Zev Yaroslavsky spent nearly 40 years in government, serving on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975-94, and on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1994-2014. (photo by Edwin Folven)

The city of West Hollywood and Book Soup present a special evening with former Los Angeles City Councilman and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky discussing and signing Zev’s “Los Angeles: From Boyle Heights to the Halls of Power.”

The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at the city of West Hollywood’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Blvd. The discussion is free. Books will be for sale by Book Soup for an after-event signing with Yaroslavsky. To RSVP and for information, visit eventbrite.com/e/ zev-yaroslavsky-discusses-zevs-los-angeles-tickets-676183642477.

Yaroslavsky became one of Los Angeles’ most powerful and consequential elected officials, taking on established power brokers and sparking major reforms in policing, transit, land use and fiscal policies. In a Los Angeles political career spanning four decades (Los Angeles City Council 1975-1994, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 1994-2014), Yaroslavsky played a central role in shaping America’s largest metropolitan areas. Health care, transportation, arts and culture, the environment and fiscal policy were his domain.

For information, contact Jennifer Del Toro, city of West Hollywood community and legislative affairs supervisor, at (323)848-6549 or at jdeltoro@weho.org. For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323)848-6496.