Wachs Aide to Head Neighborhood Agency
At Mayor James K. Hahn’s urging, the City Council voted Tuesday to appoint City Hall veteran Greg Nelson to head the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.
City lawmakers said Nelson, who worked 26 years for former Councilman Joel Wachs, is well qualified for the position because of his efforts in helping draft the original plan for neighborhood councils.
Nelson will begin the $122,000-a-year job immediately.
The groups are intended to serve as a bridge between residents and City Hall, but some people have complained that the rules for establishing them are too complicated.
“I’m going to try to close that disconnect that exists between people and their government,†Nelson said.
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