Los Angeles City Council District 6
Imelda Padilla is the Los Angeles City Council member for District 6, in office since August 1, 2023. The term ends in December 2028. Neighborhood councils wholly or partly inside Council District 6 include Arleta, Encino, Lake Balboa, North Hills East, North Hollywood Northeast, Panorama City, Sun Valley Area and Van Nuys (City neighborhood council boundaries, compared with the 2026 Council district map). The district had 125,212 registered voters on July 14, 2026 (City Clerk).
Latest
On Sept. 30 the Council voted 14-0 on the Fire Department SAFER grant continuation for a new engine company, a file Padilla moved. On Aug. 4 it adopted, as amended by her motion, the item on demolition of abandoned structures that pose a fire risk. Since Aug. 31 she has chaired the Housing Committee (Council President letter).
| Council member | Imelda Padilla |
|---|---|
| In office since | August 1, 2023 |
| Term ends | December 2028 |
| Registered voters (July 14, 2026) | 125,212 (Source) |
Council member: Imelda Padilla
Padilla was elected in 2023 to complete an unexpired term ending December 8, 2024, and took office August 1, 2023 (City Clerk). Voters elected her to a full term that began December 9, 2024 and ends December 10, 2028 (City Clerk).
Committees
- Housing Committee, Chair
- Public Works Committee, Vice Chair
- Energy and Environment Committee, Member
- Homelessness and Health Committee, Member
- Transportation Committee, Member
- Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Member
- Ad Hoc Committee on Film, Entertainment, and Creative Industry, Member
Recorded votes
Record in office
- Motions. The Council File system lists Padilla as a mover on 192 council files and as the seconder on 280 received since she took office Aug. 1, 2023. Of the files she moved, the Council adopted 152, 6 were filed or expired without adoption and 34 are pending in committee or awaiting a Council vote (Council File Management System; our count on Oct. 1, 2026 from each file’s mover fields and activity log).
- Ordinances. Eight of those files produced ordinances. Five concern cannabis rules and taxes, among them the gross receipts tax definition, effective July 30, 2025 (CF 24-1447); existing medical marijuana dispensary premises, effective Jan. 26, 2026 (CF 20-1125-S1); a wider refiling window in the commercial cannabis program, effective March 9, 2026 (CF 17-0653-S1); and cultivation and delivery licenses, effective Oct. 19, 2026 (CF 26-0301). Others include an ordinance for the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant equalization basin project, effective April 1, 2024 (CF 23-1048); a revenue fund for digital signs in the Transportation Communication Network, effective June 9, 2026 (CF 22-0392-S1); and a Farm Workers Day holiday for non-represented City employees, moved with three colleagues, effective April 1, 2026 (CF 26-0405-S1).
- Largest items. On June 17, 2026 the Council adopted the motion she moved with Traci Park for a Measure ULA tax exemption tied to the January 2025 Palisades Fire (CF 26-0774); the ballot measure ordinance that followed passed 13-1 on Aug. 4, 2026 (CF 26-1100-S9). On Sept. 10, 2025 the Council adopted her motion on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to Van Nuys Airport (CF 25-0733). Pending: a Charter amendment to add local representation on the Board of Airport Commissioners, moved with Park (CF 26-0659), and a forensic audit and economic study for the Van Nuys Airport Specific Plan (CF 23-1339).
- Committee chairs. Since Aug. 31, 2026 she has chaired the Housing Committee (Council President letter).
Money behind the member
- Officeholder account. Imelda Padilla for LA City Council 2023 Officeholder Account (ID 1456180) reported $127,849 in contributions and $136,704 in spending from Jan. 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, and $4,707 in cash and $5,161 in unpaid bills on June 30, 2026 (latest statement). Organizations giving $1,800 or more in that period include California’s Best ($2,800), the Central City Association PAC, United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 PAC, SEIU Local 721, the Los Angeles Police League PAC, Laborers’ Local 300, the California Real Estate PAC and SEIU Local 121RN (City Ethics statement data).
- 2024 campaign. Imelda Padilla for LA City Council 2024 (ID 1461560) reported $154,757 in contributions and $255,256 in spending from Jan. 1, 2023 until it closed Nov. 19, 2025 (termination statement). City data list 375 itemized contributions from 325 donors (LA Open Data, City Ethics contributions).
- Recall opposition committee. Community Opposing Imelda Padilla Recall (ID 1483682) reported $82,800 in contributions and $38,926 in spending in the first half of 2026, and $45,272 in cash on June 30, 2026 (latest statement).
- Behested payments. Five payments totaling $27,500, all to the LAPD Mission Community Police Council for its Miracle in Mission toy giveaway: Sun Valley Peoria LLC ($7,500), SoCal Gas, The ICON Panorama LLC and the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters ($5,000 each, October to December 2024) and Kaiser Permanente ($5,000, Oct. 14, 2025) (City Ethics behested payment reports).
Method: Totals add the contribution and spending lines (5 and 11) of each Form 460 summary page in the period; cash and unpaid bills are from the latest statement.
Ethics and court records
No fines or other findings naming Padilla were found in the FPPC case and complaint portal (cases, complaints) or the City Ethics Commission enforcement orders (searched Oct. 1, 2026).