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from http://stephenbox4citycouncil.com/

LOS ANGELES – CALIFORNIA

Stephen Box takes citizenship and declares his LA City Council District 4 (CD4) campaign today, digitally on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. While he could have made a grand proclamation at the steps of City Hall Stephen chose to make the announcement June 23 shortly after taking the oath of citizenship at the Convention Center and released the tape on YouTube this morning. The website stephenbox4citycouncil.com lists his “VISION-driven” platform and dedication to providing “ACTIVE solution alternatives” as the foundation of his campaign for the March 8, 2011 election.

Box is well known for his blog soapboxla writing about his very public experience in the everyday minutia of LA CITY politics and services. Once you get to working with the CITY for a while you will hear the buck stops here line, “Now, let me tell you how ‘it’ works and why we cant do that.” BOX says, “Then ‘it’s’ not working the way it is.” He’s not the only one. Both the Mayor and the Police Chief(s) have made the headlines recently shown trying to improve and connect Los Angeles with the leading global standards of other major international cities. Our budget crisis is a national news mockery. All the while its the PEOPLE who suffer the consequences. Stephen demands “a city that works” and invites the people to participate (3.8 million residents: 1.5 million registered voters : 1/2 million participate ~ 13%). He calls for a collaborative customer service plan at City Hall — the complaint driven system is NOT working.

“Forward . . for a Change.”

His campaign is “not an issue based campaign” and in preference has a vision of connectivity, great city/urban plan aspirations, a sustainable budget (instead of entropic) and a progressive respect for the PEOPLE. Stephen squares off with Tom LaBonge, a decade long incumbent following the 35 year City Council term (longest ever) of millionaire, football star, conservative, southern strategist, police backer, insider John Ferraro. Box sees “LA as the ‘City of the Future’” and not one stymied by failures of the past or inaction of the present. When faced with the long history — difficulties in repairing the CITY — he challenges the impotent nature of the current General Plan and the fated sum rejection of the utopian vision lost eighty years ago. Today we are faced with a critical juncture between the next Great Depression or Great OPPORTUNITY and Box endeavors for a new community plan that endures.

Stephen Box is a first-time candidate, newly-minted American citizen and a veteran of civic engagement, community campaigns, and grassroots politics.

For more information,

Contact: Stephen Box, Candidate for District 4
Box4CityCouncil@Gmail.com
(323) 864-7586