We are writing to you in support of our friends John Heilman, Abbe Land and Sal Guarriello. As you may know, the City of West Hollywood will hold its election Tuesday, March 6th 2007, and we urge all of you to join us in voting for them.

John, Abbe and Sal are proven, progressive leaders for our city. They are champions for affordable housing and have crafted some of the strongest renter-protection laws in the country. John, Abbe and Sal were instrumental in the creation of the West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation, a non-profit organization that has created hundreds of affordable housing units for seniors and people living with disabilities.

As co-Director of the Los Angeles Free Clinic, Abbe has helped provide free medical and dental care to thousands of local residents who could not otherwise afford it. John Heilman is likewise fighting to help those in need, currently leading an initiative to end hunger in West Hollywood. As a decorated Purple Heart Veteran, Sal has fought to ensure that all our veterans are remembered and looked after, and founded the West Hollywood Veterans Memorial. All three have helped create West Hollywood's network of social services for seniors, families, LGBT residents and people living with HIV/AIDS.

John, Abbe and Sal have been in the forefront of the fight for equality for over 20 years. John is a law professor who is a past president of the ACLU Gay and Lesbian Rights Chapter. All three have fought to enact model domestic partnership and anti-discrimination legislation. Abbe helped the City of West Hollywood to become the first government agency in the United States to provide its employees with funding for healthcare coverage for domestic partners. When a young gay man was brutally beaten, Sal was a prominent voice calling on the District Attorney to file hate crime charges. After charges were not filed, Sal led efforts to hold the District Attorney responsible.

John, Abbe and Sal are constantly working to preserve the character that makes West Hollywood such an extraordinary city. All three were essential to the creation of the Children's Roundtable, a monthly meeting bringing together local schools, service providers, law enforcement and city leaders to coordinate community resources available for children and families. Abbe helped establish the award-winning Light up a Library program, which stocks school libraries with new books and provides trained volunteers to work with students during and after school. John Heilman established the West Hollywood Book Fair to promote reading, writing and literacy in the city and provide a venue for community groups and stores. Sal authored the anti-cruising ordinance along Sunset that has proven to be key in combating gridlock and has advocated the reduction of speed limits in residential neighborhoods to preserve neighborhood quality of life.

We hope you will join us, the West Hollywood Democratic Club, Stonewall Democratic Club, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs in supporting John Heilman, Abbe Land and Sal Guarriello for re-election on March 6th.

Thank you for your support and friendship.

P.S. If you would like more information, please feel free to email John and Abbe at landheilman@gmail.com or Sal at info@salguarriello.com. You can also check out www.landheilman.com for more on John and Abbe, as well as a complete list of endorsements.

Sincerely,

Mylene Dane

Barry Dane

TRAIN West Hollywood