Jack Kayajian was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, where he attended public schools and Pierce Community College, and completed his education at California State University, Northridge majoring in Public Policy and Management. He started his career in public service while in college with an internship at the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office. He has served as Valley Area Representative, under the Villaraigosa administration; as well as Project Assistant within the Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Public Works, where he took a leading role in conducting and organizing the public education and outreach for the city’s implementation plans for the Plastic Bag Ban under the Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division as well as the Commercial Franchise Citywide Waste Hauler System.
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