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Bob Blumenfield | |
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 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Member of theLos Angeles City Council from the3rd district | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Zine |
| President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Marqueece Harris-Dawson |
| Assistant President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office June 20, 2023 – September 20, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | David Ryu |
| Succeeded by | Nithya Raman |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly | |
| In office December 1, 2008 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd E. Levine |
| Succeeded by | Matt Dababneh |
| Constituency | 40th district (2008–2012) 45th district (2012–2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-09-13)September 13, 1967 (age 58) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kafi Watlington |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Duke University (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Robert J. Blumenfield (born September 13, 1967) is an American elected official inSouthern California.[1] Blumenfield is theLos Angeles City Councilmember for the3rd Council District which encompasses the southwesternSan Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Los Angeles, includingCanoga Park,Reseda,Tarzana,Winnetka, andWoodland Hills. Blumenfield took office on July 1, 2013. Blumenfield previously represented the45th district in theCalifornia State Assembly, which also covers the southwestern San Fernando Valley.
Blumenfield was born on September 13, 1967. He is a graduate ofDuke University and theUCLA Anderson School of Management.[1]
From 1989 to 1996, he worked in Washington, D.C., as a staff person to SenatorBill Bradley, CongressmanHoward Berman and as staff designee to theHouse 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 theSan Fernando Valley.[1]
Blumenfield took office as a member the California State Assembly in 2008 after defeating Republican candidate Armineh Chelebian in the general election.[2] During his time in the Assembly, Blumenfield represented the San Fernando Valley in District 40 and, following redistricting in 2012, District 45.
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.[3]
In September 2018, Blumenfield proposed an ordinance supported byanimal rights organizations and activists to ban the sale and manufacture of newfur products in Los Angeles. The ordinance was approved by the City Council and MayorEric Garcetti in 2019, making Los Angeles at that point the largest city in the United States to have banned fur sales. The law went into effect in 2021.[4][5]
In December 2024, amid ahousing 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.[6][7] He said, "I worry about the solutions that are proposed as being a little bit too one-size-fits-all."[6] He opposed the construction of 220 affordable housing units inReseda, arguing "large scale apartments should not be wedged in-between single family homes by right."[8]
Blumenfield currently lives inWoodland Hills with his wife Kafi and their two children.[9]
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