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    Los Angeles Daily News
    Jan 5 2010


    Paul Krekorian to take oath of office on Tuesday
    Daily News Wire Services
    Updated: 01/05/2010 12:39:54 PM PST


    Paul Krekorian The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday certified
    former Assemblyman Paul Krekorian as the new councilman for the city's
    2nd District, which is in the San Fernando Valley.

    City Clerk June Lagmay is expected to administer the oath of office to
    Krekorian at 4 Tuesday afternoon in his new office at City Hall.
    Krekorian will attend his first City Council meeting on Wednesday.

    Krekorian replaces Wendy Greuel, who became the city controller in
    July. Krekorian will finish out the two years remaining in Greuel's
    term.

    "I know that building on his past record, he's going to do an
    extraordinary job here," City Council President Eric Garcetti said.
    "We look forward to welcoming him (Wednesday), which happens to be
    Armenian Christmas, which is fitting for the first Armenian-American
    to serve in this Council chambers."

    Krekorian received 10,810 votes, or 57 percent of the total, in a Dec.
    8 runoff election to defeat Paramount Pictures executive Christine
    Essel to fill the 2nd District seat.

    After his victory, Krekorian declared, "The task now ahead of us is to
    build a city government that will work for the people and is marked by
    integrity, honesty and accountability."

    Krekorian was elected to the Assembly in 2006, and eventually became
    its assistant majority floor leader.

    Prior to that, he was a lawyer for 20 years and served on the Burbank
    Unified School District Board of Education.

    He received his law degree from UC Berkeley and a bachelor's degree in
    political science from USC.

    The 2nd District stretches from Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood
    Hills to Big Tujunga Road in the Verdugo Hills. It includes parts of
    Lake View Terrace, La Tuna Canyon, North Hollywood, Shadow Hills,
    Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Sunland, Sun Valley, Tujunga, Valley
    Village, Valley Glen and Van Nuys.

    http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14126039
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