New entry in City Council race

Robyn Ritter Simon, a longtime political activist on the Westside, announced Monday she plans to join the field of candidates seeking to replace Councilman Jack Weiss on the City Council.
With Weiss having announced he plans to run for City Attorney, three other candidates have announced for the seat in the 2009 election.
Simon, 46, who is president of the West Los Angeles National Womens Political Caucus and who ran against Weiss in 2001, said she has always wanted to serve on the City Council and believes the opportunity is there in this coming election.
Other candidates who have announced for the race are former Assemblyman Paul Koretz, who represented West Hollywood and also served on the West Hollywood City Council before moving to Los Angeles, land use attorney Ron Galperin and businessman David T. Vahedi, who ran against Weiss four years ago.
Simon is married, with three sons. Prior to her post at the NWPC, she worked at the Century City Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.