# Bob Blumenfield

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Bob Blumenfield Official portrait, 2016 President pro tempore of the Los Angeles City Council Incumbent Assumed office September 20, 2024 Preceded by Marqueece Harris-Dawson Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 3rd district Incumbent Assumed office July 1, 2013 Preceded by Dennis Zine Member of the California State Assembly In office December 1, 2008 – June 30, 2013 Preceded by Lloyd E. Levine Succeeded by Matt Dababneh Constituency 40th district (2008–2012) 45th district (2012–2013) Personal details Born (1967-09-13) September 13, 1967 (age 58) New York City, New York, U.S. Party Democratic Spouse Kafi Watlington Children 2 Education Duke University (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) Signature Website Official website

**Robert J. Blumenfield** (born September 13, 1967) is an American elected official in [Southern California](/source/Southern_California).[1] Blumenfield is the [Los Angeles City Councilmember](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council) for the [3rd Council District](/source/Los_Angeles_City_Council_District_3) which encompasses the southwestern [San Fernando Valley](/source/San_Fernando_Valley) neighborhoods of Los Angeles, including [Canoga Park](/source/Canoga_Park%2C_Los_Angeles), [Reseda](/source/Reseda%2C_Los_Angeles), [Tarzana](/source/Tarzana%2C_Los_Angeles), [Winnetka](/source/Winnetka%2C_Los_Angeles), and [Woodland Hills](/source/Woodland_Hills%2C_Los_Angeles). Blumenfield took office on July 1, 2013. Blumenfield previously represented the [45th district](/source/California's_45th_State_Assembly_district) in the [California State Assembly](/source/California_State_Assembly), which also covers the southwestern San Fernando Valley.

## Early life and education

Blumenfield was born on September 13, 1967. He is a graduate of [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) and the [UCLA Anderson School of Management](/source/UCLA_Anderson_School_of_Management).[1]

## Career

Blumenfield with other city councilmembers during a meeting with [Alejandro Mayorkas](/source/Alejandro_Mayorkas), 2023.

From 1989 to 1996, he worked in Washington, D.C., as a staff person to Senator [Bill Bradley](/source/Bill_Bradley), Congressman [Howard Berman](/source/Howard_Berman) and as staff designee to the [House Budget Committee](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_the_Budget). He later worked as Director of Government Affairs for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and then as District Chief of Staff to Congressman Berman in the [San Fernando Valley](/source/San_Fernando_Valley).[1]

Blumenfield took office as a member the California State Assembly in 2008 after defeating Republican candidate Armineh Chelebian in the general election.[2] During his time in the Assembly, Blumenfield represented the San Fernando Valley in District 40 and, following redistricting in 2012, District 45.

### Los Angeles City Council

Blumenfield was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in March 2013. He represents the 3rd Council District, which spans the northwest portion of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley, including the communities of Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka and Woodland Hills.[3]

In September 2018, Blumenfield proposed an ordinance supported by [animal rights](/source/Animal_rights) organizations and activists to ban the sale and manufacture of new [fur](/source/Fur) products in Los Angeles. The ordinance was approved by the City Council and Mayor [Eric Garcetti](/source/Eric_Garcetti) in 2019, making Los Angeles at that point the largest city in the United States to have banned fur sales. The law went into effect in 2021.[4][5]

In December 2024, amid a [housing shortage in Los Angeles](/source/California_housing_shortage), Blumenfield voted against a proposal to allow mid-sized mixed-income and affordable housing apartment buildings near public transit stations in some neighborhoods exclusively zoned for single-family houses.[6][7] He said, "I worry about the solutions that are proposed as being a little bit too one-size-fits-all."[6] He opposed the construction of 220 affordable housing units in [Reseda](/source/Reseda%2C_Los_Angeles), arguing "large scale apartments should not be wedged in-between single family homes by right."[8]

## Personal life

Blumenfield currently lives in [Woodland Hills](/source/Woodland_Hills%2C_California) with his wife Kafi and their two children.[9]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jewishjournal_bio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jewishjournal_bio_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jewishjournal_bio_1-2) Tugend, Tom (July 28, 2008). ["State Assembly hopeful is a political and personal bridge builder"](http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/state_assembly_hopeful_is_a_political_and_personal_bridge_builder_20080723/). The Jewish Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["November 4, 2008 - General Election - Statement of Vote - Elections & Voter Information - California Secretary of State"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141130050219/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008-general/index.htm). November 30, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008-general/index.htm) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Cifuentes, Kevin (July 6, 2023). ["Rams' Stan Kroenke Keeps Mum on Warner Center Game Plan"](https://therealdeal.com/la/2023/07/06/rams-owner-stan-kroenke-keeps-mum-on-warner-center-game-plan/). *The Real Deal*. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["LA City Council Moves Forward With Ban On Fur"](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/la-city-council-to-consider-moving-forward-with-ban-on-fur/). *CBS News*. September 18, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Reyes, Emily Alpert (February 12, 2019). ["L.A. will become biggest city in the U.S. to ban fur sales"](https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-los-angeles-fur-ban-20190212-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved June 8, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_6-1) ["Facing need for more housing, LA's City Council votes to keep new apartments away from homeowners"](https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-rezoning-housing-element-chip-ordinance-single-family-zones-city-council-vote). *LAist*. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones"](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-10/l-a-city-council-votes-to-boost-housing-development-while-leaving-out-single-family-home-zones). *Los Angeles Times*. December 10, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["LA loses third effort to block affordable housing in some neighborhoods"](https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/ed1-los-angeles-affordable-housing-yimby-law-court-ruling-wilbur-project-bass-blumenfield). *LAist*. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Boehm, Mike (September 3, 2014). ["Kafi Blumenfield to lead Discovery Cube Los Angeles science museum"](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-discovery-museum-kafi-blumenfield-20140903-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

## External links

- [Council website](https://web.archive.org/web/20140228050422/http://blumenfield.lacity.org/)

- [Official Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/BobBlumenfieldSFV/)

- [Official Twitter](https://twitter.com/bobblumenfield/)

Political offices Preceded by Marqueece Harris-Dawson President pro tempore of the Los Angeles City Council 2024–present Incumbent

v t e Members of the Los Angeles City Council President: Marqueece Harris-Dawson President Pro Tempore: Bob Blumenfield Assistant President Pro Tempore: John Lee District 1 Eunisses Hernandez District 9 Curren Price District 2 Adrin Nazarian District 10 Heather Hutt District 3 Bob Blumenfield District 11 Traci Park District 4 Nithya Raman District 12 John Lee District 5 Katy Yaroslavsky District 13 Hugo Soto-Martinez District 6 Imelda Padilla District 14 Ysabel Jurado District 7 Monica Rodriguez District 15 Tim McOsker District 8 Marqueece Harris- Dawson

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