Andrei Cherny and Barry Groveman have both wanted to serve in the California Assembly. Neither do. Both were endorsed by Bob Hertzberg. And, if Cherny’s loss in 2002 is any indication, neither ever will get to Sacramento.
Hertzberg has many virtues, but persuading Valley voters to support his candidates is not one of them. I have […]

In the case of Jefferson Middle School, for example, some state regulators considered [Barry] Groveman an obstructionist. “He would question what we wanted to do and try to get by with the minimum safety review,” asserted one midlevel administrator with the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, who requested anonymity. “I hear his speeches about […]

Owing to the intricacies of Google’s ranking system, my website is often the first place voters land when looking to learn about Jonathan Levey and his run for the assembly. With Election Day just a few days away, I thought I would share my favorite of all the many ideas he detailed in his rich […]

From today’s LA Times:
District 41: Jonathan Levey is the best candidate to succeed termed-out Fran Pavley in this coastal district, which stretches from Santa Monica to Oxnard. All five Democrats emphasize improving education, the environment and traffic flow; the main differences are how they would go about accomplishing their objectives.
If the race were decided by […]

LA Weekly today announced their endorsement for the 41st Assembly District:
41ST ASSEMBLY: JONATHAN LEVEY
Few sections of California are as ecocentric as the 41st Assembly District, a stretch of Southern California that takes in Santa Monica, Malibu, Calabasas, Agoura Hills and other suburbs on each side of the L.A.-Ventura County border — not to mention the […]

I read the Capitol Morning Report on Friday morning and saw that Barry Groveman was touting his own fundraising skills by claiming “campaign finance reports show a total of $621,772 raised.” Of course, the only real skill Groveman has shown here is the ability to sign a check. Looking at page 8 of his fundraising […]

Let it not be said that Jonathan Levey does not know the value of hard work.
He grew up in a working class neighborhood of St. Louis. Worked hard in school, got into Princeton. Worked hard at Princeton, got into Harvard Law School. Worked hard at law school, clerked for a federal judge. Worked hard as […]

Dan Mazur of the Topanga Messenger profiles Jonathan Levey:
In the crowded field seeking the Democratic nomination for California 41st Assembly District seat, Jonathan Levey figures as something of an outsider, without the name recognition or elected experience that most of the other candidates possess. But this Santa Monica attorney and professor at Cal State Channel […]

The Malibu Times profiles the race to replace term-limited Fran Pavley in the California State Assembly. Despite being the last candidate to enter the race, Jonathan Levey raised $233,000 in just 3 months - more than any of his 4 opponents showed in their June 30 report (though one candidate’s total benefited from a self-loan […]