Behind The Scenes, The Search For The Next L.A. City Council President Is Under Way
Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian has about seven months left before he will be forced to leave his post because of term limits. Behind the scenes, his colleagues have already started discussing who should replace him. Councilmember John Lee, who represents the northwest San Fernando Valley, told The Times that multiple colleagues have approached him about their interest in the council’s top leadership post. One of them, according to Lee, is Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who recently won reelection to a third term in his South L.A. district. Councilmember Curren Price, in an interview, said he too has had conversations with Harris-Dawson about the position. “I told him I thought he would be a good president,” Price said. Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky was more emphatic, saying she supports Harris-Dawson for the job. “I like his politics,” she said. “And I think having a relationship, a close relationship, with the mayor is actually a good thing.” Harris-Dawson, in an interview, declined to say whether he has secured enough votes to become president — or even whether he has been drumming up votes. However, he confirmed that he has been speaking with his colleagues about “what they would want in a president.”
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