Sheila James Kuehl is an American politician and retired actress,who served as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District from 2014 to 2022. Kuehl was California's first openly gay state legislator,having previously served in the California State Senate and the California State Assembly,where she was the Assembly's first female speaker pro tem.
Carthay Circle is a neighborhood in the Mid-City West region of Central Los Angeles,California. Originally named Carthay Center,the neighborhood was later renamed after the famed Carthay Circle Theatre.
Zev Yaroslavsky is a politician from Los Angeles County,California. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from District 3,an affluent district which includes the San Fernando Valley,the Westside of Los Angeles and coastal areas between Venice and the Ventura County line. He was first elected to the board in 1994. Yaroslavsky served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 to 1994.
Paul Koretz is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 5th district from 2009 until he was term-limited in 2022. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly and the West Hollywood City Council.
Wendy Jane Greuel is an American politician. She served as Los Angeles City Controller from 2009 to 2013. Greuel was the second woman elected to citywide office in Los Angeles,after her predecessor Laura Chick.
Robert J. Blumenfield is an American elected official in Southern California. Blumenfield is the Los Angeles City Councilmember for the 3rd Council District which encompasses the southwestern San Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Los Angeles,including Canoga Park,Reseda,Tarzana,Winnetka,and Woodland Hills. Blumenfield took office on July 1,2013. Blumenfield previously represented the 45th district in the California State Assembly,which also covers the southwestern San Fernando Valley.
The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 5,2013,to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. No candidate received a majority of the primary votes to be elected outright,and the top two finishers,Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel advanced to a runoff vote. On May 21,2013,Garcetti was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.
Los Angeles's 5th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Katy Young Yaroslavsky since 2022 after winning an election to succeed Paul Koretz,who termed out.
Mitch O'Farrell is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district from 2013 to 2022,during which he spent eight days as President of the City Council during the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal. A member of the Democratic Party,O'Farrell was the first Native American elected to the body,and was one of its two openly gay members until the end of his second term in 2022.
Michael Bonin is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 11th district from 2013 to 2022. A progressive member of the Democratic Party,he was previously a reporter and a council staffer.
Proposition U was a ballot initiative for the city of Los Angeles. Proposed by Zev Yaroslavsky,Joel Wachs,and Marvin Braude,and placed on the ballot in November 1986,Prop. U aimed to slow development in the city. Voters approved Prop. U by a 2-1 margin. The passage of the ballot initiative halved the allowable residential density throughout much of Los Angeles.
Measure S,originally known as the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative,was considered by voters in the city of Los Angeles in the March 7,2017,election. It would have imposed a two-year moratorium on development projects seeking variances from some aspects of the city's zoning code,made changes to the environmental impact statement requirements in the code,and required the city to update its comprehensive plan during the moratorium. The measure failed,with over two-thirds of those who voted on it voting against it.
John S. Lee is an American politician,serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 12th district. Formerly a Republican,Lee is now an independent and is the only non-Democrat currently on the city council.
Michael Nelson Feuer is an American politician and lawyer who served as Los Angeles City Attorney from 2013 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Feuer previously served three terms in the California State Assembly,representing the 42nd Assembly District,and as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1995 to 2001,representing the 5th Council District.
The 2017 Los Angeles elections were held on March 7,2017,in Los Angeles,California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for May 16,2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election,as well as the offices of Mayor,City Attorney and City Controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
The 2022 Los Angeles elections were held on June 7,2022. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for November 8,2022. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while three of the seven seats in the LAUSD Board of Education were up for election. The seat of Mayor of Los Angeles was up for election due to incumbent Eric Garcetti's term limit. The seats of the Los Angeles City Controller and the Los Angeles City Attorney were also up for election,as their incumbents,Mike Feuer and Ron Galperin,were running for mayor and California State Controller respectively.
Traci Park is an American attorney and politician,who is the Los Angeles City Councilmember for the 11th district since 2022. Having entered the race to challenge incumbent Mike Bonin,Park became a frontrunner for the open seat upon Bonin's announcement of retirement,and defeated civil rights attorney Erin Darling in the general election.
Hugo Soto-Martinez is an American labor organizer and politician,currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America,Soto-Martinez defeated incumbent Mitch O'Farrell in the 2022 general election.
The 2022 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections took place on June 7,2022,with runoff elections held on November 8,2022,to elect members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Two of the five seats on the board were up for election to four-year terms.
Lindsey Patrice Horvath is an American politician,advertising executive,and activist. She is currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District,which covers the San Fernando Valley,and served as Chair of Los Angeles County in 2024. She was previously a Councilmember for West Hollywood,California and was twice its mayor.
