Former BHUSD President and Traffic and Parking Commission Chair Jake Manaster announced Aug. 12 that he will be running for Beverly Hills City Treasurer in the 2022 elections.
A resident of Beverly Hills for over 20 years, Manaster is a lawyer who is currently president and CEO of Contract Carpet Corporation, a 55-year-old flooring business. He served on the Beverly Hills Traffic and Parking Commission from 2014 to 2020 and chaired the Commission in 2016. He also served on the Beverly Hills Unified School District Board from 2009 to 2013, serving as President in 2012-13. During his tenure, the BHUSD Board created a district-wide $10 million endowment reserve and helped stabilize a budget shortfall.
