
Michael Hakim
for Beverly Hills
City Council
"preserving and improving the
special nature of our city"
For years people of our city have endured traffic gridlock and parking nightmares. This must change.
My proposals specifically address this crisis. We must immediately embrace real
solutions including encouraging regional public transit to reduce traffic into Beverly
Hills and controlling overdevelopment. We need to expand diagonal parking, add underground
and off-
Recent city infrastructure improvement in the center of town created a pedestrian-
conserve water.
Beverly Hills can be the greenest, most environmentally minded city, making a contribution to reducing dependency on imported oil, addressing global warming, cleaning the air and alleviating the traffic mess.
• Life-
• Attended Hawthorne Elementary School
• Graduated Beverly Hills High School, served as senior class president, homecoming honors,champion level athlete in football, soccer and track
• Wesleyan University, Connecticut BA and athlete
• Michael and his wife Aram Koushki were married in Israel in 2008. They attend Sinai Temple where Michael had his Bar Mitzvah
• Jewish Big Brother and AIPAC member
• Michael is a real-
• Michael’s mother Yafa Hakim was a shop owner on South Beverly Drive for many years
• Long time BH Chamber of Commerce member
• Team Beverly Hills alumni
In Beverly Hills, public safety must continue to be a top priority! Michael strongly supports our police, fire and paramedics. He is a long time leader of his neighborhood watch and member of the Fire Wise Board for the city.
Michael worked to pass Measure E to ensure our public schools maintain their high standards.
“My involvement in community activities, civic affairs and small business experience
convinces me that transparency at City Hall is essential. A reform minded-
Sincerely,
Michael Hakim
city council candidate Michael Hakim