Cheers and applause filled the chambers on Tuesday, April 11, when the City Council voted 11-1 to appoint Heather Hutt as the voting representative for Council District 10. She will serve until December 2024, when the term ends.
Community relations manager Imelda Padilla will face council aide Marisa Alcaraz in the June runoff to fill the Los Angeles City Council seat vacated by Nury Martinez.
Padilla leads the seven-candidate field with 3,421 votes, 25.69%, according to updated results released Friday, April 7, by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Alcaraz was second with 2,812 votes, 21.12%, 297 votes ahead of homeless services manager Marco Santana.
Taking a decisive stand, Council President Paul Krekorian and Council Pro Tempore Curren Price Jr. conducted an exclusive interview with the L.A., where they firmly stated their support of Heather Hutt to complete the term of former Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas. Also, the councilmembers shared the factors that influence their approach to ensuring that CD 10 has a voting member on the City Council.
An endearing figure in the Watts community was commemorated with renaming of a pocket park in her honor. Betty F. Day Park was unveiled on Saturday, March 31, to the cheers of Day’s family, neighbors and friends.
Heading into the April 4 Special Election to fill the vacant LA City Council District 6 seat, the Sentinel had the opportunity to sit down with candidate Marisa Alcaraz, who we are strongly endorsing, to ask pointed questions on the issues that matter most to all Angelenos.
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson and Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian are among the honorees at the 29th Economic Awards Dinner sponsored by the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, March 30, at JW Marriott LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.
Sentinel Endorses Marisa Alcaraz for Council District 6. There is no question that Alcaraz will lead with integrity, honesty, and transparency and will do the hard work of rebuilding our local government and fighting for systemic change. Because of her long and successful track record of direct involvement in pushing for real solutions for vulnerable communities, the Sentinel strongly lends itself to support this champion of change.
Making clear her goal for the future, Councilmember Heather Hutt launched a vigorous campaign to remain the representative for Council District 10. During a kick-off rally in front of L.A. Sentinel on March 3, Hutt stood before scores of community members and supporters to announce that she’s entering the race in the 2024 election.
Gloria Gray received nearly twice as many votes as incumbent George Dotson in the runoff election for Inglewood council District 1. According to the results at Sentinel press time, Gray had 1,485 votes or 64.72% compared to Dotson’s 809 votes or 35.28%.