Delaney Smith stands in front of Moreton Fig restaurant at the University of Southern California, his alma mater.  | Hannah Vega.

The residents of District 10, a portion of which spans South Los Angeles, will vote for a new councilmember on March 3. Intersections interviewed the candidates ahead of the elections.

By Hannah Vega

“I know we can do better,” Delaney Smith repeated during a recent conversation about why he is pursuing political office. He is a candidate aiming to become the councilman representing District 10, one of the city’s largest and most socioeconomically diverse districts encompassing Baldwin Hills in South L.A., plus parts of Koreatown and Palms.

Smith faces incumbent District 10 council member and current City Council President Herb J. Wesson, Jr., who is running for his fourth term, and Grace Yoo, an activist and lawyer who works in Koreatown. [Read more…]