week to draft an alternative plan for Council's consideration. The plan recommends, among other things, that the amount of tenant relocation fees be tied to need, as oppose to the flat fee that the Planning Department has recommended. • CCA's Government Relations Committee met this week and interviewed candidates for Council District 14 and LAUSD School Board District 3. The Committee made recommendations that will be forwarded to the Executive Committee in February. The Government Relations Committee will meet next week to interview candidates for LAUSD School Board Districts 1, 5 & 7.
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