Nanette Barragan resigned from her post on the Hermosa Beach City Council Wednesday.
The first-term councilwoman had initially planned to step down on July 31. But Barragan said she later chose to extend her stay through the end of August in order to ensure passage of the city’s plastic bag ban.
The ban passed unanimously at the August 25 City Council Meeting.
Barragan said she is resigning her post in order to focus on her race for the 44th Congressional District, which includes Compton, the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, and Carson, Barragan’s hometown.
“My time serving this community has been invaluable, and I will take it with me as I step down to run for Congress,” Barragan said in a statement.
