L.A. voters will cast ballots in eight City Council districts, two with open seats

Los Angeles voters will vote in eight City Council district elections, including two open seats created by term-limited departures. Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Curren Price are leaving, and their seats have attracted large candidate fields. The most spending is in Westside District 11, where incumbent Traci Park faces challenger Faizah Malik, a public interest attorney backed by the local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. Park raised $1.3 million, while Malik reported about $520,000. Independent expenditure committees have spent more than $3 million without coordinating with campaigns. District 11 includes Venice, Mar Vista, Brentwood, and Pacific Palisades, affected by a January 2025 wildfire. Malik says her donations are mostly under $100 and she has not taken corporate money, while Park’s campaign emphasizes results and warns against ideological politics.

"“This is what it means to be a grassroots candidate, and it is just more evidence that the people of CD11 believe in our vision for a Westside that is affordable for everyday people,” Malik said."

"Park has raised $1.3 million, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed Friday, while challenger Faizah Malik reported about $520,000 in contributions. In addition, more than $3 million has been spent in the race by so-called independent expenditure committees that spend money to elect or defeat candidates but which are barred from coordinating their activities with the campaigns."

"“But no one is taking anything for granted,” the aide said in a statement. “We're working until the final vote is cast because this election will determine whether the Westside keeps moving forward or gets pulled backward into the same failed ideological politics Angelenos are exhausted by.”"

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