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High-need issues such as homelessness, lack of affordable housing, recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, covid-15 and the health of his community are the priorities that Tim McOsker promises to improve if he is elected to Los Angeles City Council.
McOsker, of 50 years old and a native of San Pedro, is running for councilman representing the District 09, which includes areas such as Watts, Harbor City, Gateway, Wilmington and San Pedro.
McOsker is proud to reveal his long history of service and indicated that he is running to give back to a city and community that has done so much for his family.
“My father was a firefighter for the city of Los Angeles, in my career I had the honor of working with Jim Hahn as his principal deputy counsel and as his chief of staff,” McOsker said. “When this position opened, it was the right time in my life to return to public service and help address some of the most existential issues we face.”
McOsker said that it is important that the economy recovers after facing the worst years with the covid pandemic-15. He asserted that we must return to a position where we can have more income and increase wages so that people can cover the high costs of living, transportation and housing, among others.
He added that it is vital to improve health in each neighborhood to have healthy and safe communities throughout Los Angeles.
For the past four years, Tim has served as CEO of AltaSea, an organization nonprofit that promotes scientific discovery and collaboration on ocean sustainability and the blue economy, increasing job creation in the Port of Los Angeles.
However, he indicated that he is closely aware of the needs of the other communities in the District 15 such as Wilmington and Watts.
In Wilmington, he indicated, there is a negative impact of port and transportation systems, which leads households to bear “an undue burden of transportation and the pollution generated by the port.”
“What we need to do is make sure we create truck routes and reduce the amount of truck traffic. trucks in neighborhoods. We must also make sure to reduce the effects of the industry, in particular the oil and gas industry,” said the candidate.
He added that the community of Watts is also affected by some of the less immediate repercussions of the port.
“But the transportation systems and the problems Environmental issues throughout Watts, including cleaning up the air and water, are big challenges that I’ve spent a lot of time on and talked to several families about and we’re going to focus on that,” he said.
McOsker said he is in favor of the Latino community for many years. He was part of the group that helped create Immigrant Affairs at the Los Angeles City Council and also helped create a partnership between Mexico and Southern California to benefit small business owners on both sides of the border.
McOsker said he is a family man and enjoys spending time with them. He stressed that despite being very busy in the campaign one of his best hobbies is enjoying his grandson who was born recently.
“I have five children and my first grandson, so if I have a moment of rest in the campaign, I run to my daughter’s house, play with my grandson a little, revitalize myself and go back to the campaign”, he stressed.