In 1961, San Fernando Valley residents for a time backed an unsuccessful plan to move the 10th District seat to the Valley after it was left vacant with the resignation of Council Member Charles Navarro.

[1] The district comprises all or parts of Arlington Heights, Koreatown, Mid-City, Palms, South Robertson, West Adams, and Wilshire Center.

[3][4] A year later, it was moved to bound Jefferson Boulevard and Central Avenue.

"[10] In 1973, it included "parts of the Leimert Park, Crenshaw, Wilshire, West Adams, and Fairfax areas.

"[14] In 2020, it stretched from Koreatown to Crenshaw Boulevard, including West Adams and Mid-City.