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Despite the scorching heat, more than 400 community members attended the Los Angeles CD9 & Mayoral Candidate Forum on Saturday, October 03, 2026, at A Place Called Home in South Central L.A.

Estuardo Mazariegos, a candidate for LA City Council District 9, speaks during the candidate forum that also featured his opponent, Jose Ugarte, that took place at A Place Called Home on Oct. 3, 2026.

LOS ANGELES — Ahead of Election Day, Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman are hitting the campaign trail, speaking with voters.
The candidates spent Saturday afternoon participating in a forum at the nonprofit A Place Called Home in South LA…

Los Angeles mayoral and L.A. City Council District 9 candidates faced questions about policing, homelessness, immigration and economic development at a community forum in South Central on Saturday.

Held at non-profit center A Place Called Home, the forum featured Mayor Karen Bass, mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, and District 9 candidates Jose Ugarte and Estuardo Mazariegos…

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, appeared at a South L.A. forum Saturday, where they agreed on some aspects of the city’s approach to reducing homelessness, but offered different ideas on addressing housing costs. The two appeared separately in conversations with Brenda Verano of CALO News at A Place Called Home, a youth services community organization…

For 33 years, A Place Called Home has been doing something quietly remarkable in one of Los Angeles’ most underserved communities — turning kids who have every reason to fail into young people with every reason to succeed.

Con el alto costo de la vida, entre otras cosas, con las que tantas familias latinas tienen que lidiar hoy en día, inscribir a los niños a clases y actividades especiales muchas veces no entra en el presupuesto. Pero existe un lugar en el sur centro de Los Ángeles, llamado “A Place Called Home” (APCH), que no cobra un centavo a las familias que inscriben a sus hijos.

LOS ANGELES — For over 30 years, A Place Called Home has been supporting the youth of South Central Los Angeles.
From after-school programming and services to helping fight food insecurity for families in need, the mission is to help support kids and teens through their development.

I didn’t grow up imagining I’d be a CEO one day. In fact, I didn’t grow up seeing women, especially Latinas, leading organizations at all.