LOS ANGELES — Imelda Padilla declared victory Friday in the race for the vacant Los Angeles City Council seat representing the central and northeast San Fernando Valley, saying she is “ready to serve as the next councilwoman for the communities of CD 6.”
Padilla, a community advocate, is the winner of Tuesday’s special election to represent Council District 6, which has been without a leader since former council President Nury Martinez resigned last year.
Rival Marisa Alcaraz, in a statement Friday, thanked supporters and acknowledged that her campaign “fell short of the win.”
