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Press Release
NAWBO-LA ENDORSES KRISILOFF IN COUNCIL RACE
Support of District 11 Candidate is First-Ever
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(LOS ANGELES) The National Association of Woman
Business Owners-Los Angeles Chapter (NAWBO-LA), in its first-ever foray into
city council elections, has endorsed Los Angeles 11th District City Council
candidate Flora Krisiloff, a business consultant and well-known community activist.
Krisiloff is in a close race with Bill Rosendahl
to replace Cindy Miscikowski, who will vacate the seat because of term limits.
The district includes the communities of Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Venice,
Mar Vista, West Los Angeles, Westchester, Venice, Del Rey and Playa del Rey.
“Krisiloff’s business background
and past community activism offer good evidence of the kind of thoughtful and
balanced approach that she would bring to public office,” said Lynn Hoopingarner,
NAWBO-LA Vice President of Public Policy.
“There is little doubt that women business
owners have a great deal on the line in connection with the City’s governance,”
added Helen Han, Executive Director of NAWBO-LA. “The Los Angeles Mayor
and City Council oversee a municipal budget of more than $5 billion and make
a myriad of decisions on matters ranging from City procurement policies to business
taxes, zoning and development to environmental regulations, all of which have
a direct affect on businesses throughout the region.”
In deciding to endorse Krisiloff, Han said the
NAWBO-LA Board of Directors also considered Krisiloff’s past volunteer
work as co-founder of the Brentwood Community Council, her leadership role on
the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission and her service on a citywide
committee to evaluate schools and oversee the development of two new charter
schools.
Additionally, if elected, Krisiloff would be
the first Asian woman and second Asian ever elected to office in the City of
Los Angeles. She would also join the returning three women serving on the fifteen-member
Los Angeles City Council.
“One of the central tenants of the NAWBO-LA
mission is to propel women into economic, social and political spheres of power
as a means of transforming public policy and influencing opinions,” said
NAWBO-LA President Teri Bialosky. “Thus, it is almost an organizational
imperative for NAWBO-LA to support Krisiloff.”
Krisiloff is also endorsed by Miscikowski, the
Los Angeles Times, the LA Weekly, the Central City Association,
the National Women’s Political Caucus, the Women’s Political Committee,
the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Police Protective League.
About NAWBO-LA
The National Association of Women Business Owners is a nationwide organization
of women business owners with more than 80 chapters across the country. NAWBO-LA
(www.nawbola.org), founded in 1979, is one of the largest chapters and represents
more than 210,000 women-owned businesses in the Los-Angeles-Long Beach area
that employ nearly 364,000 people and generate more than $52 billion in annual
revenues.
For more information on NAWBO-LA,
please contact 1-800-266-8762, info@nawbola.org
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