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Contact Info:
Aurora Fernandez
354 S. Spring St.,
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Ph: 213-977-1803
afernandez@cra.lacity.org

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     undefined Commissioners

    Overview

    A Board of seven Commissioners appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council oversees the CRA/LA. An Administrator appointed by the Board directs the staff. Under an "Oversight Ordinance", adopted in 1991, every action of the CRA is subject to City Council approval.


    Bruce D. AckermanBruce D. Ackerman -  Chairman
    Bruce Ackerman was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and approved by the Los Angeles City Council on October 12, 2005.
    Madeline JanisMadeline Janis - Vice Chair
    Madeline Janis was appointed to the Board of Commissioners on September 13, 2002. She is co-founder and Executive Director of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) a non-profit that works to improve the status of the working poor in L.A. County. 
    Joan LingJoan Ling, Treasurer
    Joan Ling was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and approved by the Los Angeles City Council on October 12, 2005.  Ms. Ling is CRA/LA’s board treasurer.
    David Sickler
    David Sickler was appointed to the Board of Commissioners on April 16, 2008. David Sickler is the Executive Director of Employment Relations for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the largest municipal utility in the country. He is responsible for DWP’s relations with approximately 9,000 employees. Mr. Sickler is also Senior Labor Advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. 
    Kenneth HKenneth H. Fearn
    Kenneth H. Fearn was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and approved by the Los Angeles City Council on October 14, 2009.

    Alejandro OrtizAlejandro Ortiz
    Alejandro Ortiz appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and approved by the Los Angeles City Council on January 31, 2006.

    Dr. Lula Bailey BalltonDr. Lula Bailey Ballton
    Dr. Lula Bailey Ballton was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and approved by the Los Angeles City Council on July 8, 2009.