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Ellis Raskin - Culver City MOVE Counsel and Santa Monica / Westside COG Roles

2024-2026 Documented
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Direct sources document three distinct roles that create a cross-city institutional bridge: Ellis Raskin was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in 2024; the 2025 Court of Appeal opinion names him and Hanson Bridgett as counsel for Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City in its appeal against Culver City; and the 2026 Westside Cities Council of Governments roster lists Raskin as Santa Monica's alternate alongside Culver City delegate Freddy Puza and alternate Bryan Fish.

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Direct professional and regional-governance relationships Strong - appellate opinion, official law-firm source, and official COG roster
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Hanson Bridgett Partner Ellis Raskin Elected Santa Monica City Council Open source → Unpublishednon Citable Opinions Open source → Incaco20250813017 Open source → Governing Board Open source → Santa Monica Council Approves 2m 14th Street Bikeway Design Mtu12qu7 Open source →
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People
Ellis F. RaskinFreddy PuzaBryan "Bubba" Fish
Organizations
Hanson BridgettCity of Culver CityWestside Cities Council of Governments
Projects
MOVE Culver City
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Ellis F. Raskin

Santa Monica City Councilmember and Hanson Bridgett partner with documented Culver City connections through appellate representation in Friends and Families for MOVE Culv…

Partner - Hanson BridgettSanta Monica City Councilmember - elected 2024Counsel for plaintiff/appellant Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City - 2025 Court of Appeal opinionSanta Monica alternate - Westside Cities Council of Governments, 2026 roster
Directly linked from this record · Same project: MOVE Culver City
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Westside Cities Council of Governments

Regional joint powers authority whose member agencies include Culver City and Santa Monica. Its August 2026 governing-board roster documents Culver City Mayor Freddy Puza…

Contracts with Estolano Advisors for executive director and administrative support services, while governing board retains policy and budget authority.Regional governanceIntergovernmental organizationTransportation
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Context note

This relationship record deliberately separates the roles rather than treating them as evidence of a single coordinated network. Raskin's legal representation in the Culver City appeal, his elected Santa Monica office, his regional COG service, and his presence on the Santa Monica council at the time of the 2026 14th Street contract are independently documented facts. No source reviewed establishes that the Culver City litigation influenced the Santa Monica contract, that Culver City officials influenced Santa Monica's procurement, or that shared COG service implies policy agreement.

People
Ellis F. RaskinFreddy PuzaBryan "Bubba" FishDan HallJillian Ames
Organizations
Hanson BridgettFriends and Families for MOVE Culver CityCity of Culver CityCity of Santa MonicaWestside Cities Council of Governments
Projects
MOVE Culver CitySanta Monica 14th Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway
Events
2026-09-08 Santa Monica 14th Street protected bikeway design award
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Legal representationMunicipal governmentRegional governance
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Temporal bridgeLand use litigationRegional governanceActive transportation