Los Angeles City Council District 10
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Los Angeles City Council District 10 is one of the 15 districts of the Los Angeles City Council
. It includes parts of Palms, Koreatown and South Los Angeles
. Herb Wesson
has been the incumbent since 2005.
Two of the eleven men who have represented this district went on to higher public office — Charles Navarro
as Los Angeles city controller and Tom Bradley
as mayor of Los Angeles. Nate Holden
was a state senator before he became councilman.
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See official city map outlining District 10.
residents for a time backed an unsuccessful plan to move the 10th District seat to the Valley after it was left vacant with the resignation of Council Member Charles Navarro
.
The rough boundaries or descriptions have been as follows:
1925: North, Pico Boulevard
or 11th Street; south, Washington Boulevard
and Jefferson Boulevard
; east, Alameda Street; west, Vermont Avenue
.
1926: North, Pico Boulevard; south, Jefferson Boulevard; east, Central Avenue
; west, Vermont Avenue.
1932: North, Pico Boulevard; south, Jefferson Boulevard and Exposition Boulevard; east, Hooper Avenue (two blocks west of Alameda); west, Vermont Avenue.
1955: In the "south-central section of the city, extending roughly from Wilshire Blvd. to Jefferson Blvd., and from La Brea Ave. to Main St."
1960: Baldwin Hills was shifted from the 10th District to the 6th District.
1961: Covers "the general area known as the West Adams section."
1973: Includes "parts of the Leimert Park, Crenshaw, Wilshire, West Adams, and Fairfax areas."
1975: From "Olympic Blvd. on the north, to La Cienega Blvd.
and Cattaraugus Ave. on the west, to Rodeo Road and Jefferson and Adams Blvds. on the south, to the Harbor Freeway on the east."
1986: Los Angeles Times map shows district reaching Beverly Boulevard
on the northeast, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the south, Sepulveda Boulevard
on the west and Wilshire Boulevard
on the north.
1993: Stretches "from Palms to Koreatown and South Los Angeles
."
1990–95: "It is one of the city's most vibrant and diverse areas. Bisected by the Santa Monica Freeway, its population of 218,000 is increasingly Latino and Asian American. Latinos make up 41% of the district's residents, followed by African Americans at 35%, Asian Americans at 14% and whites, 10%, according to the 1990 Census."
Los Angeles City Council
The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles.The Council is composed of fifteen members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. The president of the council and the president pro tempore are chosen by the Council at the first regular meeting after...
. It includes parts of Palms, Koreatown and South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A. and formerly South Central Los Angeles, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central, and is still widely known...
. Herb Wesson
Herb Wesson
Herb J. Wesson, Jr. is an American politician. He currently serves as a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 10th district. He served in the State Assembly representing the 47th district from 1998 until 2004. He served as Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2002 until 2004...
has been the incumbent since 2005.
Two of the eleven men who have represented this district went on to higher public office — Charles Navarro
Charles Navarro
Charles Navarro , born Charles Navarro Guarino, was a Los Angeles, California, City Council member between 1951 and 1961 and city controller from 1961 to 1977.-Biography:...
as Los Angeles city controller and Tom Bradley
Tom Bradley (politician)
Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley was the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles...
as mayor of Los Angeles. Nate Holden
Nate Holden
Nate Holden is a Los Angeles County politician who served four years in the California State Senate and 16 years on the Los Angeles City Council....
was a state senator before he became councilman.
Modern
These communities are included in the 10th District, either in full or in part:- Palms
- South Robertson
- West Area Neighborhood
- West Adams
- Arlington Heights
- Mid City and Mid City West
- Olympic Park
- West Pico
- Wilshire Center and Greater Wilshire
See official city map outlining District 10.
Historic
The district has occupied the same general area since it was formed in 1925. With the city's changes in population, though, its western boundary has moved farther west and its southern boundary farther south. In 1961, San Fernando ValleySan Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
residents for a time backed an unsuccessful plan to move the 10th District seat to the Valley after it was left vacant with the resignation of Council Member Charles Navarro
Charles Navarro
Charles Navarro , born Charles Navarro Guarino, was a Los Angeles, California, City Council member between 1951 and 1961 and city controller from 1961 to 1977.-Biography:...
.
The rough boundaries or descriptions have been as follows:
1925: North, Pico Boulevard
Pico Boulevard
Pico Boulevard is a major Los Angeles street that runs from the Pacific Ocean at Appian Way in Santa Monica to Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA...
or 11th Street; south, Washington Boulevard
Washington Boulevard (Los Angeles)
Washington Boulevard is the longest continuous east-west arterial road in Los Angeles, California. It starts by the Pacific Ocean just west of Pacific Avenue in Marina del Rey, and ends far to the east in the city of Whittier, on Whittier Boulevard. It is south of Venice Boulevard for most of its...
and Jefferson Boulevard
Jefferson Boulevard
Jefferson Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles and Culver City. Its eastern terminus is at Central Avenue east of Exposition Park. At its entrance to Culver City, it splits with National Boulevard. North of Sawtelle Boulevard, it merges with Sepulveda Boulevard...
; east, Alameda Street; west, Vermont Avenue
Vermont Avenue
Vermont Avenue is one of the longest running north/south streets in Los Angeles, California with a length of about . Located just west of the Harbor Freeway for the major portion south of Downtown Los Angeles, it starts in Griffith Park at the Greek Theatre in the Los Feliz neighborhood as a...
.
1926: North, Pico Boulevard; south, Jefferson Boulevard; east, Central Avenue
Central Avenue (Los Angeles)
Central Avenue is a major north-south thoroughfare in the central portion of the Los Angeles, California metropolitan area. Located just to the west of the Alameda Corridor, it runs from the eastern end of the Los Angeles Civic Center south, ending at Del Amo Boulevard in Carson...
; west, Vermont Avenue.
1932: North, Pico Boulevard; south, Jefferson Boulevard and Exposition Boulevard; east, Hooper Avenue (two blocks west of Alameda); west, Vermont Avenue.
1955: In the "south-central section of the city, extending roughly from Wilshire Blvd. to Jefferson Blvd., and from La Brea Ave. to Main St."
1960: Baldwin Hills was shifted from the 10th District to the 6th District.
Los Angeles City Council District 6
Los Angeles City Council District 6 is one of the 15 districts of the Los Angeles City Council, covering much of the San Fernando Valley. It is represented by Tony Cardenas....
1961: Covers "the general area known as the West Adams section."
1973: Includes "parts of the Leimert Park, Crenshaw, Wilshire, West Adams, and Fairfax areas."
1975: From "Olympic Blvd. on the north, to La Cienega Blvd.
La Cienega Boulevard
La Cienega Boulevard is a major, well-known north–south arterial road that runs between El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south and the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood....
and Cattaraugus Ave. on the west, to Rodeo Road and Jefferson and Adams Blvds. on the south, to the Harbor Freeway on the east."
1986: Los Angeles Times map shows district reaching Beverly Boulevard
Beverly Boulevard
Beverly Boulevard is one of the main east-west thoroughfares in Los Angeles, California. It begins off Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills and ends on the Lucas Avenue overpass near Downtown Los Angeles to become 1st Street...
on the northeast, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the south, Sepulveda Boulevard
Sepulveda Boulevard
Sepulveda Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles, California, which stretches some 42.8 miles from Rinaldi Street at the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the city limits of Hermosa Beach, where it "jumps" east and continues on to Long Beach. It generally runs north-south, passing underneath...
on the west and Wilshire Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was named for Henry Gaylord Wilshire , an Ohio native who made and lost fortunes in real estate, farming, and gold mining. Henry Wilshire initiated what was to become Wilshire...
on the north.
1993: Stretches "from Palms to Koreatown and South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South L.A. and formerly South Central Los Angeles, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central, and is still widely known...
."
1990–95: "It is one of the city's most vibrant and diverse areas. Bisected by the Santa Monica Freeway, its population of 218,000 is increasingly Latino and Asian American. Latinos make up 41% of the district's residents, followed by African Americans at 35%, Asian Americans at 14% and whites, 10%, according to the 1990 Census."
Names
- Charles E. DownsCharles E. DownsCharles E. Downs was the first Los Angeles City Council member representing the 10th District after a new city charter went into effect in 1925...
, 1925 - Otto J. Zahn, 1925–1927
- E. Snapper IngramE. Snapper IngramEbenezer Snapper Ingram was a Los Angeles City Councilmember representing the 10th District from 1927 until 1935. He went by E. Snapper Ingram.-Biography:...
, 1927–1935 - G. Vernon BennettG. Vernon BennettGuy Vernon Bennett , also known as G. Vernon Bennett, was superintendent of schools in Pomona, California; a professor of education at the University of Southern California, and a Los Angeles city councilman from the 10th District from 1935 to 1951...
, 1935–1951 - Charles NavarroCharles NavarroCharles Navarro , born Charles Navarro Guarino, was a Los Angeles, California, City Council member between 1951 and 1961 and city controller from 1961 to 1977.-Biography:...
, 1951–1961 - Joe E. HollingsworthJoe E. HollingsworthJoseph E. Hollingsworth , who went by Joe E. Hollingsworth, was appointed in 1961 to replace Charles Navarro as Los Angeles City Council member for the racially mixed 10th district. He served for two years until he was ousted by retired policeman and future mayor Tom Bradley. He was the last...
, 1961–1963 - Tom BradleyTom Bradley (politician)Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley was the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles...
, 1963–1973 - David CunninghamDavid S. Cunningham, Jr.David Surmier Cunningham, Jr., or Dave Cunningham, is a business executive who was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1973 to succeed Council Member Tom Bradley, who had been elected mayor that year...
, 1973–1987 - Nate HoldenNate HoldenNate Holden is a Los Angeles County politician who served four years in the California State Senate and 16 years on the Los Angeles City Council....
, 1987–2002 - Martin LudlowMartin LudlowMartin Ludlow was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council, representing the 10th district. He resigned effective June 30, 2005, when he became the head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. He pleaded guilty in state and federal courts the same year to charges that he had...
, 2003–2005 - Herb WessonHerb WessonHerb J. Wesson, Jr. is an American politician. He currently serves as a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 10th district. He served in the State Assembly representing the 47th district from 1998 until 2004. He served as Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2002 until 2004...
, 2005–
HIghlights
- Two of the members—Charles E. DownsCharles E. DownsCharles E. Downs was the first Los Angeles City Council member representing the 10th District after a new city charter went into effect in 1925...
and Martin LudlowMartin LudlowMartin Ludlow was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council, representing the 10th district. He resigned effective June 30, 2005, when he became the head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. He pleaded guilty in state and federal courts the same year to charges that he had...
—were convicted in court of felonies in connection with their City Council service.
- Joe E. HollingsworthJoe E. HollingsworthJoseph E. Hollingsworth , who went by Joe E. Hollingsworth, was appointed in 1961 to replace Charles Navarro as Los Angeles City Council member for the racially mixed 10th district. He served for two years until he was ousted by retired policeman and future mayor Tom Bradley. He was the last...
was the last CaucasianCaucasianCaucasian may refer to:*Anything from the Caucasus region**Peoples of the Caucasus or Caucasian peoples, humans from the Caucasus region**Languages of the Caucasus, languages spoken in the Caucasus region...
representative. Those since him have been African-American.
- G. Vernon BennettG. Vernon BennettGuy Vernon Bennett , also known as G. Vernon Bennett, was superintendent of schools in Pomona, California; a professor of education at the University of Southern California, and a Los Angeles city councilman from the 10th District from 1935 to 1951...
served the longest—22 years. The shortest term was that of Charles E. DownsCharles E. DownsCharles E. Downs was the first Los Angeles City Council member representing the 10th District after a new city charter went into effect in 1925...
, who was removed from office after three months upon his conviction.