Narrow race for 2nd place in council District 6 special election

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Community relations manager Imelda Padilla was leading Wednesday in the special election to fill the Los Angeles City Council seat vacated by Nury Martinez, but the race for second place and a spot in a likely runoff remained tight between Marisa Alcaraz, Rose Grigoryan and Marco Santana. Padilla had 2,288 votes, or 25.55%, according to figures released Tuesday night by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Alcaraz was second with 1,723 votes, 19.24%; Grigoryan was third with 1,610 votes, 17.98%; and Santana was fourth with 1,568 votes, 17.51%. Small business owner Issac Kim was the only…