A little late Morning Briefing April 4, 2007
A quick briefing today -- got a load of work today:
- I'm sure Glendale folks are reeling this morning at the surprising City Council election results. John Drayman, the head of the Montrose Shopping Park Association, came out on top, and Mayor Dave Weaver, who many thought was vulnerable, kept his seat, leaving incumbent two-term councilman Rafi Manoukian out in the cold. Here's how the numbers break down:
1. John Drayman 8,576
2. Dave Weaver 6,582
3. Rafi Manoukian 5,906
4. Greg krikorian 5,754
5. Chahe Keouroghlian 4,351
6. Vrej Agajanian 2,330
7. Herbert Molano 2,314
8. Lenore Solis 892
If you're into ethnic politics, this spells an end to the three-out-of-five Armenian American majority on the council. It's two of Armenian descent, a Latino, a returning councilman who's white and married to an Asian Amerian, now joined by a self-proclaimed Jewish atheist. It almost reflects the city's demographics. More Daily News coverage here. - The Burbank City Council finalized the details and enacted the Second Hand Smoke Ordinance early this morning by a 3-2 vote. I'm still trying to sort out all the changes.
Now I have to make sense of all this, or you can check out tonight's Armenian American Real Estate Association mixer. Flyer coming up...
Armenian American Real Estate Association
April 2007 Mixer
Speaker: Mr. Eric Hacopian, President EDH and Associates
Topic: Glendale’s Political Landscape & Election Results
Mr. Hacopian is a political consultant. He has been working in politics since 1988. He started his own firm EDH and Associates in 1997. The firm specializes in direct mail, TV advertisement and direct voter contact. He is a local graduate of Glendale Schools and UCLA with a degree in Political Science. His firm has worked on school board, city council, statewide initiatives and presidential campaigns through out the state of California.
Partial List of his clients are Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Congressman Adam Schiff, Congressman Brad Sherman, State Senator Jack Scott, California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunuez, Assemblyman Paul Krikorian, City Councilman Rafi Manoukian, American Association of Retired Persons, other corporate clients such as Caruso Affiliated and Arden Realty. He lives in Van Nuys with his wife Christina and their son Luka Rafi.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007 (6:00-8:00 p.m ; 6:00 -- 6:45 p.m. – Social Hour and Dinner; 6:45 – 7:00 p.m. – Announcement and Marketing ; 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Speaker(s)
Brandview Collection
109 East Harvard Street, Glendale, CA 91205
Second Floor 818-242-9500
Not open to the general public
Admission Fee: Members $10 Non-Members practicing real estate $30