Jeremy Oberstein

Jeremy Oberstein is a first-time children’s book author who has spent a career working in government, journalism and advocacy. He is currently the Chief of Staff to Controller Ron Galperin in Los Angeles City Hall, where he served in various leadership capacities through the years with the L.A. City Council and L.A. Fire Department. Oberstein previously worked in the California State Assembly after years as a journalist for the L.A. Times community news section where he covered state politics and business; he previously wrote about and photographed music and art for various online publications and published an eponymous blog and book about Los Angeles Alleys. Oberstein lives in the San Fernando Valley with his wife and two daughters.