The election, which had more than 84% of ballots cast by mail, showed the growing political might of L.A.'s left, which succeeded in unseating an incumbent city councilman.
Los Angeles County officially finalized the list of candidates who will go head to head in the Nov. 8 runoff election, setting the stage for nearly a dozen bruising contests, including the mayoral showdown between U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso.
“You don’t become a Democrat to check a box,” she said this week at an event for her campaign’s gay, lesbian and transgender allies. “A Democrat is about a set of values, and there’s only one Democrat in this race.”The billionaire businessman is eclipsing the field with ads fueled by a $35-million outlay, spending likely to grow substantially in an anticipated November runoff.
In the campaign for city attorney, civil rights lawyer Faisal Gill led attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto by a four-point margin. Gill has promised to impose a 100-day moratorium on misdemeanor criminal filings, a move Feldstein Soto opposes.Meanwhile, L.A.’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America scored an outright victory on the Eastside, where its favored candidate
The councilman — who tested positive for the coronavirus Sunday — said he is proud to have worked in Sacramento to ensure that residents, regardless of immigration status, have access to driver’s licenses. He also touted his work at City Hall, helping constituents weather the pandemic and building “housing of all types” across his district, which stretches from Highland Park to Pico-Union.
The ouster of Cedillo was not the only success for L.A.’s left. In a district that stretches from Echo Park to Hollywood, labor organizer Hugo Soto-Martinez held a nine-point lead over Councilman Mitch O’Farrell. The contest now heads to a runoff. Activists with Democratic Socialists of America had campaigned heavily for Soto-Martinez.
“To me, the most important and necessary outcome of this election cycle is that we are building a real progressive base,” he said. “I’ve lived here my whole life, and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
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