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Malik is the favorite of most democratic clubs and public employee unions and has also landed the endorsement of LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, while Park has the backing of private sector labor, LA Police & Fire, and more traditional Democrats like US Senator Adam Schiff and US Congressman Ted Lieu.

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CityWatch LA - The Faizah Malik Interview: Seeking Consensus And A Common Cause On Affordability & Homelessness In CD11 HOME ADVERTISE CONTACT FEATURED WRITERS About CityWatch Search Donate Search Sidebar &times; Search Search Home Los Angeles Important Reads State Watch Eric Preven's Notebook Animal Watch Say What? Voices Gelfand's World World Watch LA Politics Guest Words Planning Watch LA PALM SPRINGS AREA NEIGHBORHOOD CLIMATE WELLNESS LA WATCHDOG 420 FILE LGBTQ PODCASTS PS AREA HOME ADVERTISE CONTACT FEATURED WRITERS About CityWatch Search Donate Our mission is to promote and facilitate civic engagement and neighborhood empowerment, and to hold area government and its politicians accountable. CityWatch Los Angeles Politics. Perspective. Participation. 21 Thu , May Home Los Angeles Important Reads State Watch Eric Preven's Notebook Animal Watch Say What? Voices Gelfand's World World Watch LA Politics Guest Words Planning Watch LA PALM SPRINGS AREA NEIGHBORHOOD CLIMATE WELLNESS LA WATCHDOG 420 FILE LGBTQ PODCASTS PS AREA The Faizah Malik Interview: Seeking Consensus And A Common Cause On Affordability & Homelessness In CD11 Details Nick Antonicello May 21 2026 ELECTION 2026 Next Article Mayoral Mind Games: Is Bass Attacking Pratt, Or Is The Opposite? Typography Smaller Small Medium Big Bigger Default Helvetica Segoe Georgia Times Reading Mode Comments EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - First time progressive challenger Faizah Malik, a civil rights attorney and advocate for renter's rights is for the most part the polar opposite of incumbent Councilwoman Traci Park, with the one exception that they both reside in Venice here in CD-11. For Malik, the DSA backed Democrat and Park, the common-sense moderate represent two different approaches and wings of the Democratic Party in what is officially a non-partisan affair. Malik is the favorite of most democratic clubs and public employee unions and has also landed the endorsement of LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, while Park has the backing of private sector labor, LA Police & Fire, and more traditional Democrats like US Senator Adam Schiff and US Congressman Ted Lieu. Park has generally been best recognized as making an honest and comprehensive attempt in solving the current homeless crisis in terms of real reductions of the street population, and the numbers provided seem to bear that out. Both agree for the most part on what the issues are but have far different opinion when it comes to public safety, homeless encampments, charter reform and how to best move Los Angeles forward. A resident and renter in East Venice, Malik is married with two children aged 7 and 9 and will be celebrating her 13th anniversary ironically on Primary Day, June 2nd. A graduate of Brown University and the University of Michigan Law School, her story is the American Dream of sorts as the eldest daughter of South Asian Muslim immigrants, her family came to LA over 50 years ago. A public policy wonk, Malik prefers data over ideology in

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