A West Hills man running for a spot on the Los Angeles City Council is suing the city to remove one of his opponents from the ballot, claiming that she is legally barred from running under “revolving door” rules.
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Oberstein stepped down from the Ethics Commission in November to run in a council district that includes the northwestern San Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Granada Hills, Chatsworth and Porter Ranch. Sixteen people, including Oberstein, have qualified to run in a June special election to fill the seat vacated by Mitchell Englander.
In addition, Zilber said that Oberstein had consulted with Ethics Commission Executive Director Heather Holt, who then got informal advice from the city attorney’s office about her eligibility. Ferry argued that under the city charter, Oberstein was plainly barred from being a candidate until November 2020. While sitting on the Ethics Commission, Oberstein recommended changes to a city program that provides taxpayer money to city candidates and voted to approve fines against former candidates who had run for office in the same district.
Oberstein fired back in a statement Tuesday denouncing the “reckless” suit, saying that “it's clear that the good ol' boys club and downtown City Hall special interests are afraid of an ethics watchdog and another woman on the City Council.” Being able to seek public office, she said, is “a fundamental right essential to democracy.”
. Representatives of the Oberstein campaign have emphasized that she has been able to file paperwork to run for the seat without city staff blocking her candidacy.
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