City Controller Ron Galperin at LANCC

City Controller Ron Galperin is on the road, visiting Neighborhood Councils and Alliances throughout the city to talk about his vision for transparent and effective governance.

This past week he spoke at the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition where he discussed the three areas of focus in his office: modernization, management, and metrics.

The City Controller is scheduled to speak at these upcoming events:

West LA Town Hall hosted by WRAC, LANCC, and Palms Neighborhood Council
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
Iman Center
3376 Motor Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034

SLAANC hosted by the South Los Angeles Alliance of Councils
Thursday, October 16, 2014 @6:30 pm
Center for Health Councils
3731 Stocker Street, Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90008

ARC Town Hall hosted by the Alliance of River Councils
Thursday, October 23, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
Glassell Park Community Center
3750 Verdugo Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90065

VANC hosted by the Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils
Thursday, November 13, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
Sherman Oaks Hospital
Doctor’s Conference Room
4929 Van Nuys Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

HANC hosted by the Harbor Alliance of Neighborhood Councils
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Kaiser Permanente Way
Community Outreach Portables
25965 Normandie Ave., Harbor City 90710

In addition to these Alliances and Coalitions, the City Controller will be speaking at Neighborhood Councils throughout the city, including Van Nuys as part of an ongoing “Speaker Series” hosted by the council.

VNC Speaker Series hosted by the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center
6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91401

Van Nuys Neighborhood Council President George Christopher Thomas spoke of their Speaker Series, saying “It is important to bring the people of Van Nuys closer to their government and the powers that be. It is our job as local elected officials to facilitate meetings, workshops, and summits to make this possible. I look forward to hearing from Controller Galperin at the Council Meeting in October, and seeing how we can all work together to promote the common good throughout the City of Los Angeles.”

Ron Galperin became the 20th Controller of the City of Los Angeles on July 1, 2013.

For many years, Ron has been a leading voice on reforming government, cutting waste and helping businesses create jobs. As Chair of the Los Angeles City Commission on Revenue Efficiency (CORE), Ron found new revenue sources and budget savings to deliver more city services to residents.

As President of the City of LA Quality and Productivity Commission and as a member of the LA County Quality and Productivity Commission, he looked within city and county departments to identify the best practices and to implement them Citywide.

Ron is proud to be the first Neighborhood Council member elected to Citywide office in Los Angeles. As an officer of his Council, he advocated for quality of life improvements and better planning. He also developed and taught an L.A. City Government 101 program to new Neighborhood Council members throughout the City, and served as a budget advocate on behalf of the Councils.

A graduate of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, Ron received his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He began his career as a print journalist, and is the author of hundreds of articles about business, finance, law and planning in numerous local and national publications. Ron spent 20 years as a transactional and litigation attorney, and in business, before coming to City Hall.

Ron is the son of immigrants and a resident of Los Angeles for nearly 25 years. He has served his community as part of several non-profit boards and as a Cantor. Ron lives in West Los Angeles with his husband, Rabbi Zachary Shapiro.