Labor organizer Hugo Soto-Martinez has defeated two-term Councilman Mitch O'Farrell in the race for the Los Angeles City Council's 13th District seat.
Soto-Martinez led O'Farrell by nearly 5,000 votes after Tuesday's vote-counting update, holding more than 55% of the vote. He has been ahead since Election Day after also taking first place in the June primary.
Soto-Martinez bested O'Farrell during the June primary, winning 41% of the vote compared to 32% for O'Farrell, forcing a runoff. The 13th District stretches from Hollywood to Glassell Park. On housing, Soto-Martinez proposed pushing the city to take over underutilized or vacant buildings such as St. Vincent's Hospital to be refurbished as interim housing.
The removal effort was met with large protests, in which hundreds of officers descended on Echo Park and arrested about 180 people, including journalists. Protesters blasted the city for forcing the park's residents out of an area that had grown into what they called a supportive community during the pandemic -- including a vegetable garden, working showers and a shared kitchen.
O'Farrell said in a response to the report that the situation at Echo Park was "not safe for anyone," refuting claims of a "police invasion."
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