Bob Blumenfield
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Bob Blumenfield
|image = Bob Blumenfield.jpg
|caption = Blumenfield in 2016
|office = Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 3rd district
|term_start = July 1, 2013
|term_end =
|predecessor = Dennis Zine
|successor =
|office1 = President Pro Tempore of the
Los Angeles City Council
|term_start1 = September 20, 2024
|term_end1 =
|predecessor1 = Marqueece Harris-Dawson
|successor1 =
|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 date and age|1967|9|13}}
|birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|spouse = Kafi Watlington
|children = 2
|education = Duke University (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (MBA)
|signature = BB City Signature.png
|website = {{URL|blumenfield.lacity.org|Official website}}
}}
Robert J. Blumenfield (born September 13, 1967) is an American elected official in Southern California.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/state_assembly_hopeful_is_a_political_and_personal_bridge_builder_20080723/|title=State Assembly hopeful is a political and personal bridge builder|first1=Tom|last1=Tugend|date=2008-07-28|publisher=The Jewish Journal|access-date=2010-11-02}} Blumenfield is the Los Angeles City Councilmember for the 3rd Council District which encompasses the southwestern San Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Los Angeles, including Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills. Blumenfield took office on July 1, 2013. Blumenfield previously represented the 45th district in the California State Assembly, which also covers the southwestern San Fernando Valley.
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
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008-general/index.htm|title=November 4, 2008 - General Election - Statement of Vote - Elections & Voter Information - California Secretary of State|date=Nov 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130050219/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008-general/index.htm|access-date=Mar 31, 2021|archive-date=2014-11-30}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Cifuentes |first=Kevin |date=2023-07-06 |title=Rams’ Stan Kroenke Keeps Mum on Warner Center Game Plan |url=https://therealdeal.com/la/2023/07/06/rams-owner-stan-kroenke-keeps-mum-on-warner-center-game-plan/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The Real Deal |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-11 |title=Facing need for more housing, LA's City Council votes to keep new apartments away from homeowners |url=https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-rezoning-housing-element-chip-ordinance-single-family-zones-city-council-vote |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=LAist |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-10/l-a-city-council-votes-to-boost-housing-development-while-leaving-out-single-family-home-zones |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} 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."{{Cite web |date=2024-12-23 |title=LA loses third effort to block affordable housing in some neighborhoods |url=https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/ed1-los-angeles-affordable-housing-yimby-law-court-ruling-wilbur-project-bass-blumenfield |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=LAist |language=en}}
Personal life
Blumenfield currently lives in Woodland Hills with his wife Kafi and their two children.{{Cite news|last=Boehm|first=Mike|date=2014-09-03|title=Kafi Blumenfield to lead Discovery Cube Los Angeles science museum|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-discovery-museum-kafi-blumenfield-20140903-story.html|access-date=2025-01-12}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140228050422/http://blumenfield.lacity.org/ Council website]
- [https://www.facebook.com/BobBlumenfieldSFV/ Official Facebook Page]
- [https://twitter.com/bobblumenfield/ Official Twitter]
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Category:21st-century American Jews
Category:Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
Category:Duke University alumni
Category:Jewish American people in California politics
Category:Los Angeles City Council members
Category:People from Woodland Hills, Los Angeles
Category:Politicians from Brooklyn
Category:UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni
Category:21st-century members of the California State Legislature