Timothy K. Gaspar

Why Thrive LA endorses Timothy

Tim Gaspar is a lifelong West San Fernando Valley resident, Canoga Park native, and founder of one of Los Angeles' largest independent insurance firms, employing over 60 people and serving 11,000 clients. He is exactly the kind of business-tested, accountability-driven leader that District 3 needs. Gaspar has made public safety his top priority, calling for a restoration of law and order in every neighborhood. That is not a slogan. It is the baseline requirement for a functioning city, and the fact that it even needs to be said tells you everything about the current state of leadership at City Hall. Safe streets are the foundation of economic vitality, and his platform reflects that conviction without equivocation. On homelessness, Gaspar takes the approach Thrive LA has long championed: compassion paired with consequences. He supports enforcing camping bans and conducting swift, humane encampment clearances. He has publicly criticized the billions the city has poured into homelessness programs "with little to show for it" and demands transparency, measurable results, and real accountability. He favors cost-effective, community-supported housing over bloated government mega-projects, and he wants to cut the red tape that drives up construction costs and delays new units. As a small business owner who built Gaspar Insurance from the ground up starting in 2008, he brings firsthand knowledge of what it takes to create jobs in Los Angeles. His platform calls for a top-to-bottom review of the city's permitting and licensing processes to eliminate the bureaucratic delays that strangle entrepreneurs. He wants to crack down on unlicensed operators who undercut legitimate businesses and end ineffective government incentive programs, redirecting those funds to workforce training that actually produces results. Gaspar's endorsement list reinforces our confidence. Incumbent Council Member Bob Blumenfield, Council Members John Lee and Tim McOsker, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, former City Controller Laura Chick, and former State Assemblymember Paula Boland have all backed his candidacy. Timothy Gaspar is the pro-growth, pro-safety, pro-accountability leader District 3 has been waiting for.