Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 9 race: six candidates seek South L.A. seat
Key takeaways
- But after 12 years in office, Price is termed out and there will be a new council member representing the district that hugs the Harbor Freeway, including the University of Southern California, L.A.
- The district also has the highest poverty rate in the city, with 42% of people living below the poverty line, according to the 2020 Census.
- There are six hopefuls vying to replace Price, including one of his longtime aides, a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America and a hopeful supported by Mayor Karen Bass.
Print After 12 years representing South L.A., termed-out Councilman Curren Price will be replaced by one of six Latino candidates who will be the first non-Black council member representing the district since 1963.The successor will lead a district spanning USC, L.A. Live and the Convention Center while grappling with a 42% poverty rate, the city’s highest.Candidates sharply diverge on police budget cuts versus increases, approaches to homelessness and funding for a costly Convention Center expansion tied to the 2028 Olympics. 1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> The last time Los Angeles City Council District 9 was represented by someone not named Curren Price, Barack Obama was president and Antonio Villaraigosa was in his final term as mayor of Los Angeles.
But after 12 years in office, Price is termed out and there will be a new council member representing the district that hugs the Harbor Freeway, including the University of Southern California, L.A. Live and the Convention Center.
The district also has the highest poverty rate in the city, with 42% of people living below the poverty line, according to the 2020 Census. Price’s tenure has been marred by allegations of corruption that culminated in the L.A. County District Attorney charging him with embezzlement and conflict of interest. That case is pending.