- Occupation: Attorney (Licensed in DC, NJ, PA)
 - Manhattan Beach Planning Commissioner
 - Manhattan Beach Parks & Recreation Commissioner
 - Leadership Manhattan Beach, Program Director
 - Environmental and Land Use Plannng Attorney
 - Public Policy and Risk Management Attorney
 - Published in Law Review
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Protect and enhance our safe, beautiful, unique, neighborhood culture & natural environment.
 - Bring government to the people with informal neighborhood councils.
 - Invest in our people: youth education & senior activities.
  
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- Joyce Fahey, City Council Member and former Mayor
 - Jim Aldinger, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council Member
 - SIERRA Club  (See web site for community endorsements: http://www.portiacohen.org
  
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- Portia's Priorities & Issues
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