Laura Friedman is a member of the Glendale City Council. She served as mayor of Glendale from April 2011 to April 2012. She was elected as a Glendale City Council member in 2009 and was elected mayor by her City Council colleagues in April 2011. She is active in a number of local organizations, including the Metropolitan Water District, Independent Cities Association, Arroyo Verdugo Council of Governments Steering Committee, League of CA Cities Housing, Glendale Design Review Board, Society of Architectural Historians, and Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee.