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Candidates for LA mayor, City Council to discuss issues in Council District 9
L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman (left) and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.
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The CD9 Coalition is sponsoring a forum for Council District 9 and L.A. mayoral candidates Saturday in South L.A.
The details: Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman will appear in separate conversations at the event. District 9 candidates Jose Ugarte and Estuardo Mazariegos will appear in a debate. Ugarte is a former aide to current Councilmember Curren Price. Mazariegos is a community organizer.
The backstory: For decades the 9th district has been represented by a Black council member, despite an influx of Latinos. Incumbent Councilmember Curren Price is termed out, opening the way for the district’s first Latino representative. According to its website, the district stretches from the L.A. Convention Center and the LA Live Complex at the northern edge to Vermont Square to the west, the Central-Alameda Corridor to the east and Green Meadows to the south.
Event details: The forum will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3. To view the livestream of the event, you can join the Zoom call here.
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