League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA March 3, 2015 Election
	Forescee Hogan-Rowles Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 8

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Questions & Answers

1. What do you think is the single most important issue facing the City of Los Angeles today? As Council Member, what would you do to deal with it?

I think the single most important issue facing the City is Balancing the Budget and the budget shortfall. As a Council Member, I would first seek to meet with City Management including General Managers, Commission Members, Union Leaders, Local Citizens and Nonprofit Leaders to determine their best recommendations on eliminating waste, improving usage of funds available for budgeting and better oversight and implementation. I would also work with State and Federal leadership to identify new dollars to fund necessary programs to supplement the City Budget.

2. The City Administrative Officer has estimated a $300 million budget shortfall for 2015-2016. What steps do you propose to deal with this problem and how much do you estimate each step would reduce the shortfall?

I would work with City Management including General Managers, Commission Members, Union Leaders, Local Citizens and Nonprofit Leaders to fully confirm the details of the shortfall, and in partnership define solutions that would not only address the short term short fall, but develop long term solutions to end deficits. I would push for setting goals to reduce the shortfall by 10-20% every 4-6 months, thereby reducing the shortfall within 18 months. The strategy would also include implementing the long term solutions simultaneously for future balanced budgets.

3. What is the single most important issue facing your Council District today, and how would you deal with it?

Unemployment, Council District 8 has the highest unemployment in the City and the least number of operating businesses. I will focus on a variety of approaches for job creation including entrepreneurship via micro finance and small business development and expansion, partner with WorkSource Centers, the US Small Business Administration and Department of Trade and Commerce to define new skills development and cutting edge strategies for living wage employment, contracting and investment opportunities. Recruiting new businesses into the District to bring in both entry level, management and executive level positions.

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