L.A.’s Official for Neighborhood Councils Resigns
The Los Angeles city official in charge of helping build a network of neighborhood councils resigned Thursday, dogged by criticism that she was not effectively helping communities organize.
Rosalind Stewart, head of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, submitted her resignation Thursday, and told Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn she would remain in her position until Aug. 31.
Her resignation letter did not indicate why she was leaving.
Hahn released a statement commending Stewart “for her years of service to the people of Los Angeles.â€
The construction of a neighborhood council network is a huge undertaking that many community leaders have touted as holding the potential to energize neighborhood activism and representation in the decentralized city.
Stewart, formerly a deputy to City Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski, was named general manager of the department by Richard Riordan in September 1999.
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