Greig Smith

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Field	Value
name	Greig Smith
image	Greig Smith, 2018.jpg
caption	Smith in 2018
office1	Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 12th district
term_start1	January 15, 2019
term_end1	August 23, 2019
predecessor1	Mitchell Englander
successor1	John Lee
term_start2	July 1, 2003
term_end2	July 1, 2011
predecessor2	Hal Bernson
successor2	Mitchell Englander
residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
alma_mater	University of Southern California
party	Republican
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| name = Greig Smith | image = Greig Smith, 2018.jpg | alt = | caption = Smith in 2018 | order = | office1 = Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 12th district | term_start1 = January 15, 2019 | term_end1 = August 23, 2019 | predecessor1 = Mitchell Englander | successor1 = John Lee | term_start2 = July 1, 2003 | term_end2 = July 1, 2011 | predecessor2 = Hal Bernson | successor2 = Mitchell Englander | birth_date = | birth_place = | residence = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | religion = | spouse = | alma_mater = University of Southern California | occupation = | party = Republican | website = Greig Smith is an American politician, who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 2003 to 2011, and again briefly in 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Smith represented much of the San Fernando Valley.

City Council

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Greig Smith was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 2003 to 2011. On January 15, 2019 Smith was appointed to his previous seat on the Los Angeles City Council on a temporary basis. He represented the 12th District in the Northwestern San Fernando Valley, which includes Chatsworth, Granada Hills, Northridge, and other communities. Smith resigned on August 23, 2019. John Lee, who was elected to succeed Smith, was sworn to Smith's former Council seat on August 30, 2019.

He was elected to the L.A. City Council in 2003 defeating Los Angeles School Board member Julie Kornstein in the race to succeed Hal Bernson. At that time he was one of two Republican Party members of the City Council. His former seat was the only Republican seat on the Council before Lee's switch to Independent in 2020.

In his prior service as a Councilman, he made waste management his main issue and was successful in lobbying his colleagues to unanimously pass his comprehensive blueprint for the city, RENEW LA—Recovering Energy, Natural Resources, and Economic Benefit from Waste for Los Angeles.

Smith wrote the book If City Hall's Walls Could Talk, which was published in 2010. The book details the history of the Los Angeles city government, focusing on notable events that can be described as strange, funny, or intriguing.

Personal life

Smith is also a Reserve Los Angeles Police Department Officer. He currently serves as a Cold Case Homicide Detective with the elite Robbery-Homicide Division. Prior to serving on the Council, Smith owned a family clothing business, was the Chief of Staff to former Councilman Hal Bernson, and was a community activist. He holds two degrees from the University of Southern California and a certificate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Prior to his 2019 appointment, Smith was president of a consulting firm specializing in governmental liaison and representation, environmental and waste management expertise. The firm is Greig Smith Consulting LLC.

References

References

1. (15 January 2019). "Former L.A. Councilman Greig Smith tapped to fill vacant seat until election". Los Angeles Times.
2. "Greig Smith {{!}} Bedrosian Center {{!}} USC".
3. (23 August 2019). "LA City Council Bids Farewell to 12th District Appointee Smith". Patch.
4. (14 August 2019). "She vowed to upend the status quo. But voters chose a longtime City Hall aide for council".
5. (30 August 2019). "Northwest Valley's John Lee is sworn in on the LA City Council".
6. (30 August 2019). "L.A. City Councilman John Lee Sworn in as District 12 Representative". MyNewsLA.com.
7. "Greig Smith was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2003".
8. (June 2005). "RENEW LA — program synopsis".
9. (29 December 2010). "Valley Councilman Wrote the Book on City Hall". LAist.
10. Chang, Cindy. (2017-07-23). "Years after brutal stabbing, East L.A. bar owner's slaying solved by LAPD reserve police officer". Los Angeles Times.
11. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Greig Smith".
12. "Greig Smith {{!}} Professional Profile".

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