Dennis P. Zine
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Pre-political career
Councilman Zine is a former Los Angeles Police DepartmentLos Angeles Police Department
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sergeant and a current reserve officer. He worked Valley Traffic Detail and served as liaison for Deputy Chief Mark Kroeker in the aftermath of the 1992 riots. He was honored as officer of the year by the California Highway Patrol. He has been elected three times to the Board of Directors of the Police Protective League, representing the 9,100 rank and file officers.
Councilman Zine is a member of the Guardians and has served on the Executive Committee at the Jewish Home for the Aging. For over 10 years he has been an active member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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and has served on the Board of Directors of Haven Hills Battered Women's Shelter.
Personal life
Zine is divorced with two sons. Zine has been criticized for failing to recuse himself with votes that conflict with his personal relationship with lobbyist Veronica Becerra.His son Eric Zine is a commercial pilot, flight instructor, and race pilot based at Van Nuys Airport
Van Nuys Airport
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, who placed second in the Biplane Silver division of the 2011 National Championship Air Races
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in Reno, Nevada. His other son Chris is a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
.