LA’s 9th City Council District is among the poorest in the city, taking in a stretch of South Los Angeles where the median household income is less than $30,000 per year.
Yet despite persistent economic woes, the district has become a hot spot for expensive campaign contributions in this year's election, with special interests from across the state spending big in the race to replace termed-out Councilwoman Jan Perry.
Labor unions, businesses, billboard companies, healthcare interests and others have spent $900,000 on unlimited "independent expenditures" for state Sen. Curren Price (D-Los Angeles), the most of any candidate in this year's nine council races. Those donors can ignore the city's usual $700 contribution limit as long as they spend the money without Price's involvement. (Read more here.) [[hotlink]]
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CityWatch
5-13-13