The city clerk put out that estimate on Friday, Oct. 21, amid the ongoing City Hall racism scandal.
A special election to fill the Sixth District seat vacated by former Los Angeles Council Nury Martinez when she resigned amid a public outcry over her involvement in the City Hall racism scandal could cost L.A. up to an estimated $7.65 million, the city clerk’s office has said.
The election would take place on April 4 at the earliest, with a runoff — if necessary — taking place on June 27. The council is set to discuss calling a special election and allocating $7.65 million for the two elections during its Tuesday, Oct. 25, meeting. The Sixth District — which includes central and eastern portions of the San Fernando Valley — is being overseen by a non-voting caretaker, Chief Legislative Analyst Sharon Tso. A non-voting caretaker does not hold a seat on the council, but oversees the council office to make sure the district provides constituent services and other basic functions.
“I love my role in the state Assembly, which allows me to work on —and make progress on — the issues that I care most about,” she said on Twitter, “especially environmental justice and empowering underserved communities.” The other two councilmembers involved in the leaked conversation that spurred the scandal, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, have so far defied calls to resign. De León said earlier this week that he does not plan on stepping down, and a spokesman for Cedillo said Wednesday night that the councilman remains at “a place of reflection.”
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