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Per order of the LA City Clerk and LA City Council, the 2025 LA Neighborhood Council elections are entirely vote-by-mail. You MUST request a ballot by March 10th to vote in this election. The return deadline is March 18th. Online ballot applications are HERE. You will need to register or sign in with an Angeleno account to request a ballot.
Brian Averill - President
Gary Pearl - Vice President
Deborah Keaton - Treasurer
Alex Neiman - Outreach Chair
Mark Mack - Land Use Chair
Steve Bradbury - Communications Chair
Tima Bell - Secretary
and Community Officers
Nico Ruderman
Alley Bean
Christopher Lee
Fran Solomon
Jason Sugars
Yolanda Gonzalez
• We believe that the addiction and mental health crises on our streets need to be addressed immediately.
• We believe in the strong support of our locally owned businesses.
• We believe the current level of violent crime is unacceptable.
• We believe in the preservation and celebration of Venice’s unique cultural and historical legacy.
• We believe in sensible, sustainable, respectful development and the protection of our affordable housing stock.
• We believe in fiercely protecting our environment, most especially our beaches and open spaces.
• We believe that the Venice-Dell median project is a prohibitively expensive, environmentally irresponsible mistake.
• We believe in civility and the importance of treating each other and everyone in this community with respect.
Brian Averill - President
I’ve lived in Venice for 23 years. I’m a professional photographer and director and the current VNC president. I’m a founding board member of the Venice Surfing Association, the Last Thursday Concert Series, and the Venice Boardwalk Action Committee. The VBAC wrote and helped implement the proposal used by the city to house the boardwalk encampments in 2021.
I've worked with all of the above candidates and I'm certain that they are the best team to continue moving Venice forward in a positive direction. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
Press Links/Interviews
The Boardwalk Encampments:
LA Times
Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal
The Venice Median Project:
LA Times
The Surfing Association:
The Argonaut
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