Los Angeles's 9th City Council district

The 9th formerly covered the entire core of Downtown Los Angeles, before redistricting divided it between the 9th and the 14th District. The district's boundary continues several miles to the south and ends just north of Watts. It includes Vermont Square, Central-Alameda, and Green Meadows, stretching from Downtown and with University of Southern California, Exposition Park, L.A. Live and the Los Angeles Convention Center being notable places within the district.{{cite web|url=https://laist.com/news/politics/los-angeles-city-council-guide-elections-councilmember-2023|title=LA City Council In 2023: Your Guide To Who's Who (And What They Do)|author=Hernández, Caitlin|date=November 18, 2022|website=LAist}}

The district is completely within California's 37th congressional district and California's 28th State Senate district with a part in California's 35th State Senate district, and is part of California's 57th State Assembly district and California's 55th State Assembly district.

The district was preceded by the ninth ward, established in 1889 with the passing of the 1888 charter. The ward was situated in Downtown Los Angeles, including Bunker Hill, Los Angeles and Financial District. It elected one member through a plurality vote before the ward became obsolete when the at-large district was re-established again in 1909.{{cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41172235|title=The Road to Reform: Los Angeles' Municipal Elections of 1909: Part II|publisher=University of California Press|volume=86|number=4|pages=325–368|author=Stevens, Mark H.|journal=Southern California Quarterly |date=2004 |doi=10.2307/41172235 |jstor=41172235 }} The ward had one of the longest serving members before the passing of the 1925 charter, being Republican Everett L. Blanchard who served for fifteen years.

In 1925, the district was created and was bounded on the north by Alhambra Avenue, south by the Vernon city line, east by Indiana Street, and west by Alameda Avenue with the Los Angeles River bisecting it.[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][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][https://www.proquest.com/docview/161847961 "To the Citizens of Los Angeles," Los Angeles Times, February 14, 1926, page B-5] In 1928, the western boundary was moved west to Hill Street.[https://www.proquest.com/docview/162132736 "Council Areas' Lines Changed," Los Angeles Times, December 29, 1928, page A-1] In 1933, it was bounded on the north by Alhambra Avenue, south by 25th Street, Indiana Street; west, Figueroa Street.[https://www.proquest.com/docview/163109975 "District Lines Get Approval," Los Angeles Times, December 24, 1932, page 2][https://www.proquest.com/docview/163102835 "City Reapportionment Measure Gets Approval," Los Angeles Times, January 19, 1933] With map of all districts.

In 1964, it encompassed all of the downtown area.[https://www.proquest.com/docview/154963738 Jack McCurdy, "New Council Districting Voted 14-0," Los Angeles Times, July 16, 1964, page A-1] In 1990, it comprised Downtown, Little Tokyo, and Chinatown, and about 70 blocks south of Downtown.[https://www.proquest.com/docview/281209773 Bill Boyarsky, "The Fight to Save the 9th District," Los Angeles Times, December 28, 1990, page 2] A year later, it spanned from Chinatown on the north to 84th Street on the south.[http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/06/366651.pdf A.S. Doc Young, "Los Angeles Mourns 'Emperor of Great Ninth,' " Los Angeles Sentinel, January 3-10, 1991, page 1]

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