Mayor Karen Bass Appoints Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood Services

LOS ANGELES –  Mayor Bass Nov. 28 announced the appointment of Jacqueline Hamilton as Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood Services.

“I’ve worked with Jacqueline for nearly a decade in the Congressional Office and here in City Hall,” said Mayor Karen Bass. “She will continue to help serve the people of Los Angeles and I look forward to our continued work in her new capacity as Deputy Mayor.”

Prior to her appointment to deputy mayor, Hamilton served as Mayor Bass’ senior advisor and director of neighborhood services where she oversaw six city departments: Recreation and Parks or programs; the L.A. Public Library; the L.A. Zoo; L.A. Animal Services; El Pueblo Cultural Monument; and the Department of Cultural Affairs. She will continue to oversee these departments in an elevated capacity. Hamilton will also continue her work as a liaison with Jewish community members.  

Before joining the Bass Mayoral administration, Hamilton worked for more than nine years for then-Congresswoman Karen Bass, where she served as district director. Prior to that, Hamilton served for eight years as executive director of the education consortium of Central Los Angeles, connecting kindergarten through 12th grade educators with local museum, college and community resources. During the Clinton Administration she worked for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. on domestic and international issues related to women’s health, toxic waste clean-up and pesticide regulation. She returned to Los Angeles in 2000 to direct the L.A. environmental justice project office for the environmental defense fund. She has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including Kitty Bungalow and 24th Street Theatre. Hamilton has represented her neighborhood on the Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council, and co-founded the PTA at the Alexander Science Center School. She holds a B.A. in Theater from UCLA and a J.D. from Yale Law School.