Dulce Vasquez at her home in Los Angeles. (Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times)In a closely watched race, voters in Los Angeles Council District 9 will decide whether to give Councilman Curren Price a third term or replace him with a newcomer to city politics. She spent years working on civic engagement as managing director for Zócalo Public Square, an events and journalism nonprofit, and most recently in education as director of strategic partnerships for Arizona State University in Los Angeles. Although it is L.A.’s most heavily Latino council district, at more than 78%, it has not had a Latino council member in decades. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 13, 2022 12:20 UTC