Essel puts together campaign team ***

City Council candidate Christene Essel announced Monday that she has hired a campaign team that has been among the most successful in recent local elections, including that of Councilwoman Wendy Greuel.
"My campaign is about making L.A. work," Essel said. "I have worked to put together a campaign team that will help me deliver this message to the voters of the 2nd District."
The race is to fill out the two years left in the seat being vacated by Greuel, who was elected at City Controller.
John Shallman, who managed Greuel's successful campaign for Controller as well as that of City Attorney-elect Carmen Trutanich, will serve as general consultant for the campaign. Shallman also has managed a number of other City Council races.
Essel also has hired pollsters John Fairbank and Jonathan Brown of Public Opinoin Research ***Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates, whose campaigns have included Greuel, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavksy and Attorney General Jerry Brown, among others.
Tom Berman, who also worked on Greuel's campaign and several others, will serve as campaign manager.