Members of the City Council often attend professional conferences and are reimbursed for plane tickets, cab rides, meals and other expenses. Here is a list of the money spent, by council member, on travel over the past 12 months.
Richard Bloom $1,110 Smart Growth Conference, Portland, Ore. $435 National League of Cities Conference, Washington, D.C. $1,200 Tools for Community and Design Conference, San Francisco Herb Katz $179 Local Government Commission Conference, San Diego* Kevin McKeown $548 Local Government Commission Conference, San Diego* $972 Local Government Commission Annual Conference, Yosemite** Pam O’Connor $1,000 Advance for International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives*** $1,922 National League of Cities Conference, Washington, D.C. $986 National League of Cities Committee Meeting, Louisville $1,127 Smart Growth Conference, Portland, Ore. $414 Local Government Commission Annual Conference, Yosemite** Bob Holbrook None reported Ken Genser None reported (*Amounts differ because McKeown was paid $369 for lodging. **Amounts differ because McKeown was paid more for lodging, mileage, parking and copying. ***An estimated $600 plane ticket for this trip was paid for out of a prior year’s budget.)
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 22, 2004. Read the original PDF.