60 Facts About Mike Feuer

Michael Nelson Feuer was born on May 14,1958 and is an American politician and lawyer who served as Los Angeles City Attorney from 2013 to 2022.

Mike Feuer was a candidate in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election, until he dropped out on May 17,2022.

Mike Feuer was born and raised in San Bernardino, in a Jewish family in San Bernardino, California.

Mike Feuer graduated in 1976 from San Bernardino High School, where he was president and a valedictorian of his class.

Mike Feuer received both a bachelor's degree and a JD degree from Harvard University.

Mike Feuer later served on the Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, which reports to the Harvard Board of Overseers.

Mike Feuer served as a judicial clerk to Justice Joseph Grodin of the California Supreme Court, and practiced law at two California law firms.

Mike Feuer was then selected to serve as executive director of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, an organization which "provides legal services to the needy of all faiths".

Mike Feuer was described by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as having transformed Bet Tzedek into a "national success story".

From 1995 to 2001, Mike Feuer served as the 5th District member of the Los Angeles City Council.

Mike Feuer was elected to fill a vacancy caused by the election of Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Mike Feuer created a program to improve literacy for underserved students, and led Council efforts to create playgrounds for children with disabilities.

Mike Feuer defended himself saying he was trying to make good on campaign promises for government and ethics reforms.

In 2006, Mike Feuer defeated West Hollywood Mayor Abbe Land and three others in the Democratic primary for the 42nd Assembly District seat.

Mike Feuer served as a member of the California State Assembly, 42nd District, from December 4,2006, to November 30,2012.

Mike Feuer served as the Majority Policy Leader of the California Assembly and Chair of the Assembly's Judiciary Committee.

Mike Feuer wrote laws that prevent insurers from denying coverage to children with pre-existing health conditions.

Mike Feuer wrote a law that requires nursing homes to post the quality care rating that has been given to them by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Mike Feuer supported funding the Long Term care Ombudsman program which responds to reports of suspected abuse and neglect.

Mike Feuer authored the Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection Act that mandates more information when considering reverse mortgages, including risks and alternatives to using them.

Mike Feuer wrote a law that protects Good Samaritans from liability.

Mike Feuer wrote the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, a pilot program to assure equal justice by providing free legal representation to low-income Californians.

In 2009, Mike Feuer wrote a law to conserve water usage, and another law that facilitates domestic partners having the same rights with respect to survivorship benefits as spouses.

Mike Feuer wrote legislation to remove cancer-causing agents from consumer products.

Mike Feuer took office as the Los Angeles City Attorney on July 1,2013.

Mike Feuer has emphasized protecting consumers, preventing gun violence, reforming the criminal justice system and making neighborhoods safer.

Mike Feuer has stepped in to prevent developers from receiving special treatment, and to fight corruption in land use development.

In March 2019, Mike Feuer "launched an ethics review to look at issues surrounding the 2017 settlement of a class-action lawsuit" brought by customers of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power against the city.

Mike Feuer's office hired legal ethics expert Ellen Pansky to evaluate the integrity of all lawyers involved, including outside counsel and staff, working on the DWP cases.

Mike Feuer said of the controversy, "[t]he chips will fall where they fall, and I will take decisive action if this review reveals any breach of ethics".

Pansky compiled a 172-page report ultimately finding no credible evidence of wrongdoing on the part of City Attorney staff, though Mike Feuer determined to "make significant changes to the way his office hires outside lawyers to remove even the appearance of a conflict of interest".

Mike Feuer challenged a number of efforts by the Trump Administration, particularly in the area of immigration.

Additionally, in 2020, Mike Feuer joined with other jurisdictions and non-profit organizations to sue the Administration over its effort to curtail the US Census.

Mike Feuer filed a wage theft suit in 2014 to protect low income workers, and sued to remove lead from pre-natal vitamins.

Mike Feuer sued Southern California Gas Company over the massive Aliso Canyon gas leak.

Mike Feuer sued oil company AllenCo Energy for public nuisance after numerous complaints from low-income neighbors over health issues.

In 2014, Mike Feuer charged two businesses for polluting as a part of an effort to clean up neighborhoods near schools.

Mike Feuer has brought charges against parents who did not properly store firearms which later fell into the hands of their children.

Mike Feuer has advocated for the use of gun violence restraining orders, leading educational trainings after the law passed in California in 2016.

In 2019, a federal judge blocked the City of Los Angeles and Mike Feuer from enforcing a law that would require contractors seeking to do business with the city to disclose ties to the National Rifle Association of America.

Mike Feuer has challenged a range of Trump Administration policies on immigration.

Mike Feuer confronted federal officials at LAX in an attempt to secure the release of detainees held because of Executive Order 13769, more widely known as the Trump Administration's Muslim Travel Ban.

Mike Feuer's office led other cities and counties to oppose the Administration's efforts to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program.

Mike Feuer put in place criminal justice reforms including a street-based approach to address drug use, mental health and treatment, and a neighborhood-based restorative justice program that recruits volunteers to help reduce repeat offenses.

Mike Feuer's office established programs to eliminate fines and warrants that could impede a homeless person from receiving shelter or a job, and a program that sends teams including a nurse, mental health expert and substance abuse expert to encampments to intervene with at-risk people experiencing homelessness.

In 2019, Feuer filed an amicus brief asking the US Supreme Court to grant review for Martin v Boise, a case from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Mike Feuer launched a campaign to help victims of domestic violence trapped with their abusers.

Mike Feuer said he would prosecute those who engaged in looting, vandalism or acts of violence.

Mike Feuer's office had previously filed charges against protesters, including prominent Black activists, after their arrests during Los Angeles Police Commission meetings.

Mike Feuer's office waged a successful fight for transparency in how ratepayer dollars are spent by DWP trusts.

Mike Feuer successfully advocated for City Council to revoke consideration of a taxpayer subsidy to a real estate developer whom the city had previously sued for unpaid taxes.

Mike Feuer's office has prosecuted cases of animal hoarding, endangerment and abuse, and practicing veterinary medicine without a license.

Mike Feuer has conducted public awareness campaigns to warn the public not to leave their pets alone in their cars, and to be aware of puppy scams online.

Mike Feuer has supported access to medical marijuana, with some limitations.

Thereafter, in 2014, Mike Feuer announced that he was targeting medical marijuana dispensaries and a medical marijuana home-delivery service Nestdrop run by smartphone app.

Mike Feuer closed half of the city's marijuana dispensaries and filed a complaint against Nestdrop seeking to prevent them from providing home-delivery of medical marijuana.

On March 9,2020, Mike Feuer announced his candidacy for Mayor of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Times found that of the major candidates for mayor in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election, Mike Feuer was the only one with a detailed plan for climate change and sustainability.

Mike Feuer announced in February 2023 that he was running for California's 30th congressional district.

Mike Feuer has been married to California Court of Appeal Justice Gail Ruderman Mike Feuer for over 36 years.