Paul Little (Pasadena)
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Paul Little (born Westerly, RI) is an American Democratic politician currently serving on the Paasdena, CA City Council.
Mr. Little holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Master in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. He is married to Laurie Bollman-Little, a Los Angeles public high school English teacher. The couple have two children.
Paul Little is a communications and public relations consultant with VMA Communications,Inc.in Claremont, CA. He is responsible for communications, public, media and community relations activities for local school districts, community colleges, public agencies and specialty clients. He was formerly Communications Director for a small college in Claremont, and was Director of Communications at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. Prior to accepting that position, Mr. Little worked in the entertainment industry, beginning as a production assistant and leaving after rising to a production and development executive with a production company based at Universal Studios.
Paul Little is a founding director of the Bungalow Heaven Neighborhood Association in Pasadena, and served on the board from 1989 to 1995. He has served as a member of the board and Treasurer of the Pasadena Community Access Corporation as well as the North Lake Avenue Specific Plan working group and other city task forces and committees.
In 1995, Paul Little was elected to the Pasadena City Council representing District 2. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. Mr. Little serves as chair of the City Council’s Finance Committee, and is a member of the Economic Development and Technology Committee. Mr. Little was three times chair of the Los Angeles to Pasadena Metro Blue Line Construction Authority, which built the $700 million light rail line to Pasadena. He also has chaired the Project D.A.Y. (Diversion Activities for Youth) Policy Board.
Mr. Little's public service has earned him recognition from local, state and federal governments. His advocacy on behalf of the City of Pasadena and the Gold Line light rail project twice earned him recognition as Thorny Rose of Pasadena's infamous Doo Dah Parade.
[City of Pasadena Official District 2 page http://www.cityofpasadena.net/district2/]
