Happy Thanksgiving!

Friends: Have a joyous Thanksgiving! I hope you get to spend quality time with family and friends enjoying great food and conversation. As always I am thankful for my wife, children, family and friends. Let’s remember those who are in need this holiday season and throughout the year, count our blessings and share them with one another. Happy Thanksgiving!

Let's Take the Time to Thank & Honor our Veterans

Fortunate to live in a country where we can have heated political debate like Tuesday’s Presidential Election and share our opinions freely. Our Veterans and their sacrifices are a big reason why – We’ll be celebrating Veterans’ Day tomorrow in El Sereno at 10 a.m. at Huntington Drive and Eastern, and Sunday at Cinco Puntos in Boyle Heights at 10 a.m. and a ceremony at our Eagle Rock City Hall at 11 a.m. before the 1 p.m. Northeast Veterans Day Parade. Let’s all take the time to thank our Veterans this weekend and beyond!

Rest in Peace Art Snyder

L.A. Times photo

Friends: I am saddened to hear the news of the passing of former CD14 Councilmember Art Snyder. Art was a colorful character and a throwback politician who marched to the beat of his own drum. Through it all, Art Snyder faithfully represented an ever-changing Council District 14 for nearly two decades and for that, we all owe him a huge debt. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, family and friends.

See Eagle Rock Patch story here.