2017 Los Angeles elections

District 1

2017 Los Angeles's 1st City Council district election

← 2013 March 7, 2017 and May 16, 2017 2022 →

Candidate Gil Cedillo Joe Bray-Ali Giovany Hernandez First round 10,396 49.34% 8,000 37.97% 1,798 8.53% Runoff 11,415 71.63% 4,521 28.37% Eliminated

City Councilmember before election Gil Cedillo City Councilmember Gil Cedillo

The 1st district covered mostly Northeast Los Angeles, including MacArthur Park, Koreatown, Mount Washington and Cypress Park. The incumbent was Gil Cedillo, who was first elected in 2013 and was seeking a second term.^[2] Cedillo nearly won election outright in the primary, but support for community activist and former bike store owner Joe Bray-Ali forced him into a runoff.^[3]

Bray-Ali's campaign collapsed after a series of scandals involving him surfaced.^[4] In April 2017, it was revealed by LAist that Bray-Ali had made racist, fat shaming, and transphobic comments Voat, which prompted councilmember Mitch O'Farrell and the Los Angeles Times to pull their endorsements.^[5] Despite calls on Bray-Ali to drop out, he refused to do so and apologized for the comments.^[6][7] Bray-Ali also admitted to having extramarital affairs and failing to pay taxes.^[8]

In the runoff election, Cedillo defeated Bray-Ali in a landslide.^[9]

Candidates

• Gil Cedillo, incumbent councilor^[10]
• Joe Bray-Ali, cycling activist^[10]
• Giovanny Hernandez, community organizer^[10]
• Jesse Rosas, resident^[10]
• Luca Barton (write-in)^[10]

Endorsements

Results

District 3

2017 Los Angeles's 3rd City Council district election

← 2013 March 7, 2017 2022 →

Candidate Bob Blumenfield First round 19,063 100.00%

City Councilmember before election Bob Blumenfield City Council member Bob Blumenfield

The 3rd district encompassed southwestern San Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Los Angeles, including Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills. The incumbent was Bob Blumenfield, who was elected in 2013 and was seeking a second term. He ran unopposed and won election outright in the primary.

Results

District 5

2017 Los Angeles's 5th City Council district election

← 2013 2022 →

Candidate Paul Koretz Jesse Max Creed First round 25,914 65.88% 11,986 30.47%

City Council before election Paul Koretz City Council Paul Koretz

The 5th district covered most of the Mid-City West region, including Bel Air, Beverly Crest, Beverly Grove, Beverlywood, Carthay Circle, Century City, Cheviot Hills, Fairfax District, Holmby Hills, Melrose, Palms, Pico-Robertson, Westwood, Westside Village, and Encino.

The incumbent was Paul Koretz, who was first elected in 2009 and was seeking a third term. Koretz was re-elected over Jesse Max Creed and Mark Matthew Herd by a landslide.

Candidates

• Paul Koretz, incumbent councilor
• Jesse Max Creed, attorney
• Mark Matthew Herd, community organizer and activist

Results

District 7

2017 Los Angeles's 7th City Council district election

← 2013 March 7, 2017 and May 16, 2017 2022 →

Candidate Monica Rodriguez Karo Torossian Mónica Ratliff First round 6,091 27.82% 3,603 16.46% 3,104 14.18% Runoff 9,588 53.64% 8,287 46.36% Eliminated   Candidate Arthur Miner Dale Gibson Venessa Martinez First round 1,775 8.11% 1,351 6.17% 1,160 5.30% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

City Council before election Vacant City Council Monica Rodriguez

The 7th district covered Northern Los Angeles, including Sunland-Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, Pacoima and Shadow Hills. The district was the only open seat due to the resignation of Felipe Fuentes on September 11, 2016 in order to start working as a lobbyist. Former Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commissioner Monica Rodriguez and City Council staffer Karo Torossian advanced to the runoff.^[14] In the runoff election, Rodriguez defeated Torossian by seven points with the help of labor spending.^[15] Torossian did not concede the race until ten days later after results showed Rodriguez's margin of victory widening.^[16]

Candidates

• Monica Rodriguez, former Public Works commissioner
• Karo Torossian, City Council planning director for Paul Krekorian
• Mónica Ratliff, Los Angeles Unified School District board member
• Dale Gibson, stuntman
• Nicole Chase, Boys & Girls Club development director
• Arthur Miner, pub owner and engineer
• Venessa Martinez, state Deputy Attorney General
• Olga Ayala, community organizer
• Terrence Gomes, financial adviser
• Fred A. Flores, veterans advocate
• John T. Higginson, equestrian center owner
• Constance Saunders, lender mortgage subservicer
• Mike Schaefer, public interest advocate

Results

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District 15

Measure M

Cannabis Regulation After Citizen Input, Taxation and Enforcement

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	319,017	80.45
No	77,523	19.55
Total votes	396,540	100.00
Source: [1]

Measure N

Cannabis Activity Permits, Regulation and Taxation

Choice	Votes	%
No	250,896	65.05
Yes	134,787	34.95
Total votes	385,683	100.00
Source: [1]

Measure P

Maximum Term of Harbor Department Leases

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	251,398	68.42
No	116,059	31.58
Total votes	367,457	100.00
Source: [1]

Measure S

Building Moratorium; Restrictions on General Plan Amendments; Required Review of General Plan

Choice	Votes	%
No	288,012	70.40
Yes	121,101	29.60
Total votes	409,113	100.00
Source: [1]

• Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles