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Zoran Mamdani An overwhelming victory In New York City, the Democratic mayoral primary has turned heads of heads of elected officials in Los Angeles.

Councillor HugoSoto-Martínez He called it “probably the greatest victory for the American socialist candidate.”

Councillor eunisses hernandez Angelenos said he should take notes.

“What it shows is that we can win. We can win in major cities,” she said.

Councillor Isabel Jurad It was bursting with excitement about the outcome of the city 3,000 miles away.

“It’s amazing to have a mayor supported by the DSA,” she said of the outlook for Mamdani, supported by American democratic socialists, winning the general election in November.

Meanwhile, Mamdani’s major upset over former New York governor Andrew Cuomo A new excitement was injected into the left flank of the Los Angeles political scene. One DSA member called it “the moment we’ve come back so much” – also highlighting the vastly different political topography of two coastal cities, starting with executive leadership.

Mamdani is a 33-year-old democratic socialist who was elected to the New York State Legislature in 2020. He ran in the Democratic mayoral primary on left and right agendas, pledged to freeze rent in apartments where he rented rent, and free city buses.

The current mayor of New York, Eric AdamsHe ran as a Democrat in 2021, but will become an independent candidate in the general election after Trump. The Department of Justice has dropped bribery charges To him. In line with his offer to help enforce federal immigration laws if the charges are dropped, Adams then attempted to allow immigration and customs enforcement agencies to enter city prisons (Judges) The plan was blocked after the council sued.).

Meanwhile, Southern California has emerged as the epicenter of the president’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, and mayor Karen Base He is an outspoken critic of the president’s immigration agenda.

Trump’s strengthening immigration enforcement and subsequent deployment of the California State Guard and the US Marines to Los Angeles have urged the city’s progressive, moderate Democratic politicians to unite and put their differences aside.

The left flank councillor cited the various political realities of the two cities when talking about the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election.

“There are no candidates on the left. As a progressive thing. Mayor Karen Bass is. “She’s moving how she needs to be moving, and at least she’s done a good job dealing with this crisis we’re in.”

Hernandez said he is focused on winning re-elect bids in busy areas.

Soto-Martínez said the city is “under siege” by the federal government.

“We’re trying to show unity over the federal acquisition of our city, so that’s how I feel about it now and that might change a year from now, but that’s what I feel,” he said. “I support the mayor and her reelection. I think her roots from organizing the community are what we need right now.”

There are no progressive candidates for running against bass. Bass’ performance, in the wake of a catastrophic wildfire in January, led to speculation that she will be challenged from the right again by a businessman Rick Carusoshe beat conveniently in 2022. Caruso is also comparing and considering the governor’s bid.

Left-handed Angelenos should not hold his breath for a DSA candidate. The process is member-driven, DSA-LA He said he doesn’t currently plan to run someone for the mayor. Mark Krausco-chair of DSA-LA.

Klaus said the group’s focus will be legislative changes, starting with city council representatives.

“For DSA-LA, I think our big goal and recent strategy is to try and get a majority on LA City Council,” he said.

The Mamdani moment of Dsa-la came when Hernandez and Soto-Martínez won in 2022 Nicha Ramanreceived support from DSA in the 2020 election.

“What we were trying to do proved to us that there was some feasibility to it,” Klaus said.

Supported by DSA-LA, Jurad joined the block in 2024.

These four may bring back the council to the left in recent years, from pushing Congress further to the left to hand over a minimum of $30 wages for tourism workers to voting for budgets that are trying to delay police employment.

Krause cited stronger rent stabilization ordinances, high wages for city workers and improved transportation infrastructure as part of DSA-LA’s biggest legislative goals.

To ensure these victories, Klaus wants to elect eight DSA-backed city council members or build a coalition with other elected officials who agree to the DSA-LA Champion policy.

And Klaus said the movement was growing. Mamdani Night won the primary, and DSA-LA acquired 50 new members.

“We’re probably taking more intentional adoption,” Klaus said.

The state of play

– Innocent immigrants: Most undocumented immigrants arrested in Los Angeles area immigration and customs enforcement agencies between June 1 and June 10th were not criminally convicted, according to a Times analysis. Review of data from Deportation Data ProjectUC Berkeley law enforcement data storage found that 69% of those arrested had no criminal convictions and 58% had never been charged with a crime.

– Receivership sailed: A federal judge decided to not include LA’s homeless program as recipients on Tuesday, but found that the city failed to comply with the terms of the legal settlement, which focused on handling the humanitarian crisis on the streets.

– Playing cards suit: The city has taken steps to sue the Trump administration to prevent immigration agents from making unconstitutional suspensions and arrests. Seven councillors signed a letter asking city Atti. Heidefeldsteinsoth He argued that prioritizing “immediate legal action” against the administration would require lawsuits to prevent racial profiling and Angeleno’s illegal detention.

– Anion Doge: The agreement with LA County’s largest union costs more than $2 billion over three years, according to the county’s chief executive. The contract with SEIU 721, which represents 55,000 county workers, includes a $5,000 bonus for the first year. Members still need to ratify the contract.

– California vs Trump: The Trump administration may soon be forced to take over documents related to military operations in Southern California, a federal judge said Tuesday. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals previously allowed Trump to maintain control of the California State Guard.

– School budget: The Los Angeles Education Board has approved a $18.8 billion budget. This will allow the district to avoid this year’s layoffs. This can avoid this year’s layoffs by reducing proposed contributions to the Trust Fund for Health Benefits for retirees.

Quick Hit

• Where is the inside? The mayor’s signature homelessness program was featured on Malmionway and 57 North Avenue, where councillor Eunice, is in the Hernandez district councillors.
• At Docket next week: The city council will be closed for summer from Wednesday and will be OOO until July 29th.

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