Seven candidates are on the ballot to succeed former Councilmember Nury Martinez in an April 4 special election. Martinez resigned in October after she was heard on a leaked tape making racist remarks.
In 2013, the last time this seat was open,
An outsider candidate might have an edge, based on voter data showing that Rick Caruso outpolled Karen Bass in this district in the recent mayoral race. Smith agrees that voters in the district are distrustful of City Hall, but said that the leaked audio motivated voters to get engaged. Arleta Neighborhood Council member Margaret Shoemaker also wants a new way of doing things, saying that she’s seen a “real decline in the confidence that communities have towards City Hall.”
A lack of economic development and high-paying jobs has hurt areas like Panorama City, which never fully recovered from the loss of area department stores and assembly plants in the 1990s. Linda Gravani, a member of the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council, says ethics are the most important quality in a City Council candidate.
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