
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


#112: On June 27, a special election will be held to choose the candidate who will replace former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez.
You might remember that she resigned in the wake of a scandal last fall, having been caught making racist ands other ugly comments during a group conversation that was secretly recorded and made public.
Imelda Padilla and Marisa Alcaraz are both going after her seat in Council District 6, a 20-mile stretch of the city in the San Fernando Valley that includes neighborhoods like Sun Valley, Arleta, Van Nuys and Lake Balboa.
Padilla and Alcaraz were both raised in the area, with similar backgrounds, but they took different career paths. In this episode, we find out who these two are and why you should care about the outcome of this race, even if you don't live or vote in CD 6.
Guest: Frank Stoltze, LAist Civics & Democracy Correspondent
For more, read Frank's article:
The ‘Policy Nerd’ Vs. The Grassroots Organizer In LA City Council Race To Replace Nury Martinez
By LAist Studios4.7
8787 ratings
#112: On June 27, a special election will be held to choose the candidate who will replace former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez.
You might remember that she resigned in the wake of a scandal last fall, having been caught making racist ands other ugly comments during a group conversation that was secretly recorded and made public.
Imelda Padilla and Marisa Alcaraz are both going after her seat in Council District 6, a 20-mile stretch of the city in the San Fernando Valley that includes neighborhoods like Sun Valley, Arleta, Van Nuys and Lake Balboa.
Padilla and Alcaraz were both raised in the area, with similar backgrounds, but they took different career paths. In this episode, we find out who these two are and why you should care about the outcome of this race, even if you don't live or vote in CD 6.
Guest: Frank Stoltze, LAist Civics & Democracy Correspondent
For more, read Frank's article:
The ‘Policy Nerd’ Vs. The Grassroots Organizer In LA City Council Race To Replace Nury Martinez

38,827 Listeners

26,230 Listeners

396 Listeners

1,085 Listeners

1,106 Listeners

14,621 Listeners

1,060 Listeners

9,044 Listeners

10,215 Listeners

1,526 Listeners

16,359 Listeners

6,535 Listeners

1,224 Listeners

89 Listeners

1,305 Listeners

877 Listeners

396 Listeners

433 Listeners

9 Listeners

530 Listeners

121 Listeners

79 Listeners

1,775 Listeners

188 Listeners

11 Listeners

96 Listeners

19 Listeners