Adrin Nazarian, former state Assembly member and onetime aide to outgoing Councilman Paul Krekorian, is up against Jillian Burgos, a business owner and NoHo Neighborhood Council member.
For nearly 15 years, L.A.'s 2nd City Council District has been represented by Paul Krekorian, a veteran politician who played an outsized role at City Hall. He chaired the powerful budget committee, served nearly two years as council president and still sits on the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Now Krekorian is termed out, and two candidates are running in the Nov. 5 election to replace him.
She disagrees with Bass' push to get to 9,500 officers, saying the city should invest in other community safety strategies. She opposed the mayor's package of police raises, which are projected to add $1 billion to the LAPD budget over four years. When the raises were approved last year, Burgos accused city leaders of choosing militarization instead of humanity, saying on social media that it was 'time to vote out the status quo.
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