Bob Blumenfield

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Field	Value
name	Bob Blumenfield
image	Bob Blumenfield, 2018.jpg
caption	Official portrait, 2016
office	Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 3rd district
term_start	July 1, 2013
predecessor	Dennis Zine
office1	President Pro Tempore of the
Los Angeles City Council
term_start1	September 20, 2024
predecessor1	Marqueece Harris-Dawson
office2	Assistant President Pro Tempore of the
Los Angeles City Council
term_start2	June 20, 2023
term_end2	September 20, 2024
predecessor2	David Ryu
successor2	Nithya Raman
office3	Member of the California State Assembly
term_start3	December 1, 2008
term_end3	June 30, 2013
predecessor3	Lloyd E. Levine
successor3	Matt Dababneh
constituency3	40th district (2008–2012)
45th district (2012–2013)
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, New York, U.S.
party	Democratic
spouse	Kafi Watlington
children	2
education	Duke University (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (MBA)
signature	BB City Signature.png
website
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Early life and education

Blumenfield was born on September 13, 1967. He is a graduate of Duke University and the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Career

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_meets_with_Los_Angeles_Mayor_Karen_Bass_and_the_Los_Angeles_council_members_at_US_Customs_and_Border_Protection_Headquarters_in_Washington,_D.C._on_16_October_2023_16.jpg" caption="Blumenfield with other city councilmembers during a meeting with [[Alejandro Mayorkas]], 2023."] ::

From 1989 to 1996, he worked in Washington, D.C., as a staff person to Senator Bill Bradley, Congressman Howard Berman and as staff designee to the House Budget Committee. He later worked as Director of Government Affairs for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and then as District Chief of Staff to Congressman Berman in the San Fernando Valley.

Blumenfield took office as a member the California State Assembly in 2008 after defeating Republican candidate Armineh Chelebian in the general election. During his time in the Assembly, Blumenfield represented the San Fernando Valley in District 40 and, following redistricting in 2012, District 45.

Los Angeles City Council

Blumenfield was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in March 2013. He represents the 3rd Council District, which spans the northwest portion of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley, including the communities of Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka and Woodland Hills.

In September 2018, Blumenfield proposed an ordinance supported by animal rights organizations and activists to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products in Los Angeles. The ordinance was approved by the City Council and Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2019, making Los Angeles at that point the largest city in the United States to have banned fur sales. The law went into effect in 2021.

In December 2024, amid a housing shortage in Los Angeles, Blumenfield voted against a proposal to allow mid-sized mixed-income and affordable housing apartment buildings near public transit stations in some neighborhoods exclusively zoned for single-family houses. He said, "I worry about the solutions that are proposed as being a little bit too one-size-fits-all." He opposed the construction of 220 affordable housing units in Reseda, arguing "large scale apartments should not be wedged in-between single family homes by right."

Personal life

Blumenfield currently lives in Woodland Hills with his wife Kafi and their two children.

References

References

1. (2008-07-28). "State Assembly hopeful is a political and personal bridge builder". The Jewish Journal.
2. (Nov 30, 2014). "November 4, 2008 - General Election - Statement of Vote - Elections & Voter Information - California Secretary of State".
3. Cifuentes, Kevin. (2023-07-06). "Rams’ Stan Kroenke Keeps Mum on Warner Center Game Plan".
4. (18 September 2018). "LA City Council Moves Forward With Ban On Fur". CBS News.
5. (12 February 2019). "L.A. will become biggest city in the U.S. to ban fur sales". Los Angeles Times.
6. (2024-12-11). "Facing need for more housing, LA's City Council votes to keep new apartments away from homeowners".
7. (2024-12-10). "L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones".
8. (2024-12-23). "LA loses third effort to block affordable housing in some neighborhoods".
9. Boehm, Mike. (2014-09-03). "Kafi Blumenfield to lead Discovery Cube Los Angeles science museum". Los Angeles Times.

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