Imelda Padilla and Marisa Alcaraz are the final two candidates running to replace former LA Councilmember Nury Martinez, who stepped down last October amid a scandal that rocked Los Angeles.
Padilla and Alcaraz, both born and raised in Council District 6 in the San Fernando Valley, joined host Larry Mantle on the LAist 89.3 public affairs show AirTalk on Monday for a live debate on issues like homelessness and policing, and to make their case to CD6 voters for why they should be elected as the district’s next representative on the Los Angeles City Council.
Padilla won the most votes, and Alcaraz finished second, in the first round of voting on April 4, when seven candidates were on the ballot. The top two finishers moved on to a June 27 runoff. Ballots have been mailed out, so voting is already underway.
Listen to the debate
Council District 6 Candidate Debate: Who Will Replace Nury Martinez?
Excerpts from the conversation:
What do you bring to the table?
Marisa Alcaraz: I’ve worked in government for a decade now, so I know how to write policies. I worked to do the $15 minimum wage to ban the box on job applications, asking about people’s criminal history, doing hero pay during the pandemic for our frontline workers. I’ve worked on budgets, I’ve built a lot of housing at…
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