Council District 13 candidates Mitch O'Farrell (the incumbent) and Hugo Soto-Martinez (the challenger) will face off this November. Scott Epstein, NCSA board member and recent candidate for council district 5, will moderate a conversation with them Sunday, August 14. If you have a question for one or both candidates, submit it via this Google form. (It might be asked—no promises!)

We'll also discuss (and our representatives will vote on) the draft wildlife ordinance, which our advocacy committee recommends we support.
Alison Simard, director of communications for Councilmember Paul Koretz, will be available to answer questions.

See below for more information:

Council File 14-0518 (Koretz) the document is not in the council file yet because it is still a draft
Revised Draft Wildlife Ordinance Public Release
Revised Draft Wildlife Ordinance Fact Sheet
Wildlife Ordinance Sources Consulted Fact Sheet
letter from the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
NCSA advocacy committee meeting minutes
Recording of our June meeting on the ordinance
Even more information is at planning.lacity.org/plans-policies/wildlife-pilot-study#outreach-&-events.

Comments are due August 22 at 5 pm to [email protected].

And we'll discuss a new proposal from the LA Zoo and get an update on the plan to prohibit oil-drilling in the city.

And please spread the word! Here are our posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

You can check out a recording of the event on your YouTube channel here.