Los Angeles City Council District 11 election Nov. 8 is a feud between Erin Darling and Traci Park over how to fix LA.
Candidates Erin Darling and Traci Park, vying to replace current Councilmember Mike Bonin in the election on Nov. 8, have been slugging it out on the campaign trail — each accusing the other of missteps in their legal careers and glaring differences between their approaches to homelessness and public safety.
If money talks, it could be a win for Park who had raised $821,000 as of Sept. 24 compared to Darling’s $248,000, according to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. But then there’s the power of being endorsed by the outgoing councilmember, which Bonin has given to Darling. Darling could easily step into Bonin’s shoes in terms of his support for the homeless, and is often referred to as a “champion” for the unhoused.
She argued, “There is nothing compassionate or progressive or humane about leaving people who are sick and suffering in piles of garage on the side of the road, and that is what we have done for the last decade. I want to be very clear that nothing I’m proposing is about criminalizing homelessness. It’s about restoring a balance and putting some guardrails in place to protect our overall community.