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Biography
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Dylan Kendall grew up in District 13 when it was vibrant. As a foster mom, she raised her kids in our public parks. She’s an entrepreneur who built Hollywood Arts — the only educational agency in the country using arts to disrupt chronic homelessness for high-risk young adults — and grew Dylan Kendall Home from the Hollywood Farmers Market into an international brand. At the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, she managed the intellectual property for the Hollywood Sign. Through public-private partnerships, Dylan has raised over $1 million for quality-of-life improvements. She volunteers in California prisons teaching entrepreneurship, finding solutions upstream to deter re-offense before it starts.
Priorities
My priorities for District 13 are restoring clean, safe, shade-filled, walkable streets; supporting small businesses that anchor our neighborhoods; and accelerating the production of neighborhood-serving housing for renters and first-time homeowners.
Three questions
The Eastsider put the same three questions to all City Council candidates on the Eastside this year:
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1) If elected, will you utilize Municipal Ordinance 41.18 to address tent encampments in District 1?
Yes. I will not accept a community where families, seniors, and people with disabilities have to step into the street to get around tents. I will enforce no‑camping rules on our sidewalks and I will insist that when we use 41.18, people in encampments are offered shelter and treatment. Grants Pass means cities can enforce camping laws; our responsibility is to use that authority to keep sidewalks clear while also getting people into care.
2) The LAPD currently has 8,665 sworn police officers, down from a peak of approximately 10,000. Mayor Karen Bass said she intends to bring the ranks back up to 9,500 officers. Do you support the mayor’s aim to add officers?
I support rebuilding the LAPD to at least 9,500 officers because L.A. has only about two officers for every 1,000 residents, far below other major cities. I’ve done patrol ride‑alongs involving gang activity and shootings in our public parks and seen firsthand how officers support our communities. I want them properly staffed so 911 response times improve, community patrolling returns to deter crime before it happens, and unarmed crisis teams handle appropriate calls.
3)Â Every council office has discretionary funds. How will you spend that money in the first year of the next council term?
Council discretionary funds are not a blank check; they sit in multiple, often pre‑committed pots dedicated to specific purposes or areas. In my first year, I’ll prioritize visible neighborhood improvements: upgrading parks and playgrounds, extra cleaning and greening on key corridors, and small grants to local nonprofits and community partners for safety, youth, and arts programming. I’ll also push to audit special funds like Quimby and use public‑private partnerships to stretch every dollar even further.
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