With that in mind, heres a quick rundown of some recent events: Almost a year ago to the day, Mr. Ridley-Thomas, then a member of the Council, was indicted on federal corruption charges. Rodriguez, who represents the northeast Valley, said she told Krekorian at Sundays meeting that she favors Price, who just won reelection to a third and final term. [27], One day after stepping down as council president, Martinez announced she would be taking a leave of absence. Through tears, he says he didnt want to be here today. During the conversation, Ms. Martinez also weighed in on a dispute between two Black council members over whose district would include Exposition Park and the University of Southern California. The council met amid fallout after a racist conversation among three of its members was captured in a leaked audio recording. "I don't need those areas," Cedillo said. O'Farrell was previously connected to the scandal after he was referred to as Martinez's "guy" by Cedillo and "my guy" by Herrera during recordings in which the four strategized on how to ensure an O'Farrell re-election over an unnamed opponent representing "Housing Related Entities (HREs). The outrage in Los Angeles has extended to its tight mayoral race. Mr. Cedillo and Mr. de Len have given no indication that they will step down. Ive worked hard to lead this city through its most difficult time. She used a Spanish term to compare his young Black son to a little monkey. I look forward to closing out my time on City Council, finishing projects and preparing to serve in a new way.. Sheila Bates, an organizer for Black Lives Matter, said the protests that have broken out over the last week have shown a complete solidarity between Black and brown folks in the city. In Monday's statement, Cedillo was defiant that what he said -- or didn't say -- did not rise to the level of warranting resignation despite calls for resignation coming from as high up as President Joe Biden. Stepping down from the council would be the right response by these members in a moment that demands accountability and healing at a time of great pain and deep disappointment, Mr. Garcetti said, adding that he planned to spend his remaining days in office moving kindness, transparency and respect forward as core values of our city.. And then beyond that, I think we have to sort of take it as it comes., Asked about the presidency, Price issued a statement saying he will do what he can to help unite, heal and bring positive change that lifts people up and leaves no one behind.. As someone who believes deeply in the empowerment of communities of color, I recognize my comments undercut that goal. Outside the doors of the Los Angeles City Council chambers, where a meeting is set to start in less than an hour, activists chanted fuera, or out! Nury Martinez? one asked. ", But Cedillo attempted to defend the discussion about redistricting, citing frustrations over Latinos not receiving a fair share of representation on the City Council relative to population. The closest race in the municipal election was in the battle to replace Mike Feuer as city attorney. She is not going to help us. I think theres been a lot of effort made in this city and county to manage it.. O'Farrell said the two men should not show up at Tuesday's meeting, which will be held virtually Tuesday because two members have tested positive for COVID-19 since the Oct. 11 meeting. The four people heard on an audio recording that rocked Los Angeles politics over the weekend have long been significant Democratic power brokers, not just in the city but in California as a whole. Los Angeless outgoing mayor, Eric Garcetti, was nominated by President Biden to be the American Ambassador to India in June 2021. But an election in De Lens Eastside district cannot happen until he steps down. City Council member for the First District; due to leave office when his term ends in December after a primary defeat in June. He was sentenced in January 2021 to 14 months in prison. In addition to electing a new president Tuesday to replace Martinez, the council is scheduled to discuss a charter reform proposal that would add more seats to the City Council to increase representation and decentralize power. United States Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat of California. Councilmembers Paul Krekorian and Curren Price have publicly expressed interest in the post, which was held by Martinez for nearly three years. We're not building for our community. His statement was issued jointly with his husband, Sean Arian. All those developments served as the backdrop for a crisis triggered by The Times reporting on racist comments heard in a recorded conversation among Cedillo, De Len, Martinez and Ron Herrera, president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. Cedillo, a longtime political figure with strong ties to organized labor who served in . In the past, Los Angeles elected its mayors in odd-numbered years, which deeply depressed voter turnout, particularly among Latinos. Former City Councilman Gil Cedillo, who defied widespread calls to resign over his participation in a racist 2021 conversation that attempted to manipulate the city's redistricting process,. My life's work has been about fighting relentlessly for those who do not have a voice -- regardless of their ethnic background. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Hours after announcing a screening of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," embattled Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de Lon postponed the event due to . The City Council chambers have settled into a calmer state as speakers, including some who seem familiar to the council, line up to make profanity-laced comments. [1], Martinez provided a statement in the Los Angeles Times apologizing, "In a moment of intense frustration and anger, I let the situation get the best of me. Theyre raising him like a little white kid, Ms. Martinez said on the recording. Rachel Uranga covers transportation and mobility for the Los Angeles Times. This has been one of the most difficult times of my life and I recognize this is entirely of my own making, she said in a statement, adding that she needed to take some time to have an honest and heartfelt conversation with my family, my constituents, and community leaders. But my son? ", De Len said that Raman's district is "the one to put in the blender and chop up, left or right.". The City Council members Kevin de Len, Nury Martinez and Gil Cedillo have apologized for the crude remarks heard on an audio recording leaked over the weekend, but still face calls to resign from their posts. Councilman Mike Bonin, whose son was the target of racist comments, asks for his colleagues who participated in the conversation to resign, to cheers from the crowd at the council meeting. But the battle for the second spot in that election remained in doubt until Friday with the final tally. ', "For Oaxacans in L.A., city councilmembers racist remarks cut deep", "Nury Martinez leak reveals insults about Jews, Armenians too", "Motion made to appoint Heather Hutt for Mark Ridley-Thomas' LA City Council seat", "L.A. Council President Proposes Heather Hutt Represent District 10", "LA City Council may tussle over the push for Heather Hutt to replace Mark Ridley-Thomas", "L.A. 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She also called Oaxacan immigrants living in Koreatown little short dark people., At another point in the private conversation, Ms. Martinez used an expletive in reference to the Los Angeles County district attorney, George Gascn, saying that hes with the Blacks.. 23 October 2022 Two weeks after audio recordings were released exposing racist comments by Los Angeles, California City Council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len, both politicians. In the leaked audio, the Latino leaders may be heard denigrating varied groups of constituents as they try to determine tips on how to use the redistricting process to safe extra political power for Latinos and maintain political rivals from making perceived features. But my son? There are 1,334 unreturned vote-by-mail ballots, according to the Chicago . Bass pulled ahead of Caruso several days ago and now has 43.12% of the vote, while Caruso has 35.99%. Both men appeared at the Oct. 11 meeting but walked out after being jeered by raucous protesters who demanded they leave. Bass wants to maintain the police force, increase the overall budget, and free up more officers to patrol as a response to voters reports of feeling unsafe. He did not elaborate on what that might mean. LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles City Council chamber became a raucous floor for protest on Tuesday, as an hourslong cavalcade of speakers furiously demanded that three Latino council members immediately resign over a secretly recorded private discussion that involved racist insults and slurs. That practice, he said, has contributed to ongoing racial tensions. Kevin de Len, left, and Nury Martinez during a Los Angeles City Council meeting last week. "In most people's . "I publicly apologized for not cutting off my colleagues when their comments crossed a line," Cedillo said. Sign up here for our free newsletters. [43] Councilman Mitch O'Farrell stepped in as acting president. Among the major issues in the mayoral race, Caruso has called for adding 1,500 sworn officers to LAPD. Ms. Martinez issued this statement on Monday: I take responsibility for what I said and there are no excuses for those comments. On October 9, 2022, an audio recording surfaced of a private meeting involving Los Angeles City Council members and a union leader that involved racist and disparaging comments and led to a local political scandal. Councilmember Mike Bonin the target of Martinez's most offensive remarks tested positive for the virus after being consoled in the crowded chambers and appeared virtually at the following day's meeting. Its vile abhorrent and totally disgraceful. The audio has set off an unprecedented disaster in civic leadership, as City Hall already has been rocked by a collection of corruption scandals. One of the three council members whose comments were on the recording, Kevin de Lon, just walked in, and people are shouting profanities at him. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and U.S. The question is how you deal with that tension. Many speakers at this long, contentious City Council meeting have called for a deeper look into the policies shaped by the three members who participated in the racist conversation. Cedillo has not issued a statement, with campaign aides saying he likely will not comment on the results. "Some of the top three charges that got women into the L.A. County jail system are driving with a suspended license, no license or no insurance. [24] He refused to do so, and served as acting president until Paul Krekorian was elected as the new council president. Heres what was said on the leaked recording of L.A. City Council members. Its the prerogative of a boy who is too young to really understand what was going on. Cedillos campaign aides said he likely will not comment on the election resultsuntil all votes have been counted or finalized. ", Cedillo said that in comparing the population and political makeup of a district, "the politics are as important to us as the population. Price, who is Black, represents the council district with the largest population of Latinos in the city and has shown he can build coalitions, Rodriguez said. He called for the council members involved in the racist conversation to resign. Scores of angry protesters disrupted a council meeting as the episode exposed painful racial fault lines in the diverse and heavily Democratic city. You're going to have to run. He claimed that the council members were "doing our jobs.". He's with the Blacks", referring to District Attorney George Gascn. This Eastside race has eclipsed the foregone results for Los Angeles mayor, in which Congresswoman Karen Bass and businessman Rick Caruso will face off in November, with Caruso trailing Bass on Friday, June 24. Jessica Pons for The New York Times, Sarah Morris/Getty Images, Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Both candidates condemned the profanity-laced conversation among the council president, Nury Martinez; two other council members, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len; and Ron Herrera, the head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, who are heard making disparaging comments about Black and Indigenous people. I am so sorry to the residents of Council District 6, my colleagues, and the City of Los Angeles.. Acting Council President Mitch O'Farrell removed Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon from committee chairmanships and assignments and named them instead to a board that rarely meets as he turned up the heat on the veteran Democratic politicians. That is unacceptable.". (Photo by Dean . We've seen over-investment and development in luxury housing, but the average median income in this district is $32,000 a year. San Bernardino County deputies to begin wearing body cameras, New Topgolf facility opens next to Montebello Golf Course, Snowfall reaches 15 feet in some areas of Yosemite National Park. Additionally, both candidates for Los Angeles mayor in the runoff election U.S. Representative Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) and developer Rick Caruso as well as the Los Angeles County Democratic Party called for the councilmembers' resignations. Dozens of demonstrators were gathered outside of the Los Angeles City Hall while a raucous meeting of the City Council took place inside on Tuesday. The recording was a conversation among Nury Martinez, the Council president; Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len, council members; and Ron Herrera, the leader of the powerful Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, that took place in October 2021 during intense negotiations over City Council redistricting. BBC News LA council president resigns her seat over racist remarks leakhttps://t.co/j0Fz83hbNV. Cedillo released a statement of over 1,000 words through a spokesperson on Monday, the first day after his term ended. I was like, this kid needs a beatdown. Some of the conversation focused on the influence of Black councilmembers and their allies, with de Leon referring derisively to Bonin, a white man, as the "fourth Black" on the council who wouldn't stand with Latinos. That contest, he said, should be accompanied by a special election for De Lens seat as well. Mr. Cedillo and Mr. de Len appeared on the dais near the start of Tuesdays meeting and were greeted with shouted profanities from the packed gallery. Breaking news for Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties. Council members Paul Koretz and Nithya Raman additionally referred to as for Martinez to resign. Im so sorry. Mr. Huizar was removed from office on the day of his arrest. Krekorian will be immediately tasked with leading the council through a turbulent stretch, with Councilmen Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo facing fierce calls to resign for their roles in the City Hall racist hate speech scandal. Marqueece Harris-Dawson, a Black City Council member, who said he planned to call for an investigation into whether the recorded conversation, which was about redistricting, violated state transparency laws or the federal Voting Rights Act. Many politicians and civic leaders in California have reacted to the news of the crude racist remarks in the audio recording with shock, condemnation and calls for the four people involved to resign their posts. With three members effectively gone, the basic task of ensuring the council has a quorum the 10 members needed to hold a meeting has become considerably more difficult. And they don't want us.". "[45] On October 12, she announced her resignation from the city council. "When you're saying defund the police and people are getting upset, that is an opportunity to have a conversation, to let them know yes, we've given them a ton of money and still we have harm and violence. But this year, for the first time, the mayoral election will be held in an even-numbered year, at the same time as Congressional and state races. We're building for higher income and that's displacing people," said Hernandez. Gavin Newsom had not. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated, "The President is glad to see that one of the participants in that conversation has resigned, but they all should." California Gil Cedillo, a champion for immigrant rights, imperiled by racist leak scandal Oct. 15, 2022 His spokesperson, Conrado TerrazasCross, did not respond when asked why Cedillo chose. Members of the Los Angeles City Council could censure their three colleagues who were heard in a leaked recording that included racist and disparaging remarks. Stefanie Dazio/AP [1], After mounting pressure, on October 12, 2022, Martinez announced her resignation from her elected seat in the City Council. A leaked conversation among four Los Angeles officials strategizing about political redistricting in advance of this years local elections has exposed deep-rooted racial tensions in the governance of one of the nations most diverse cities. Ms. Martinez complained that on a parade float on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mr. Bonin had failed to control his son and said that the childs antics had nearly tipped the float over. Mr. Cedillo and Mr. de Len also have resisted calls for them to step down from their council seats. The council, he said, needs someone who can push for reforms that will rebuild public trust. [44] Paul Krekorian was later elected as the new council president. De Len and Cedillo who, like their colleagues, earn more than $229,000 annually have avoided council and committee meetings in recent days. On Monday, Ms. Bass called on Los Angeles City Council members Nury Martinez, Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo to resign. Raman is up for re-election in 2024. Martinez then described people living in the area of Lafeyette Park and Shatto Place of Koreatown as "short dark people." Meeting remotely will prevent a repeat of last week when angry protesters drowned out O'Farrell as he tried to call Wednesday's meeting to order. It was seconded by five other council members. NILC Calls for Immediate Resignation of LA City Council Members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon. I cant forgive them, because its not my prerogative. [38], Two days after the audio's release, on Tuesday, October 11, a crowd of protestors disrupted the scheduled city council meeting, demanding Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len leave the room. "Yes, I am an abolitionist and what does it mean? I hope that you will give me the opportunity to make amends. [28], The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times called on all three politicians to resign in an op-ed article published October 10, 2022. City Council member for the First District; due to leave office when his term ends in December after a primary defeat in June. Cedillo, 68, had served on the council since 2013. It was unclear who leaked the recording, which was of an October 2021 meeting between Ms. Martinez; Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len, council members representing parts of the citys East Side; and Ron Herrera, who was the head of the powerful Los Angeles County Federation of Labor before he resigned Monday night. I've been pigeonholed into this box of, oh you're a police abolitionist. "I've never worked in a political office, for a political person. Los Angeles confronts its racial divide anew after the leak of racist comments. The context of this conversation was concern over the redistricting process and concern about the potential negative impact it might have on communities of color. Eunisses Hernandez, a progressive who defeated one of the three council members, Gil Cedillo, in a June primary and will succeed him when his term ends later this year. It is my instinct to hold others accountable when they use derogatory or racially divisive language. I was like, this kid needs a beatdown. Sigcho Lopez has the endorsement of the Chicago DSA. Former City Councilman Gil Cedillo, who defied widespread calls to resign over his participation in a racist 2021 conversation that attempted to manipulate the city's redistricting process, Monday defended his decision not to step down -- referencing McCarthyism, cancel culture and comedian Trevor Noah. The near-final numbers today from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Register tentatively show that community activist Hernandez has strongly beaten Cedillo, 54.04% to 45.96%. In polls, Latino residents of the city repeatedly say that their Black neighbors understand them better than do any other ethnic group in Los Angeles, and vice versa, said Fernando Guerra, whose Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University regularly surveys the citys residents. In the audio, the officials the Los Angeles City Council president, Nury Martinez; two council members, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len; and a top labor representative, Ron Herrera are heard making racist and disparaging remarks about Black and Indigenous people. Despite testing positive for the coronavirus, Krekorian said he is still planning to attend Tuesdays meeting, since it will held via Zoom. Maaaring gamitin ang paghahanap na ito upang maghanap ng mga kopya ng 24-Oras na Ulat sa Kontribusyon (Form 497) na inihain ng mga komite sa kampanya ng Lungsod at mga pangunahing donor. Elizabeth Chou has reported on Los Angeles City Hall government and politics since 2013, first with City News Service, and now the Los Angeles Daily News since the end of 2016. OFarrell said he does not see how either councilmember could return to the council floor with any level of credibility.. If the council does appoint somebody, that particular person might only serve until mid-December, at which level it must call a special election. The court of public opinion has rendered a verdict, and the verdict is they all must resign., For more than a half-century, Los Angeles politics have been a study in demographic constituencies and race relations. He previously had a lengthy career in the California state legislature, serving in both the Assembly and Senate. Cedillo lost his seat in the primary and will be replaced in December. I knew that I did not want this story about virulent anti-Black racism to be centered on an angry white dad, he said. A progressive activist, Hernandez still lives in this same Highland Park home she grew up in with her mom and brother. Los Angeless 12th district seat was held by Mitchell Englander from 2011-18, and he was the Council's only Republican. Since the 1992 riots after the acquittal of police officers in the beating of Rodney King, Angelenos have expressed pride in the strides they have made in race relations. The leaked recording of the three powerful politicians discussing with a labor leader how to maintain their grip on power and expand Latino influence in the city has plunged the council into chaos as angry protesters shut down meetings last week. The homepage of the Los Angeles Urban League on Tuesday featured the photos of council members Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len stamped with the word RESIGN! in red. President of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor; resigned on Monday. We must stay rooted in not leaving people behind and uplifting and taking the lead of directly impacted people. They . A metropolis council assembly the earlier day the first since news of the recording broke was interrupters by demonstrators filling the chambers, demanding the councilmembers resignation. [32], The California/Hawaii and Los Angeles NAACP,[33][34] the Armenian National Committee of America[35] and the SAG-AFTRA union called for the resignation of all four individuals involved. Nury Martinez was president of the Los Angeles City Council until she resigned from that post on Monday; she retained her seat on the Council but said on Tuesday that she would take a leave of absence. Mr. Bonin said that he could never fully comprehend his sons experience of relentless racism, but he knew the fire that you feel when someone tries to destroy Black boy joy.. [13], In the course of the discussion on redistricting, she commented, "I see a lot of little short dark people there" in reference to Los Angeles Koreatown. Council members said on Tuesday that they intended to seek an independent redistricting process that doesnt allow them to draw their own political lines. WHO. L.A.s Black-Latino alliance has always been fragile. Eunisses Hernandez (born 1990) is an American activist and politician, currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 1st district since 2022. The progressive community activist has her sights set on reshaping several key city institutions. Anyone can read what you share. These people stabbed us and shot us and cut the spirit of Los Angeles. Despite being vastly outspent during the campaign, Bass finished atop the filed of candidates with 278,511 votes, or 43.11%. The decades-old advocacy organization, which focuses particularly on educational and business opportunities for Black people, called for the city to conduct an investigation to determine the extent to which the racial animus displayed by these elected officials has impacted any other decisions made by the City Council.. / KCAL News. With 100% of precincts reporting, Sigcho Lopez was leading Flores, with 53% of the vote. LOS ANGELES The head of the Los Angeles City Council stripped two members of much of their power Monday to pressure them to resign for participating in a private meeting in which they did not object to a colleague's crude and racist remarks and at times joined in the offensive banter. Los Angeles is a kind of microcosm of the world; its roughly four million residents speak a combined 200-plus languages at home. Published Oct. 11, 2022 Updated Oct. 12, 2022. . She also called Oaxacan immigrants living in Koreatown little short dark people., At another point in the private conversation, Ms. Martinez used an expletive in reference to the Los Angeles County district attorney, George Gascn, saying that hes with the Blacks.. After weeks of silence, Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo has conceded defeat in his bid for re-election, with final election tallies confirming an upset victory for community activist and public policy advocate Eunisses Hernandez. Caruso received 232,490, or 35.99%, of the vote. a progressive who defeated one of the three council members, Gil Cedillo, in a June primary. In that recording, Martinez made racist remarks about the young Black son of Councilmember Mike Bonin, who is white. The presidency vote comes at an awkward time. Cedillo has been absent from council meetings for the past two weeks. What was said by these elected leaders is deeply troubling and racism cannot be tolerated in California, Newsoms office stated on Twitter. December 12, 2022 / 3:12 PM The LAist, a local news outlet, said such an election would be likely if Ms. Martinez, whose term still has two years to run, were to resign. December 13, 2022. As many as five new council members could be seated in December, depending on the outcome of the Nov. 8 election. LA Councilman Gil Cedillo, who lost his race for reelection in the June 7 th Primary to Democratic progressive Eunisses Hernandez in CD-1 has endorsed Venice attorney Traci Park to succeed the exiting Mike Bonin on the LA City Council. In the profanity-laced recording, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times and which was first reported by The Los Angeles Times on Sunday, the City Council president, Nury Martinez, who is Latina, compared the Black child of a white council member to a changuito, Spanish for little monkey. Clearly, I should have intervened. He also compared calls for him to resign to "cancel culture" and "McCarthyism. Yet another scandal disrupts Los Angeles City Hall. For that I am sorry. She can also be heard to remark, "tan feos" (Spanish for "[they're] so ugly"). Court filings last month showed that prosecutors were looking into the full scholarship Ms. Bass received to pursue a masters degree in social work. [29], Los Angeles Council District 11 candidate Traci Park rejected the endorsements of Martinez and Cedillo, which had been given before the release of the recording. While Latinos make up about half the population, they are underrepresented on the council with only four of the 15 seats at the time. The Los Angeles City Council took the historic step of censuring Councilmembers Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo and former Councilwoman Nury Martinez for their roles in the City Hall racism and . But they almost certainly could not remove them from office. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The male-dominated Los Angeles City Council could soon see a bit of a female shakeup with newcomer Eunisses Hernandez appearing to have unseated incumbent Gil Cedillo in their tight race. Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez at podium, and Mayor Eric Garcetti, standing to her right, are seen during a information convention at Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles on April 1, 2022. 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