Los Angeles City Council (2022—present)
Park entered politics in 2020 when she organized to block the city of Los Angeles from converting a Ramada Inn on her street into housing for homeless people. [5]
Election
In July 2021,Park announced her candidacy for Los Angeles City Council,hoping to unseat unpopular incumbent Mike Bonin of the 11th district. [7] After Bonin announced his retirement,the seat became open with Erin Darling becoming the progressive candidate in the race. [8] Both Darling and Park advanced to the general election,with Park narrowly behind Darling in the results. [9] Park was a registered Republican before switching to the Democratic Party years prior to her campaign. [10] [11] [12]
During the campaigns,Darling criticized Park for representing the city of Anaheim against a city employee who accused a supervisor of using the N-word;Park countered by accusing Darling of representing "unsavory criminal defendants." [13] [14] Park also criticized Darling for his association with Bonin,as well as Bonin's record with homelessness in the district. [15] In the election,Park defeated Darling by a six-point margin. [16]
Tenure
During her swearing-in ceremony,protesters were removed after trying to interrupt Park's speech. [17] She voted in favor of the 41.18 ordinance,a measure which aimed to curtail homeless encampments by banning sitting,sleeping and storing property within 500 feet of schools,day-care centers,parks,recreation centers,in a contrast to her predecessor's refusal to support the ordinance. [18] In 2024,Park expressed opposition to Measure HLA,which would create hundreds of miles of bus lanes and bike lanes. [19]
During her election campaign,Park opposed converting two city-owned parking lots on Venice Boulevard into 140 housing units for the homeless. [5] She opposes California state legislation that restricts the ability of localities to ban new housing. [20] In 2023,she assured residents who were protesting plans to build apartment buildings on the Westside,that "there's going to be a lot of meetings" about the plans. [21] That same year,she expressed opposition to tearing down the Marina Freeway and replacing it with housing. [22]
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