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LA City Council District 1 – Councilmember Gil Cedillo LA City Council District 1 – Councilmember Gil Cedillo • Glassell Park • Cypress Park • Highland Park • Mt. Washington • Sycamore Grove • Solano Canyon • Elysian Park • Echo Park • Westlake • Angelino Heights • Temple Beaudry • Chinatown • Forgotten Edge • Lincoln Heights • Montecito Heights • Pico Union • Adams-Normandie • University Park • Victory Heights • Koreatown • Mid Cities • Mac Arthur Park LA City Council District 2 – Councilmember Paul Krekorian • North Hollywood • Studio City • Sun Valley • Valley Glen • Valley Village • Van Nuys LA City Council District 3 – Councilmember Bob Blumenfield • Canoga Park • Reseda • Tarzana • Winnetka • Woodland Hills LA City Council District 4 – Councilmember David E. Ryu • Beachwood • Maplewood • Canyon Beverly • Melrose Crest • Miracle Mile • Bird Streets • Mount Olympus • Brookside • Mulholland • Cahuenga Pass • Nichols Canyon • Citrus Square • North Beverly Park • Central Hollywood • Oakwood • Coldwater Canyon • Outpost Estates • Country Club • Ridgewood Heights • Sherman Oaks • Doheny Estates • Silver Lake • Franklin Canyon • Spaulding Square • Franklin Hill • St. Andrews • Fremont Place • St. Andrews Square • Griffith Park • Sunset Hills • Hancock Park • Sunset Square • Hollywood • Sycamore Square • Hollywood Dell • The Oaks • Hollywood Grove • Toluca Lake • Hollywood Heights • Western - Wilton • Hollywood Hills • Whitley Heights • Hollywood Hills • Wilshire Park West • Windsor Square • Hollywood Knolls • Windsor Village • Hollywood Manor • La Brea - Hancock • Lake Hollywood Estates • Lakeridge Estates • Larchmont Village • Laurel Canyon • Laurel Pass • Lookout Mountain • Los Feliz LA City Council District 5 – Councilmember Paul Koretz • Bel Air • Beverly Crest • Beverlywood • California Country Club • Carthay Circle • Century City • Cheviot Hills • Comstock Hills • Encino • Fairfax • Hollywood • Melrose • Oak Forest Canyon • Palms • Pico-Robertson • Roscomare • Westside Village • Westwood • Westwood Gardens LA City Council District 6 – Councilmember Nury Martinez • Van Nuys • Lake Balboa • Sun Valley • Panorama City • Arleta • North Hollywood • North Hills East LA City Council District 7 – Councilmember Monica Rodriguez • Pacoima • Lake View Terrace • Sunland-Tujunga • Mission Hills • North Hills • Shadow Hills • Sylmar LA City Council District 8 – Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson • Vermont Knolls • King Estates • Canterbury Knolls • Park Mesa Heights • Baldwin Hills • Hyde Park • Chesterfield Square • Vermont Vista • Green Meadows • View Heights • West Park Terrace LA City Council District 9 – Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. • Western Downtown Los Angeles • South Los Angeles LA City Council District 10 – Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr. • Alsace Avenue • Marvin/Carmona/ • Angelus Vista Curson • Arlington Heights • Mid City • Avenues of • Olympic Park Washington • Oxford Square • Baldwin Village • Picfair Village • Baldwin Vista • Pico Park • Baldwin Hills • Queen Anne Village Garden • Regent Square • Cameo Woods • Reynier Village • CHAPS • Smiley/Hauser • Cherrywood • SODA • Country Club • South Robertson Park • Spaulding/Thurman/ • Crenshaw Manor Genesee • Faircrest Heights • West Adams Heights • Gramercy Park Sugar Hill • Harvard Heights • Veronica/Sanchez/ • Harvard Heights Sycamore North • Victoria Park • Historic Leimert • Village Green Park Village • Wellington Square • JBAC • West Adams • Jefferson Park Avenues • Kinney Heights • Western Heights • Koreatown • Wilshire Center • La Cienega • Wilshire Vista Heights Heights • Wilshire Vista • Lafayette Square • Leimert Park • Little Bangladesh • Little Ethiopia • Longwood • Little Ethiopia • Longwood LA City Council District 11 – Councilmember Mike Bonin • Brentwood • Del Rey • Mar Vista • Pacific Palisades • Playa del Rey • Playa Vista • Venice • West Los Angeles • Westchester LA City Council District 12 – Councilmember Mitchell Englander • Chatsworth • Granda Hills • North Hills • Northridge • Porter ranche • Reseda • West Hills LA City Council District 13 – Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell • Atwater Village • East Hollywood • Echo Park • Elysian Valley • Glassell Park • Historic Filipinotown • Hollywood • Little Armenia • Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown • Thai Town • Silver Lake LA City Council District 14 – Councilmember Jose Huizar • Boyle Heights • Downtown Los Angeles • El Sereno & Surrounding Areas • Northeast Los Angeles LA City Council District 15 – Councilmember Joe Buscaino • Harbor City • Los Angeles (South/ South Central) • San Pedro • Watts • Wilmington .
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