Los Angeles's 7th City Council district

Geography

The 7th district includes the neighborhoods of Sylmar, Mission Hills, Pacoima, Sunland-Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, Shadow Hills, La Tuna Canyon, and the northern portion of North Hills East.

The district overlaps California's 29th congressional district and California's 30th congressional district, is completely within California's 20th State Senate district, and overlaps California's 43rd State Assembly district and California's 44th State Assembly district.

Historical boundaries

At its creation, it was bounded on the north by Jefferson Boulevard, on the south by Slauson Boulevard, on the west by Vermont Avenue and on the east by South Park Avenue. In 1928, it expanded to include Exposition Park and Vermont Square. In 1933, it was bounded on the east by Alameda Avenue, on the west by Crenshaw Boulevard, on the north by Exposition Boulevard and on the south by Vernon Avenue. By 1937, it was bounded on the west by Crenshaw Boulevard, on the north by Exposition Boulevard, on the east by the city boundary with Vernon and on the south by Vernon Avenue.

By 1947, it was noted that nearly 50% of the district's population was African-American. In 1956, after incumbent councilman Don A. Allen's election to the California State Assembly, the City Council decided that the district would be moved to the San Fernando Valley. In 1986, it included Panorama City, part of Sun Valley and Sylmar. By 1993, it had a population that consisted of 70% Latinos and 19% African-Americans council that covered "much of the northeast Valley", encompassing "one of Los Angeles's poorest areas" and containing "the shuttered General Motors plant in Van Nuys as well as Blythe Street in Panorama City, one of the Valley's most drug-infested areas until a police crackdown."

List of members representing the district

1889–1909

1925–present

References

References

1. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/167018265 "Council Votes Redistricting After Flare-up Over Changes," ''Los Angeles Times,'' October 24, 1956, page B-1]
2. Hernández, Caitlin. (November 18, 2022). "LA City Council In 2023: Your Guide To Who's Who (And What They Do)".
3. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/161720218 "First Map Showing City Council's Districts," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 16, 1925, page 1] The map shows all 15 council districts. The official boundaries of all 15 as limned by the city clerk are at [https://www.proquest.com/docview/161678810 "Councilmanic Districts Are Traced by Clerk Dominguez," ''Los Angeles Times,'' February 12, 1925, page A-2]
4. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/161759966 "Here Are the Hundred and Twelve Aspirants for the City's Fifteen Councilmanic Seats," ''Los Angeles Times,'' May 3, 1925, page 7]
5. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/162132736 "Council Areas' Lines Changed," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 29, 1928, page A-1]
6. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/163109975 "District Lines Get Approval," ''Los Angeles Times,'' December 24, 1932, page 2]
7. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/163102835 "City Reapportionment Measure Gets Approval," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 19, 1933] With map of all districts.
8. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/164642106 "New Council Zones Defined," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 7, 1937, page A-18]
9. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/165123125 "Proposed New Alignment for City Voting Precincts" (with map), ''Los Angeles Times,'' November 30, 1940, page A-3]
10. In 1961, it included the neighborhoods of [[Van Nuys]], [[North Hills, Los Angeles. Sepulveda]], [[Granada Hills, Los Angeles. Granada Hills]] and [[Sylmar, Los Angeles. Sylmar]].[https://www.proquest.com/docview/167864124 Carlton Williams, "12 Vie for 7th District Council Post," ''Los Angeles Times,'' March 21, 1961]
11. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/154826193 "Los Angeles' Realigned Council Districts," ''Los Angeles Times,'' September 21, 1986, page B -3]
12. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-27-me-1846-story.html Jack Cheevers, "Elections: The Head of a Pacoima Youth Group Joins a Growing Field . . .," ''Los Angeles Times,'' January 27, 1993]