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31: 964: 274:; Yaroslavsky's mother Laura Plotkin served on Kuehl's staff when she was in the California State Legislature. While a deputy, she helped with the creation of the Office of Sustainability and the creation and passing of Measure W in 2018. Before being named in Kuehl's staff, she was the general counsel and director of government affairs at the nonprofit Climate Action Reserve. 321:
In 2024, Young Yaroslavsky introduced a motion to stop the fast-tracking of affordable housing in any areas of Los Angeles designated as part of the 8.5 square-mile Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. Prior to 2000, there were only historic zones in L.A., but by 2024, they were 36. Housing advocates
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homeowners to block housing in their neighborhoods. Young Yaroslavsky's chief of staff justified the need to block affordable housing by pointing to the construction of a 70-unit affordable apartment building on a vacant lot in the affluent neighborhood
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In 2023, she was named to be on the Transportation Committee, the first all-female committee, alongside
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In September 2021, Young Yaroslavsky announced that she would be running to replace
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Young Yaroslavsky was born Katharine Elizabeth Young on May 30, 1980. She graduated
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The chief of staff described the building as "egregious" and a "refrigerator box".
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judge, with the two having three children. She is the daughter-in-law to
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have criticized the historic designation process as being hijacked by
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who held the same seat in the City Council from 1975 to 1994.
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The daughter-in-law of influential Los Angeles politician
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Young Yaroslavsky is married to David Yaroslavsky, a
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Young Yaroslavsky got into politics as a deputy for
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Los Angeles City Council
5th
Incumbent
Paul Koretz
Los Angeles
California
Democratic
Zev Yaroslavsky
University of California, Berkeley
BA
University of California, Los Angeles
JD
Los Angeles City Council
5th district
Democratic Party
2022 election
Paul Koretz
Zev Yaroslavsky
Sheila Kuehl
affordable housing
Phi Beta Kappa
Bachelor's degree
University of California, Berkeley
Juris Doctor
University of California, Los Angeles
Sheila Kuehl
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Paul Koretz
Los Angeles City Council

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