Council Member, City of Los Angeles, California, District 5, 2009-present

Candidate, Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education

Assemblymember, California State Assembly, 2001-2006

Mayor/Member, West Hollywood City Council, 1988-2000

Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, 1976-1986

Owner, Business

Director, California League of Conservation Voters, Southern California, 1989-1990

Campaign Manager/Council Deputy, Councilman Alan Viterbi, 1984-1988

Aide, Los Angeles City Coucilman Marvin Braude, 1984

Aide, Los Angeles City Councilman Zen Yarslavsky, 1975

Founder, AFSCME Local 3339

Member, California Pooled Investment Authority Board

Founder, Californians for Safer Streets

Founder, Cynthia Alliance Neighborhood Watch Group

Administrative Director, Ecology Center of Southern California

Member, Insurance Commissioner's AIDS Discrimination Task Force

Founding Member, International Network of Gay and Lesbian Officials

Member, Los Angeles County Library Commission

Member/Board of Directors, Los Angeles County Sanitation District

Sponsor, West Hollywood Educational Excellence Annual Grant Program

Founder, West Hollywood Graffitti Removal Program

Founder, West Hollywood Public Safety Commission

Board, Jewish Labor Committee, 1999-2000