Retired Navy lieutenant commander and longtime community volunteer Bernhard Perlin has been nominated by Mayor Richard Riordan to serve on the city's Affordable Housing Commission.
The commission conducts public hearings, recommends policies and goals and advises on housing matters to the mayor, the City Council and the housing department.
Perlin, a resident of Granada Hills, has previously been appointed to a number of city panels, including the housing and Van Nuys Airport advisory committees and the Council on Aging.
He has also worked as a volunteer for several organizations, including the Red Cross, Meals on Wheels and Canoga Park Elementary School, where he served as a "surrogate grandfather."
