Yaroslavsky to speak at next Valley Vote meeting

L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky will speak at the next Valley Vote meeting at 7:45 p.m. Monday in the second-floor meeting room at Galpin Ford, 15555 Roscoe Blvd., near the 405.

He will give updates on current issues calling the county and city of Los Angeles.

Yaroslavsky has been a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors since being elected in 1994. He has been re-elected three times, most recently in 2006.

As a member of the County Board of Supervisors, Yaroslavsky quickly emerged as a leader on fiscal, health care, transportation, cultural and environmental matters.

He authored the 1996 Proposition 'A' park bond, which resulted in the preservation of rural open space and the development of urban parks throughout the county.

He authored the 2002 Proposition 'B' trauma tax, approved by over 73 percent of county voters, a measure which is largely credited with stabilizing the county's perpetually unpredictable health care finances.

Yaroslavsky was also the driving force behind the Orange Line bus way across the San Fernando Valley, which opened in 2005 to record ridership (22,000 daily boardings.)

He is regarded as the county's fiscal watchdog, insisting that it live within its means.

A Valley Vote meeting will precede Yaroslavsky's talk, beginning at 6:45 p.m.