Municipal

• City Council, Santa Monica, 1996-present
elected in 1996 and 2000
• Mayor, Santa Monica, 2000-2002
chosen by a unanimous vote of his colleagues

Regional

• Southern California Regional Comprehensive Plan Task Force,
Southern California Association of Governments, 2004-present
• Growth Visioning Subcommittee/Southern California Compass,
Southern California Association of Governments, 2001-2004
• Energy & Environment Committee,
Southern California Association of Governments, 1997-present
• Westside Council of Governments
Santa Monica representative as Mayor, 2000-2002

State

• Housing Committee,
California League of Cities, 2001-2002

National

• U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2002
• Central Cities Committee,
National League of Cities, 2002-present

International

• ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives)
Santa Monica representative, including presentations in Johannesburg, South Africa
(World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002) and Athens (ICLEI Global Congress, 2003).

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