Los Angeles City Council District 12 is one of the 15 districts of the

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. It encompasses the northwestern and western section of the

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, in the city of

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. It is represented by

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. On August 14, 2019 candidate John Lee claimed victory as the results showed him with a sizable lead over his opponent. Los Angeles City Council elections are nonpartisan. Lee is the only Independent on the 15-member council, his predecessors, Smith and Englander were Republicans. With Lee, the City Council includes two Asian Americans (the other being Councilmember

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), the most in its history. __TOC__

Politics

Geography

Modern

The district covers the northwestern

communities of * Chatsworth, * Granada Hills * Northridge *

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* West Hills *Sherwood Forest *and parts of North Hills, and Reseda. Se
official city map outlining District 12.

Historic

From 1925 to 1964 the district occupied the same general area in northwest

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or the Westlake area. In 1964, however, it was shifted bodily to the North Valley, taking Council Member John P. Cassidy with it. The rough boundaries or descriptions have been as follows: 1926. Bunker Hill and northwest Downtown, with a district office at 1209 Huntley Drive in the Westlake area. 1928. South boundary: Ninth Street. West: Hoover Street. North: Fountain Avenue. East: Temple, Bellevue and Alvarado streets. 1932–33. Same as 1928, with the east boundary moved to

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and the south boundary to

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. 1935. Same general area as 1932, with the north boundary in an irregular line on

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to the southern edge of

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. 1940. Same general area as previously, with the east and north boundaries at

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and at

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. 1954. West of Downtown, between Figueroa and Catalina streets. 1955. Roughly

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on the south,

on the north, Catalina Street on the west and

on the east. 1964. Shifted to the northwest

.Jack McCurdy, "New Council Districting Voted 14-0," ''Los Angeles Times,'' July 16, 1964, page A-1
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Officeholders

The district has been represented by thirteen men and one woman, Harriett Davenport; she succeeded her husband, Ed J. Davenport, who died in office in 1953. The district has also been represented by a Republican since at least 1979. Northwest and west of Downtown San Fernando Valley

References

*Access to the ''Los Angeles Times'' links requires the use of a library card.

External links

Council District 12: official city map
{{Coord, 34.26, -118.54, display=title Los Angeles City Council districts San Fernando Valley Chatsworth, Los Angeles Granada Hills, Los Angeles Northridge, Los Angeles Porter Ranch, Los Angeles Reseda, Los Angeles West Hills, Los Angeles Santa Susana Mountains Simi Hills