Studio City’s Eric Preven Gets Called out by Zev Yaroslavsky

Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky came close to losing his temper against a Studio City resident, Eric Preven, who is a frequent speaker at the board of supervisor meetings.f. 

"You're not up first, Mr. Preven. God," Yaroslavsky said, pausing while searching for the right words before finally settling on "bless it."

"Do you understand the rules?" Yaroslavsky asked Preven. "Don't usurp the microphone."

Earlier this year, Yaroslavsky took some heat from free speech advocates after introducing a resolution that would have limited how often citizens could address the Board of Supervisors. At the time, he said his motive was not to cut off comment but to keep two frequent speakers from dominating the open microphone. Yaroslavsky’s spokesman, Joel Bellman, subsequently identified Preven as one of the targets.

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