The Simi Valley Landfill Taskforce has added past city council candidate Mitch Green to their team. Mitch Green is a fiery and outspoken lawyer and will be their attorney.

He is also among the funniest local politicians I know. He ended a story about being suspended from the city for yelling at another attorney in court by telling me he spent the time off going to Burning Man. You really need to watch the videos ( One posted above and one by clicking on continue reading) I took of him at a Democratic Club meeting.

I look forward to learning more about the expansion plans and the potential impacts from Mitch Green. He worked at city hall at a time when many critics have argued that the city could have been better at adding transparency to the process. It will be interesting to learn if his work at city hall provides him any unique insight. I will provide a forum here for him to provide his insights and to make his case with those critical of the task force.

Click on continue reading for their press release.

Mitch Green is among the most entertaining public speakers running for office. He can mix in Burning Man, the landfill, getting suspended by the city, and other offbeat subjects into a short speech. He started his campaign slow but has been picking up more energy in recent weeks.

He is the only Democrat running for Mayor or city council in Simi Valley. He is looking to unite Democratic voters behind his campaign. That could be an effective strategy if he had the resources to get that message out to enough voters.

Here is his speech to the Simi Valley / Moorpark Democratic Club:

In this video he discusses getting in trouble with the City of Simi Valley when he worked as an attorney for them: