Tatyana "Tanya" Tsikanovsky
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), West Hollywood · Non-Profit Executive
Tatyana "Tanya" Tsikanovsky is a nonprofit executive and West Hollywood resident who grew up in and around the city. A first-generation American whose parents emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1979, she started the Gay-Straight Alliance at Brentwood High School, earned a master's in organizational behavior management through an NYU program based at a technical university outside Tel Aviv, and worked as a Hillel director. She also worked in cannabis technology (point-of-sale systems, delivery routing and partnerships) and on Hillary Clinton's 2016 Iowa campaign.
Non-Profit Executive per ballot designation; first-generation American with background in campus Jewish life and cannabis technology.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Says public safety must remain a top priority, supports law enforcement resources and is skeptical of defunding; says mental health response programs should not come at the expense of a strong sheriff presence.
“public safety must remain a top priority”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Says Sacramento should set housing goals but not dictate every zoning decision, and wants local communities to weigh neighborhood character, infrastructure, traffic and quality of life.
“Housing solutions should take into account neighborhood character, infrastructure, traffic, and quality of life.”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Opposes the Fountain Avenue bike lane on safety grounds and is skeptical of state mandates eliminating parking requirements.
“I am not supportive of the bike lane”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports the city's 2% sales tax rebate for dispensaries as temporary relief for licensed cannabis businesses, with clear accountability and measurable results.
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Supports the legal cannabis industry, arguing it competes with the illicit market under heavy tax and regulatory costs.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wants City Hall to be more transparent, accountable and responsive to residents and local businesses.
“I also want to see City Hall become more transparent and accountable.”
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