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-street parking, designated bike paths, traffic calming medians and a mini-bus network.

 

Recent city infrastructure improvement in the center of town created a pedestrian-friendly environment and should be spread throughout Beverly Hills...beautiful sidewalks, energy efficient lighting, smart crosswalks, benches which benefit seniors particularly, plus green landscaping and trees which

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-long resident of Beverly Hills

• 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-estate investor in business with his father, Said Hakim, helping small business merchants and managing housing for seniors and quality apartments

• 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-openness, a sensitivity and respect which encourages residents to engage our challenges leads to preserving and improving the special nature of our city."

Sincerely,

 Michael Hakim

 

                                      city council candidate Michael Hakim