Henry Mantel

@henrymantelforla.bsky.social

Former candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 5. Tenants' Rights Attorney, raised in LA, fighting to make LA affordable, walkable, and beautiful.

Thank you to the @ladailynews.bsky.social for publishing my op-ed on how single-family zoning is keeping Los Angeles down! Making LA a more affordable, livable city will require making it legal to build housing in more of the city and that's what I'm running to do. www.dailynews.com/2026/05/27/h...

Henry Mantel: Single-family zoning is the anchor dragging Los Angeles down

The only way to make LA more affordable is to roll back single-family zoning so that we can finally build enough housing to solve this housing crisis once and for all.

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Building housing in LA isn't just about making the city more affordable and getting people off the street, it's about creating opportunities for the next generation of Angelenos to build lives, start families, and pursue their dreams. LA should be a city of opportunity!

I'm honored to have been endorsed by Urban Environmentalists Los Angeles and Bruins for Better Transit! I am committed to building LA into a more efficient and beautiful city where more Angelenos can safely walk, bike, or take transit!

FIVE DAYS until the primary! It's likely too late to mail your ballot in, so please deliver your ballot to a polling station or drop it in a ballot box. There are a lot of close races, so your vote matters immensely!

The primary is less than two weeks away, so if you're a CD5 voter, come by and enjoy a happy hour! I'd love to hear about your concerns and discuss how we can make LA more affordable. Feel free to bring your ballot to discuss the other races as well, there's a lot going on!

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Today for Memorial Day, I remember my great uncle, Webster Bull, whose plane was shot down over the Netherlands in World War II, where he is now buried, and all those soldiers who have given their lives serving our country. May their bravery and sacrifice inspire us to better.

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My husband and I make less than Katy Yaroslavsky and her husband, and yet we can afford a home in this district. I'll be voting for Henry because I want more people to have places to live. He's one of the few people I'm actually excited to vote for this primary!

Henry Mantel@henrymantelforla.bsky.social · 4mo ago

When criticized for voting against more affordable housing, LA City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky defends herself by claiming she herself is a renter priced out of her district. Her public financial disclosures tell a different story.

When criticized for voting against more affordable housing, LA City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky defends herself by claiming she herself is a renter priced out of her district. Her public financial disclosures tell a different story.

The primary is less than two weeks away, so if you're a CD5 voter, come by and enjoy a happy hour! I'd love to hear about your concerns and discuss how we can make LA more affordable. Feel free to bring your ballot to discuss the other races as well, there's a lot going on!

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I'm horrified by the mass shooting at The Islamic Center of San Diego. We cannot tolerate such violent hatred in our society; this kind of irrational bigotry will only ever cause immense harm. My heart goes out to the families of the victims.

Thrilled to have the recommendation of progressive voter guide Knock LA! In it, they finished with: "He might talk about zoning reform so often that it seems like a bit, but his non-zoning platform is clear, measurable, and results-oriented." Want to explain why I talk about zoning reform so much🧵

Spoke with *another* constituent this morning who's considering moving to Palmdale just for the chance to own a home. Now, no shade to the Antelope Valley, but if anyone is seriously considering *Palmdale* over LA's westside, that is a generational failure of leadership here.

Spoke with another CD5 resident yesterday that’s considering moving out of California because, despite he and his wife making good money, there are no opportunities for homeownership. Whole generations have been robbed of the chance at economic security in LA, it’s devastating.

I am so very excited for this! Years and years of work, time, activism, construction, and effort to expand the D Line and now it's finally here. Now if only it were legal to build more housing near the stations to make it more convenient for more people to use 🤔

Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 4mo ago

Los Angeles is opening the 1st phase of its D Line extension today, with 3 new subway stations along Wilshire at La Brea, Fairfax, & La Cienega. The line will extend further west in 2027 & 28. thesource.metro.net/how-to-ride-...

Wilshire & La Cienega platform