This story was produced in partnership with Cal State LA’s UT Community News.
Los Angeles County’s first supervisorial district is large and diverse, stretching from central Los Angeles neighborhoods like Silverlake, Echo Park, and Boyle Heights to East Los Angeles to San Gabriel Valley communities like Montebello, Baldwin Park, West Covina, and Pomona. District 1 is home to nearly 2 million residents, many of whom are working class and immigrant families.
Hilda Solis, who has served for 12 years as the LA County Supervisor for District 1, is termed out and will vacate her seat in December. She is running for Congress in California’s 38th District this year as five candidates face off for her long-held county position.
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