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.