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Keith E. Weaver
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Government Affairs
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Keith Weaver is Executive Vice President, Worldwide Government Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Keith was elevated to this position in August 2011 and started as Vice President for the company in June 2002.

Keith oversees all of SPE's government relations and public policy activities globally, as well as the Company's community affairs. He works closely with SPE's operating units and corporate staff groups to develop a legislative and regulatory agenda that supports the business strategies and initiatives of the Company's motion picture, television, home entertainment and digital entertainment divisions. Keith also coordinates SPE's government activities with Sony's other U.S. operating companies such as Sony Music, Sony Electronics and Sony Computer Entertainment.

Prior to joining SPE, Keith served as Staff Director of the California State Senate Redistricting Office. Before working on legislative redistricting for the State of California, he was a regional manager of Community and Government Relations for Kaiser Permanente and served on the staff of former State Senator Herschel Rosenthal.

Keith serves as Vice President of the California State Film Commission and has served as Vice Chair of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners for the City of Los Angeles.

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CENTRAL CITY ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES ENDORSES JOE BUSCAINO FOR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

Special Runoff Election for District 15 to be held on January 17, 2012

Los Angeles (November 28, 2011) – The Central City Association (CCA) of Los Angeles, L.A.'s premier business advocacy group, today announced it has endorsed Joe Buscaino for his first term representing District 15 on the Los Angeles City Council.

Buscaino was one of two candidates who won the most votes during the special district election on November 8. A special runoff election will be held on January 17, 2012. Council District 15 stretches from the Simon Rodia Towers in Watts to the historic Point Fermin Lighthouse on the cliffs of San Pedro and includes the communities of Harbor City, Harbor Gateway and Wilmington.

"As a business advocacy group focused on Los Angeles, we support leaders who can bring people together and deliver a balanced approach to the issues facing our city. We are proud to endorse Joe and look forward to working with him on the City Council," said Tim McOsker, Chair, CCA and Partner, Mayer Brown LLP.

A native of Southern California, Buscaino has lived in the 15th district his entire life. He has been with the Los Angeles Police Department since 1996, working both patrol and administrative assignments including the Office of Chief of Police, West Traffic Division and Emergency Operations Division. He is currently assigned to the Harbor Area as a Senior Lead Officer.

In this community, Buscaino serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles Harbor and the San Pedro YWCA’s Racial Justice Committee, and is active with Mary Star of the Sea Parish and various Italian American organizations. He also established LAPD's first Teen Community Police Advisory Board, and has been appointed to the advisory council for the Los Angeles Watts Summer Games.

About the Central City Association

Central City Association of Los Angeles (CCA) is L.A.'s premier business advocacy organization, shaping public policy on a broad range of issues and leading the renaissance in Downtown Los Angeles. Established in 1924, CCA is a membership organization representing more than 450 businesses, trade associations, and non‐profit organizations employing more than 300,000 people in Los Angeles County. Further information about the Central City Association can be found on its website at www.ccala.org.

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