LOS ANGELES—Labor organizer Hugo Soto-Martinez has defeated two-term Councilman Mitch O’Farrell in the race for the Los Angeles City Council’s 13th District seat, with O’Farrell conceding Nov. 15. Soto-Martinez led O’Farrell by nearly 5,000 votes after Tuesday’s vote-counting update, holding more than 55 percent of the vote. He has been ahead since Election Day after…
LA City Council Goes Virtual Due to COVID Case, Amid Audio Leak Scandal
The Los Angeles City Council’s next two meetings will be conducted remotely due to the possible COVID exposure after Councilman Mike Bonin tested positive Oct. 12 for COVID-19. Bonin was present at the council meeting earlier that day. “With the possibility that there will be more positive cases, out of an abundance of caution we will…
LA Council Members Propose 2024 Ballot Measure to Expand the Council
LOS ANGELES—Five Los Angeles City Council members signed on to a motion Oct. 11 calling for a ballot measure that would increase the number of council districts in Los Angeles to come before voters in 2024. The motion, introduced by Acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell, comes as the council is embroiled in a recent scandal—three…
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