With a long pedigree in Toluca Lake, Tamar Poladian Perron, Esq. literally grew up at her mother’s real estate office in the village and for her entire adult life she has lived here. Husband John (J.P.) Perron, a Real Estate Broker focusing on long term residential and commercial property investments, has been a contributing writer for The Tolucan Times covering real estate news. Raising their three young kids as “Tolucans” means the world to this family.
With a primary emphasis on Family Law, Tamar and associated attorneys also practice Personal Injury tort litigation plus Real Estate, Immigration and Bankruptcy – almost anything a family might face in life. Perron Law Group meets your family’s needs.
Tamar has a reputation for taking on the “‘big boys” – firms from the Westside and Downtown. Legal teams of four to five lawyers learned not to underestimate her ability to school opposing counsel when holding court. “You need to move on with life,” she explains. “You do not deserve to be punished. You want your attorney to fight, fight, fight – but remember – the opposing attorney will fight, fight, fight back!”
“Before you decide to fight it out consider working it out,” Tamar cautions. “You could save expensive legal costs and reduce the risk of dragging your family through the mud. We will help identify common ground for potential mutually agreeable settlement solutions, and if anybody tries to punish you, Perron Law Group will fight, fight, fight for you!”
This husband and wife team has also solved some red-hot real estate problems together. Perron Realty Group owner John Perron has an astounding ability to predict outcomes for the long-term investment market and an incredible track record giving clients the best strategy for personalized solutions to their real estate needs. “The right strategy and the right tactics for wealth accumulation is perhaps the most important approach,” he explains. “But don’t forget asset protection.”
John clarifies: “When Tamar and I combine our skills and decades of experience by putting our heads together, we can get the most complex legal and realty situations under control.”
Recently, Perron Realty Group and Perron Law Group completed a complicated short sale of a commercial property that had bankruptcy, lawsuits, IRS liens, local City plus State of California Parks and Recreation grants and loans – but they successfully negotiated for approximately 60 cents on the dollar! Currently, they are preparing preliminary paperwork to form a real estate hedge fund.
John Perron of Perron Realty Group is committed to giving clients the best strategy for personalized solutions to their real estate needs.
Tamar Poladian Perron, Esq. of Perron Law Group is ready to fight for you against the big shots.
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(unabridged version; orig. published in NOR OR Jan. 2015)
First of a five-part series
By John Perron & Tamar Poladian
When two people from entirely different nations, cultures and community lifestyles meet, they can expect to have many opposing viewpoints. When they join in marriage… they expect to turn their newly shared heart and two separate views into one shared perspective. This is an approach that works regardless of the details, and in spite of the past – in spite of what others may prefer. It is also true within the community.
Husband from a small town in Midwest America is a Democrat. Wife from a big city in Egypt is a Republican. Both move to Los Angeles and find each other, get happily married and are joyfully blessed with many children. The differences shrink in light of the joint responsibilities and common dreams. It is this basic notion that drives us to create a better place, a better life and a better community. We have never had even one political disagreement. How can this be possible? Simple – because we hold to the solid principles of bipartisanship. A liberal Republican and a conservative Democrat are, after all, both centrists. In the “good old days” of American politics there were liberal and conservative wings in both parties – although you would not know this by listening to the latest (and loudest) news stories or hearing others argue about who is right and who is simply trying to ruin everything (and be the loudest).
Well, this husband has one deaf ear and has elected to turn the deaf ear to this fracas. This wife has chosen to continue the legacy passed on from her father, Dr. Artin Poladian, and together we bring a shared perspective from both sides of the world and from both sides of the table by speaking our mind. During a recent campaign for Los Angeles City Council, it became apparent that the members of the greater community have much in common and that most of them feel that they are not being heard by their leaders. Sometimes, it is hard to be heard when we come from such divergent beginnings and have led such different lives. But, we believe with all of our heart that common ground exists, and it is too often ignored because most of the attention is given to the fighting and the fighters.
When someone looks at John and inquires, “You’re not Armenian… are you?” The answer is always the same, “My wife is Armenian. My children are Armenian. We are an Armenian family.” And he is the husband. If you check the definition of husband and husbandry, you will find it has the function of caretaking and defending. It means leading with only good intentions. Animal husbandry means to care for and shelter animals. The same is true of community. To care for and shelter members of our community, we must bring together the political parties and listen to arguments from all sides. It is important not to shut out or shut up opposing voices. If what we say has any strength and truth, no amount of talking or written words will make it untrue, so listening to another opinion cannot hurt.
In the election campaign, there were a number of issues that were raised time and again – Neighborhoods being taken over and redeveloped with residents getting pushed aside and ignored; Public schools not being equal across the financially and culturally diverse districts; Charter schools with hidden agendas.
In the Armenian neighborhoods, certain questions and conversations have been held over from earlier elections and arguments; Why do we seem to split our own vote so often? Who will be our voice? Why should I contribute to political campaigns if I don’t live in the district – or the city? We should have more influence in the world of local and statewide politics. We should not be fighting amongst ourselves.
There are some solutions. Not every solution is perfect and certainly will not satisfy everybody. But, that is not a reason to continue fighting amongst ourselves without reaching accord. This series of articles is intended to give voice to those with mainstream and opposing viewpoints and to suggest some solutions, such as intelligent redevelopment projects in Little Armenia and East Hollywood that include Armenian property owners and business persons so that they can share in the profits. It is time to form a new stronghold for Armenian Americans in California.
Perhaps the local Southern California Armenian political parties can caucus and agree to back the same candidate(s) so that we are properly represented (other qualified candidates will get their turn – when the time comes). Maybe, just maybe, we can also join together to create influence and to shape our own destiny by choosing the right leaders from inside and outside the Armenian community who will band with us and remain loyal.
Our initial solution to these questions and concerns is that we are forming a bipartisan Political Action Committee (PAC). Our voice will be heard. It is certain that not all will agree because dissent is necessary for liberty. It is also certain that in order to forge greater liberty and more excellent freedom, bringing such issues to light is preferable to keeping people in the dark.
John Perron is a political advisor and consultant for nonprofits and business enterprises, Real Estate sales/broker, investments and syndication. John was a candidate for Los Angeles City Council in 2014 and President East Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 2012-2014.
Tamar Poladian Perron is an attorney, a member of the Glendale Community Police Partnership Advisory Council and Glendale Police Advisory Council. Tamar was a Field Representative and Armenian Community Liaison for Los Angeles City Councilman Michael Woo, 13th District, and a former member of the T.C. A. – ArshagDickranian Armenian School.
Before you decide to “fight it out” with your spouse be sure you recognize that “working it out” in a settlement can potentially save you both from more expensive attorney fees and perhaps dragging your married life through the mud! An attorney can help to identify common ground (such as the needs of children) and indicate whether or not a mutually agreeable compromise is the best family law solution.
Choosing to file for a divorce is a major decision – it means changing everything you once knew as normal. However, what people may not know is the extent in which a divorce will alter their financial status.
Perhaps you are ready to move on from your marriage. If this is your situation, there are a few financial things to consider. Record keeping – one of the important things you need do before a divorce. And, the better you get along with your spouse during this difficult time, the better the chances are for getting what you want. It may seem like a good idea to have your attorney FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, but remember that the other attorney will FIGHT, FIGHT FIGHT BACK!
by John Perron and Tamar Poladian PerronApril 24, 2017
When Noah’s Ark came to rest on Mount Ararat, a divine spirit came to Earth and became one with the Armenian people. Regardless of who occupies the surrounding land, this certain spirit lives only in the hearts of Armenians – all throughout the world. When our 4 year old son was told he was a strong American boy he raised his voice and proclaimed, “I’m NOT American, Dad! I‘m Armenian!” When he was told by Mr. Dad that he was both American and Armenian he insisted “I’m Armenian!”
Meeting with Senator Kevin de León, President pro Tempore of the California State Senate,after Charles Aznavour was honored in Hollywood he inquired, “So, tell me, Is Charles Aznavour French or Armenian?” Mr. Dad explained that he had hit the nail right on the head. This Dad educated him about the Diaspora and how it is a rock that can not be broken. No matter where an Armenian goes in this world he will always be Armenian. Our son is no less Armenian than American. Charles Aznavour is no less Armenian than he is French. Even if an Armenian has never been to Armenia he or she will always be considered to be Armenian. Wherever we go, we bring Armenia. And wherever we go in this world, we add that culture to our diasporan family.
This spirit can not be removed from us. We cannot be separated from this spirit. As we traverse the globe we grow the rock of our Armenian spirit. If we are removed from Mount Ararat we build a new mountain wherever we go. Every child born is a stone added to our mountaintop. Every land we set foot upon increases our empire. As we go forth – we shall multiply. We can not be removed. We prevail and we grow. We gather and we celebrate. If two Armenians come together we have rebuilt the twin peaks of Mount Ararat in it’s own image.
The spirit of Mount Ararat belongs with the Armenian people throughout the world. As we lay our heads to sleep each night no matter where we are – we can rest assured that the spirit is with us. We remain together. We can not be torn asunder. We are Armenians. We build our mountains in the spirit of our people. We carry Mount Ararat with us wherever we go. And we each add our stone to the mountaintop.
#Turkeyfailed.
Tamar Poladian Perron is an attorney and a member of the Glendale Community Police Partnership Advisory Council and Glendale Police Advisory Council. Tamar was the first Armenian Community Liaison for any Los Angeles City Councilmember and Field Representative for Michael Woo in the 13th Council District. She also served as a member of the T.C. A. – Arshag Dickranian Armenian School Board of Trustees.
John Perron (Mr. Dad) is a political advisor and consultant for nonprofits and business enterprises. John was a candidate for Los Angeles City Council in 2014.
“At a time when are once again being held up to slaughter by zealots who are blind to their own criminality and evil, the civilized world can recognize genocide. “Evil”, by its insidious nature will hold hostage all that stands in its way. The defenseless are destroyed. Goodness, decency and faith are challenged. When “evil” speaks, its voice threatens out of one side of its mouth and denies out of the other side. “Evil” will always be able to claim that the victims deserved it or that there was no option except evil doing. But “evil” is the voice of barbarians and sociopaths spoken with the language of the guilty. “
April is the cruelest month in the modern history of the world. It leaves a black scab….encrusted not only in the hearts of Armenian people, but humankind as whole.
It was in April 1915 that the Ottoman government began rounding up and murdering leading Armenian politicians, businessmen, and intellectuals, leading to the extermination of one and a half million.
In April 1933, the Nazis issued a decree paving the way for the annihilation of 6 million Jews of Europe.
In April 1975, the Khmer Rouge entered Cambodia’s capital city and launched a four-year wave of violence, killing 2 million people.
In April 1992, the siege of Sarajevo began in Bosnia. More than 100,000 people perished.
In April 1994, the plane carrying the president of Rwanda crashed and triggered the beginning of a genocide that killed more than 800,000 people in 100 days.
In April 2003, innocent civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region were attacked; 400,000 have been killed and 2.5 million displaced in a genocide that continues today.
It was April 2014, when the Syrian government razed cities at an alarming rate with over 150,000 dead. Today over 240,000 are dead and over half the country has been forced to flee their homes in what has been classifies as Genocide by the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
It is April 2016 that Karabagh saw one of its bloodiest days with Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey’s unrelenting attacks on Armenian positions both in Armenia and Artsakh that resulted not just in deaths but with horrific repetition of butchery, head chopped and knifed of Armenian soldiers shown off with pride by Azeris.
We stand here today, in the very month of April, once again reiterating that the exemption from punishment, the impunity enjoyed by Turkey through the failure of a system of protocol in international relations to recognize the Genocide of the Armenian people of 1915, is the prerequisite to recurrences of crimes of genocide.
We stand here today, one hundred and one years later, with Turkey still in purpose denial to accept, recognize and claim responsibility for the crimes of their forefathers of the Ottoman regime. That denial, and the fabrications of fallacies to distort the truth and change archives of historical facts recorded through eyewitness accounts continues. Yet, in spite of their denialist policies, we, the Armenians and the Armenian nation stand strong and even more determined to resume our pursuit of the Armenian cause — our pursuit and strife for justice for the recognition of and demand for reparation of the Armenian Genocide.
Today, 101 years later we continue to move toward the next level of our demand for justice to highlight the gross violations of international human rights laws during the years of the Armenian Genocide and, even as we speak, in the Republic of Nagorno Karabagh by a state conceived, planned and implemented crime that was and is aimed at erasing the traces of an entire nation that has lived on its land in Asia minor for several millennia.
But just Look at us now. The Armenian nation revived not only in the homeland, but also in Diaspora. The sons and daughters of Armenia, who had found refuge in many countries of the world because of the Armenian Genocide, successfully integrated in the societies that adopted them, and meanwhile preserved their Armenian identity, strengthening their sense of deep bond with the Armenian homeland. Today, we declare with certainty, in broad daylight, that the perpetrators of the Genocide failed to achieve what they planned. WE are here, united, now more than ever, in Armenia, in Artsakh and in the Diaspora. Our survival is no longer reversible.
As a cultural and political force commemorating the Genocide, we Armenians march full throttle to adopt a political and diplomatic approach, opening new avenues for the prosecution of our sacred Cause, leading our united people not to just remember, but to demand, as one Nation.
Crimes against humanity cannot go unrecognized and uncompensated especially under the structure of International Law and Justice Courts which oversee the global community through the Commission of the United Nations.
The 2015 Pan-Armenian Declaration on the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, should serve as a guide to lead us to the reparation process in accordance with the International Laws of Human Rights mandated by the Commission of the United Nation which states “A responsible state in under obligation of full reparation for the injury caused by the international wrongfully committed act.”
Armenians today, worldwide, realize the importance of such a statement: WE have a moral obligation to fulfill, a renewed oath and relentless struggle to secure justice for the countless victims of the Armenian Genocide; a renewed oath to be united, together in demanding what has been taken from us.
For us, Armenians, as with any group that has suffered persecution, remembrance is a moral obligation and, at the same time, an inalienable individual and collective right. It is our moral duty and right to commemorate the one and a half million victims, inhumane sufferings endured by the hundreds of thousands, loss of the material and spiritual heritage accumulated by our people throughout millennia, and the eradication of the early 20th century Armenian intellectuals that led to the mass slaughter of our ancestral saints. Yes, “We remember and demand.”
We will demand full compensation…for the countless lives lost, for properties, land and fields, cultural monuments, churches, monasteries, schools and all that belongs to our cultural heritage. We will demand.
Our revival is founded in faith toward universal human values. We persevere in spite of all the challenges, roadblocks, and resistance. We find the strength within to build and create anew with utmost decisive determination we stand up to the real bullies (The Turkish Government and the Turkish army and the Turkish institutes of state) who try to prevent us from honoring the memory of those million and a half Christians who were treated just as Isis treats the Yazidis and Christians and Shia today. And all this at a time when an increasing number of brave Turks are themselves acknowledging the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and declaring “SHAME ON TURKEY.”
The Armenian Genocide Centennial of last year became a new milestone in the international fight against crimes of genocide: countries around the world, international organizations, states within the United States recognized the Armenian Genocide as the first of the 20th Century; some reaffirmed their recognition, while others criminalized attempts of its denial, all sharing the belief that Recognition of Genocide is the triumph of human conscience and justice over intolerance and hatred; it is the only way to peel the dark scab from the hearts of Armenians and humankind. Recognition is the only way to prevent such wounds from forming scabs ever again.
While 2015 demonstrated the Armenian Nation’s collective will to fight for its just aspirations, 2016 will put that determination to the test as our nation’s security is being threatened with every Azerbaijani bullet, as international developments position Armenia in the eye of largest conflict in the region, while our brethren in Syria continue to confront war and destruction.
Today, we share our gratitude to the cities, counties and whole community, represented here by many of you. We are grateful to all those who stand by our side, to all those who wish to be by our side. We are grateful to the global civil society and to press representatives who have been voicing the importance of the Armenian Genocide recognition. The struggle of the Armenians to remove the dark scab left on their hearts for their nation, their religion, their freedom… their self-determination is not just ours. In this struggle, you are all Armenians as well.
I STAND HERE TODAY AND PROMISE THE WORLD – THAT AS LONG AS ONE ARMENIAN PARENT HAS EVEN ONE BREATH WITHIN THEM, AND AS LONG AS ONE ARMENIAN CHILD LIVES – THAT THIS STORY WILL BE TOLD. OUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD AND OUR VOICE WILL LIVE ON. YOU WILL BE HEARD!
Today, let us remember,
Let us unite and become yet stronger.
Let us remind the world to bring justice to our injured yet defiant and thriving people…the first Christians, the Armenians. Let us demand:
It is our duty to guard, proclaim, and pass that truth on to the next generations. Rally for Justice. Clench your fists. Drown the voices of opposition. We are 101 times stronger, 101 times more credible, with 101 times the allies who speak the truth and with 101 times more integrity than one Turkish government that fears the truth.
GETSE HAY JOGHOVOURTE. GETSE AZAD YEV ANGAKH ARTSAKHE. GETSE AZAD YEV MIATSYAL HAYASDANE.
Tamar Poladian Perron April 24, 2016 speech in front of the Turkish Consulate, Los Angeles CA before an audience of 60,000+
Tamar Poladian Perron, Esq. is working together with the California Cognitive Behavioral Institute to enlighten law enforcement departments, civic leaders and the public regarding the “Cultural Veil” that shields police officials from the very communities they serve.
The first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one. Presently, governing board members are elected at-large in the LACCD, an area larger than any other elective office in California (2.5 million voters) except for statewide offices and the State Board of Equalization.
The “why” is complicated but boils down to an electoral truce between LACCD honchos and the faculty unions who want control over how the district is run at the expense of individual community voices advocating for their local colleges. The faculty unions handpick board candidates and spend the required millions to get them elected and deliver a board with no meaningful electoral accountability to any of the nine LACCD campus communities. This electoral truce undermines the very reason the legislature created the community college system in 1921—to empower local control over these schools to meet the needs of the local community.
Recently, the LACCD and the faculty unions publicly flexed their muscles in Sacramento to kill Assembly Bill 450—a bill that required them to adopt a district election system like the growing majority of community college districts in California. However, as virtually all of the surrounding districts have learned, the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) is a powerful tool to eliminate at-large elections and restore local control to the community college districts. It is no longer a matter of if LACCD will switch to district elections but when—and whether they will do so voluntarily or under a costly court order which will waste millions in taxpayer money.
I am proposing that LACCD start the process of adopting a nine-seat district plan that provides one trustee for each of it’s nine campuses. The plan requires residence in those districts and must be drawn fairly to insure that campuses like LA Southwest College, which has 53.7 percent African American enrollment, has a lasting electoral base capable of electing an African American member to a board that hasn’t had that community voice at the table for many years.
Complying with the CVRA isn’t just about minority rights; it’s also about community rights. Under my 9 District Plan, the San Fernando Valley will have three guaranteed seats on the board. Such representation will not only rally community involvement in their three Valley campuses but will allow for advocacy for community-specific projects like not closing the farm at LA Piece College—something the district has ham-handedly done despite vocal community opposition. Similarly, it will allow residents of Northeast Los Angeles to have a say in whether $100 million in district bond money is spent at the Van De Kamp Bakery Campus under the false promise of providing additional remote college classrooms only to see them repurposed to non-community college uses.
Residents of East Los Angeles would probably like to know from their trustee why they have double the number of students at ELAC than at any other similarly sized college campus in the district?
Opponents argue that districts will allow for the balkanization of the LACCD and thus create management problems. However, the City of Los Angeles and the County of Los Angeles have all survived with the representative democratic accountability that district elections bring. Plus, the CVRA mandates aren’t optional.
The first step in solving a problem is admitting you have a problem. LACCD has a really, really big problem with an unfair and unlawful electoral system and it needs to move with all deliberate speed to adopt district elections and restore the community to its college district. Only then will it begin to build lasting partnerships with local businesses, institutions, community organizations and voters to provide the collaborative energy needed to truly meet the needs of the local population.
Candidate for member of the LACCD Board of Trustees.
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When we split the vote in our home relating to our personal decisions (one of us wants one thing and the other opposes the plan) – the results are predictable and fair – we cancel the plan. It is not that simple in politics. When we split the vote in public elections, we cancel each others’ vote!
“FORMER COUNCIL CANDIDATE JOHN PERRON ENDORSES STEVE VERES FOR CITY COUNCIL”
This was the headline for the press release that took many by surprise on January 21, 2015. People in the know recognized who the “Armenian candidate” was during the early months of the campaign… John Perron. It was also common knowledge that a popular Armenian American statewide officeholder was considering running for the same Los Angeles City Council seat. Only a select few people were informed that some of the “Old Guard” Armenian politicians and influential individuals were supporting John in the primary election. But only those with inside knowledge were aware that the most formidable Armenian community loyalist among the early candidates was not John – that person is Steve Veres.
In making decisions regarding the campaign, family matters always came first for us. With three toddlers, we knew what was in our hearts – wanting a better future for our family; wanting safety and security for our children; giving a voice to people who have little or no influence. However, when the time came to decide what to do, we split the vote. So the answer was obvious. We cancelled the plan to run for election but not the plan to campaign.
Many of the other candidates contacted our office requesting a meeting or a phone call seeking an endorsement. Not all of them had earned our respect. The person who earned the most respect (and admirably who did not ask for an endorsement) was Steve Veres. Steve remains the best qualified, highest quality and most electable candidate with our community at heart. We have decided to endorse Steve publicly.
John and Steve met on the campaign trail and found they had much in common. Their upbringing was similar. Each has a family with combined cultures and each has three young children. And most importantly, John and Steve were running for the same reasons. Ultimately, John decided Steve was the stronger candidate… and just as loyal to the Armenian Community. In our shared heart, we knew we had made our decision.
Then came an unexpected turn of events – on the last possible day for declaring candidacy, a new candidate signed up – one from within the community. Some people complained it was a scheme to undermine John’s chances by “splitting the Armenian vote.” Personally, we feel strongly that this candidate’s reasons for entering at such a late date were understandable and certainly honorable. Nonetheless, it actually would split the vote…. but not with John, rather with Steve Veres.
John had already made his plan to withdraw. Armenian politicos in the region had been supporting Steve Veres but did not actively oppose John, possibly out of respect and most certainly due to admiration for the Poladian Family and their legacy. It is no secret that John has been embraced by the community leadership including the Western Diocese. It is also no secret that the time is right for Steve Veres to serve on the Los Angeles City Council and to represent our community.
Steve deserves our shared vote. Some candidates’ claim to fame is working for an elected official. Steve is the Los Angeles Director for California State Speaker of the Senate Kevin DeLeon. One of the candidates has held public office. Steve is a publicly elected member of the Community College Board of Trustees. He has served as its President and currently holds the position of Vice-President. One of the candidates officially (although arguably) claims to be an “educator” – Steve actually worked as a college instructor. Like the two of us, Steve has been a journalist and even a news editor. When he was a young boy his father sold his L.A. Farmers’ Market stand to an Armenian immigrant and formed a life-long family friendship.
We are proud to consider Steve Veres our new found friend. He joins our small inner circle of respected and deserving individuals who bring their best effort to create a better community for all of us. Along with our endorsement of close friends and colleagues in civil service, including Paul Krekorian for Los Angeles City Council District 2; Sam Kbushyan for Member Board of Trustees Los Angeles Community College District; Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian for California Assembly and Adam Schiff for U.S. Congress – we heartily endorse Steve Veres for Los Angeles City Council District 4, as a friend of the Armenian community and our people.
We will be meeting and supporting our local candidates and prospective candidates as we continue our process of forming Political Action Committees and forging a new Armenian American stronghold. We are looking forward to endorsing these new leaders from within the community and from among loyal supporters… when the time comes for them to serve. Steve Veres has earned our vote. We choose not to split our vote. The power of your vote holds the hope for our future.
Former City Council candidate John Perron endorsing Los Angelels Community College District Vice President Steve Veres for Los Angeles City Council District 4 – meeting with former LA District Attorney Robert H. Philibosian.
Los Angeles, California – East Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and former Los Angeles City Council candidate John Perron endorsed Steve Veres’s campaign today. Perron, a Toluca Lake business owner and resident, announced his own campaign for the 4th Council District in January of 2014, but dropped out of the race prior to the close of candidate filing in December.
“I enjoyed my time on the campaign trail and the many new friends I made,” said Perron. “After examining all the candidates, it has become obvious to me that Steve Veres is the best positioned to deliver results for local neighborhoods and make needed reforms at City Hall. Steve Veres has the family values and focus that I hold dear, and I am certain that he will deliver the best qualities of a proud father, good neighbor, and a confident leader that our city deserves.”
Perron works as the managing director of SVN Renewable Energy Group and a commercial real estate broker with Sperry Van Ness. He has served as the President of the East Hollywood Chamber of Commerce since 2011. He and his wife, Tamar Poladian Perron, have lived in Toluca Lake since 2007 where they are raising their three young children.
A Los Angeles native, Steve Veres attended Loyola High School and earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA. He has worked as a college instructor, a journalist, and news editor. Steve currently serves as an elected Trustee on the Los Angeles Community College District Board and as the Los Angeles Director to State Senate President Kevin de León.
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