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Article: City Hall Insider Heads Business Team.(Jonathan Kevles appointed to lead Mayor's Business Team for Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn)(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- August 6, 2001
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Following through on one of his campaign promises, L.A. Mayor James Hahn last week said he intends to expand the Mayor's Business Team's s mission to include identifying sites for housing and expediting mixed use projects with substantial housing components.
Hahn also named a City Hall insider, Jonathan Kevles, 'to head the Business Team. Kevles, 33, served as an organizational consultant to various city departments, including the Community Redevelopment Agency, the Department of Water & Power, and the City Attorney's office led by Hahn.
Kevles also brings some economic development experience to the job, helping clients get permits for projects as an ...