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[LA Times] Low turnout could tip LA council race between Ramsay, Ryu either way

May 18, 2015

[LOS ANGELES TIMES]

As L.A. voters from Sherman Oaks to Silver Lake head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will represent their sprawling City Council district, former council aide Carolyn Ramsay has a long list of advantages.

A heap of coveted endorsements from City Hall, unions and business groups. An edge in campaign fundraising. And a familiarity with many residents after more than seven years working for Councilman Tom LaBonge, a larger-than-life booster for Los Angeles.

Yet experts warn against underestimating her opponent, David Ryu, a City Hall outsider whose strong showing in the primary surprised many political veterans.

Ryu, a health center development director, has run a scrappy insider-versus-outsider campaign capitalizing on local frustrations with out-of-scale development, shoddy streets, and LaBonge, whose lengthy tenure has polarized some voters in the relatively affluent, politically involved district.

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