by Contributing Editor October 26, 2022. By remaining on the council until his term expired, Cedillo collected his full salary of over $8,000 every two weeks despite not attending a council meeting after Oct. 11. The council has moved to censure Cedillo and de Leon but doesn't have the power to remove fellow elected officials from office unless they've been charged with a crime. Councilmembers Paul Krekorian and Curren Price have publicly expressed interest in the post, which was held by Martinez for nearly three years. In a statement, Cedillo thanked his supporters and vowed to continue serving the community. (Photo by Hans. His lengthy explanation included mentioning Noah's comments regarding the singer Lizzo's use of an insensitive phrase in a song, in which the former Daily Show host decried how Lizzo continued to receive criticism even after she re-recorded the song without the phrase. And probably in a district where more than half of them don't know who you are. Now hes under review. He said Monday he is experiencing only cold-like symptoms. United States Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat of California. Scores of angry protesters disrupted a council meeting as the episode exposed painful racial fault lines in the diverse and heavily Democratic city. Theyre raising him like a little white kid, Ms. Martinez said on the recording. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022. 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. De Len and Cedillo who, like their colleagues, earn more than $229,000 annually have avoided council and committee meetings in recent days. Presiding over the meeting in Nury Martinezs absence is Mitch OFarrell, the president pro tempore. Bonin gave a speech saying, "My husband and I are both raw and angry and heartbroken, and sick for our family and for Los Angeles. Public officials are supposed to call us to our highest selves. On Monday, Mr. Cedillo issued this statement: I want to start by apologizing. Council members Paul Koretz and Nithya Raman additionally referred to as for Martinez to resign. 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. News of the recording was first reported on Sunday by The Los Angeles Times; by Monday night, Mr. Herrera had resigned from the labor federation and Ms. Martinez had relinquished her leadership post on the City Council, although she resisted calls for her to leave the Council entirely. The Los Angeles City Council has elected Paul Krekorian as its new council president. When you talk about traffic enforcement, that's a big driver of criminalizing folks, burdening people with fines and fees. Rick Caruso, working for mayor within the citys November election, also known as on Martinez and De Leon to resign from their places of work, along with Cedillo. For the last nine years, we've lost 10% of the Latino community in Highland Park and this district is one of the only two districts that's lost double digits in community from displacement in the last census numbers.". On October 19, a spokesman for Cedillo said that he was at "a place of reflection. The citys Black community, with a vibrant middle class and powerful community leaders like Tom Bradley, a former mayor, and Magic Johnson, the Los Angeles Lakers star, has long wielded clout. Cedillo, a longtime political figure with strong ties to organized labor who served in . Currently, the council appoints the members and then has authority to approve the maps.Bonin, other council members and Democrats as prominent as President Joe Biden have called on de Leon and Cedillo to resign. The recorded conversation involving some of Los Angeless top power brokers exposed the racial and ethnic factions that have come to dominate politics in California. The progressive community activist has her sights set on reshaping several key city institutions. The audio recording captured a conversation between City Council president Nury Martinez, fellow councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len, and Los Angeles County Federation of . There are no excuses, he said. Protesters gathered outside Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday. 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. The way we build coalitions and unity is through work, she said. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. They . I was like, 'This kid needs a beatdown. The top finisher tonight was Faisal Gill, a civil rights attorney. October 13, 2022. [48], On October 27, 2022, a recall effort against De Len was accepted by the Los Angeles City Clerk's office. Though some politicians and advocates have called for the three members Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len to resign, none of the three had stepped down as of Tuesday afternoon. October 26, 2022 / 10:26 AM / AP The Los Angeles City Council formally rebuked two members and its former president Wednesday for their involvement in a racism scandal that has led to days of. 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. Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. Mitch OFarrell, who is acting as president after she gave up the post, said he would hold a vote of the Council next week for a permanent successor. Gil Cedillo. I think we should, but its unclear.. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, asked Monday evening whether the council would select a new president on Tuesday, responded: I dont know the answer to that. Mr. Bonin and Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who represents several neighborhoods in South Los Angeles, introduced a motion calling for the resignation of the three council members responsible. Jessica Pons for The New York Times, Sarah Morris/Getty Images, Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. L.A. Councilmember Kevin de Len, left, and former Council President Nury Martinez confer at a meeting on Oct. 4, 2022. Gil Cedillo, fuera! It was an awkward call for both candidates: Mr. Cedillo endorsed Mr. Caruso for mayor and Ms. Martinez endorsed Ms. Bass. a progressive who defeated one of the three council members, Gil Cedillo, in a June primary. All four people on the audio recording are Latino. Rather than fight among themselves, Ms. Martinez said, they should demand a map in which one of them gets the massive Los Angeles International Airport. (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 Los Angeles City Council has adjourned after a raucous and emotional meeting during which dozens of speakers, including the bodys acting leader, called for the resignations of three council members who participated in a conversation that included racist remarks. [14][15], The audio also revealed council members' remarks about Jews and Armenians, with Martinez saying "The judios cut their deal with South LA. ", 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. In the end, it is not my apologies that matter most; it will be the actions I take from this day forward. It was also unclear who had made the recording, which was initially uploaded to Reddit earlier this month by an unidentified, now-suspended user and continued to circulate via email after the post was taken down. Mike Bonin, who represents several of Los Angeless Westside neighborhoods, gave an emotional speech calling for some of his colleagues to resign after his son was the target of some of the racist remarks heard in a leaked audio recording from a 2021 meeting. L.A. Councilmember Kevin de Len, left, and former Council President Nury Martinez confer at a meeting on Oct. 4, 2022 . 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. George Gascn, saying that he is with the Blacks., Neither Cedillo nor De Len responded to requests for comment Monday. The recording has also derailed their personal ambitions. Mondays announcement comes at an extraordinarily turbulent time for the council, with one seat vacant and two others effectively dormant. Speaking to reporters gathered for Karen Bass's news conference, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa assailed the racist rhetoric of City Council members captured on the recording. "I don't know what village they came (from), how they got here. Those were only two of the offensive comments in the 80-minute recording, which included ugly remarks describing recent migrants from the Mexican state of Oaxaca and disparaging remarks about the trustworthiness of white liberals and a councilwoman who is of South Asian descent. "[45] On October 12, she announced her resignation from the city council. A progressive activist, Hernandez still lives in this same Highland Park home she grew up in with her mom and brother. 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 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. Los Angeles City Council members Gil Cedillo, and Kevin De Leon attended Tuesday's council meeting briefly on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Los Angeles City Hall, Council Chambers. He said that since the audio recording of the conversation was leaked, he had heard from residents about the racism affecting communities across the city. She can also be heard to remark, "tan feos" (Spanish for "[they're] so ugly"). Published Oct. 11, 2022 Updated Oct. 12, 2022. . Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. 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. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Late Monday afternoon, the outgoing mayor, Eric Garcetti, who has been in a prolonged state of limbo as he awaits confirmation as the United States ambassador to India, said that all three council members should resign. "Yes, I am an abolitionist and what does it mean? And all registered and active voters will automatically have a ballot mailed to their households. Kevin de Lon, fuera! The doors opened, and the crowd entered the room. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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.. Im a Hispanic like them, and Im really hurt, said Maria Briones, who was wearing a yellow T-shirt of a tenants rights organization. Cedillo, in the statement, said: "Conversations can also turn raw when people think they are speaking privately -- which happened that day. The two councilmembers were pulled from committees dealing with real estate development, housing, homelessness and other issues. 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. "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. Early this year, Mr. Ridley-Thomas was expelled from the Council. I look forward to closing out my time on City Council, finishing projects and preparing to serve in a new way.. The Los Angeles City Council resumed in-person meetings in the council chamber following a week of virtual sessions after two members tested positive for COVID-19, according to the city clerk's office. Soto earned 112,978 votes, or 19.9%, compared to Torres 112,842 votes, or 19.87%. The Oct. 13, 2021, indictment alleged that Mr. Ridley-Thomas had participated in a bribery scheme in which his son received free tuition from the University of Southern California in exchange for Ridley-Thomas supporting county contracts and lucrative contract amendments with the university.. That asset, she noted, is in the district of a white council member, Mike Bonin, whom she referred to with a vulgarity. Hernandez ran a grassroots campaign that knocked on 64,000 doors and was outspent by her opponent and attacked by special interest groups like the union representing LAPD officers. "But to resign for staying silent, with no look at who said what in that room, and ignoring the totality of my work and history? I have already reached out to many of my Black colleagues and other Black leaders to express my regret in order for us to heal. Caruso received 232,490, or 35.99%, of the vote. I think theres been a lot of effort made in this city and county to manage it.. In the end, financial law attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto emerged victorious by a mere 136 votes over former federal prosecutor Marina Torres. There are no excuses, he said. Over the decades, the assorted constituencies have tried to develop a coalition style of politics based on common interests in the heavily Democratic city, but, beneath that veneer, the reality often has been a quest for power and political spoils. A crowd disrupted the session, demanding that three members resign. Ms. Martinez stepped down as council president on Monday and said on Tuesday that she would take a leave of absence. But Latinos make up the citys largest ethnic group by far. White Angelenos, with more than 28 percent of the population, have long controlled much of the citys wealth and power. Complicating matters further, Krekorian tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, raising the prospect that a continued outbreak among councilmembers could force the body to meet several more days via Zoom. The profanity-laced recording of Los Angeles leaders mocking people in racist terms has stunned the nations second-largest city. She also called Oaxacan immigrants living in Koreatown little short dark people.. By the end of the afternoon, the council was on the brink of a leadership fight, with at least two members competing to replace Nury Martinez, who resigned from the presidency last week and then stepped down from the council entirely. Council president Paul Krekorian suggested that if Cedillo resigned before the end of his term, the council could seat Hernandez immediately. If a member resigns, the Council could also call a special election for voters to choose a replacement, according to the City Clerks office. 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. Ron Herrera, president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, during a news conference in January. The state and native NAACP known as on Martinez and all council members concerned to step down. Cedillo evaded questions about whether or not he would resign. After another raucous start to its meeting, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 Wednesday to approve a pair of motions to censure Councilmen Kevin de . 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." "[53], After Martinez's resignation, both de Len and Cedillo were stripped of their committee assignments by then-acting president Mitch O'Farrell. She was additionally heard making racially disparaging remarks within the context of discussions over the redistricting of City Council seats. Gavin Newsom had not. With 100% of precincts reporting, Sigcho Lopez was leading Flores, with 53% of the vote. Only 85 additional votes in Cedillos 1st District were counted in the latest election results, and they continued to show the dramatic results from last Friday a wide, and likely un-bridgeable gap, between the two candidates. But let me be clear, people should not ask me for forgiveness. Speaking through tears, Mike Bonin calls on three council members to resign. I was like, this kid needs a beatdown. Hernandez prevailed in the District 1 race with 16,108 votes, or 54.04%, while Cedillo collected 13,700 votes, or 45.96%. Track SoCal rain with LIVE Megadoppler 7000 HD. Nearly drowned out by a circling LAPD helicopter last week in Chinatown, 32-year-old Hernandez told Eyewitness News how she would re-assess the department's budget if the election results hold in council District 1 and Hernandez replaces longtime L.A. politician Cedillo, who has served on the city council for nine years. They were stripped of their committee assignments and chairmanships and were formally censured along with Martinez by the City Council in a unanimous 120 vote on October 26, 2022[3][4], In a closed door meeting at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor offices that lasted approximately one hour,[5][6] Martinez, Cedillo, de Len, and Herrera discussed specific councilmembers, redistricting, and how to "consolidate and preserve political power. On August 26, 2022, Martinez introduced a motion to appoint Hutt as a councilmember, which was seconded by four other members. These feedback havent any place in our state, or in our politics, and we must all mannequin better behavior to reside the values that so many people battle every single day to protect. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the audio first posted anonymously to Reddit earlier than being obtained by the newspaper depicts a closed-door dialog from October 2021 between Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len and L.A. Top Democratic Party officials in the state also called for the three council members resignations, as did a wide array of advocacy groups. Tuesday's agenda includes several items related to the incendiary recording made during a private meeting about the contentious issue of redrawing council districts, which can give some lawmakers significant power and dilute the influence of others and by extension, disenfranchise the ethnic or racial groups they represent. [49], In December 2022, de Len became involved in a fight with protestors at a community event. Rather than fight among themselves, Ms. Martinez said, they should demand a map in which one of them gets the massive Los Angeles International Airport. Its the prerogative of a boy who is too young to really understand what was going on. But they almost certainly could not remove them from office. Please reload the page and try again. Through tears, he says he didnt want to be here today. Anyone can read what you share. Ms. Martinez, who is heard in the recording disparaging the Black child of a white fellow council member, as well as Indigenous immigrants in the citys Koreatown neighborhood, gave up her role as president of the Council and announced a leave of absence, but did not relinquish her seat. Among the major issues in the mayoral race, Caruso has called for adding 1,500 sworn officers to LAPD. Councilman Kevin de Len, left, and the Councils president, Nury Martinez, conferred at a City Council meeting this month. As of Tuesday morning, however, Gov. 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. I knew that I did not want this story about virulent anti-Black racism to be centered on an angry white dad, he said. Required fields are marked *. Amid the boiling City Council scandal, Los Angeles mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso are scheduled to hold their final live televised debate at 7 p.m. Pacific in Universal City. The adviser, Rick Jacobs, was sued by a former Los Angeles Police Department officer for making unwanted advances and giving excessive hugs. She earned a BA degree in literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. "She doesn't matter. [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. And he stopped short of committing to keeping Krekorian beyond January, after those new members have been sworn in. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Hernandez defeated incumbent councilmember Gil Cedillo in an upset in the 2022 election.. A self-described police and prison abolitionist, Hernandez was . Mayoral candidate Karen Bass, appearing alongside a coalition of leaders in downtown Los Angeles, said Tuesday that we cannot and will not tolerate bigotry. Ms. Bass touted the diversity of Los Angeles and said the city must move ahead together and heal. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is awaiting confirmation as the United States ambassador to India. Atty. Under city rules, each council member has to be assigned to one committee, so each man will now serve on the Board of Referred Powers, a rarely used body that takes over when other boards have a conflict of interest. De Len has vowed to serve out the rest of his term through 2024. 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But my son? "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. Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as president of the Los Angeles City Council. Im here in downtown Los Angeles, where Representative Karen Bass, the front-runner in the citys mayoral race, is set to deliver brief remarks. Raman is up for re-election in 2024. A Black speaker said she wanted an investigation into all decisions that have affected Black people in Los Angeles. It used to be all about maximizing rights and balancing power, Ms. Rice said. Acting L.A. City Council President Mitch OFarrell announced early in the day that he had removed Councilmembers Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo from an array of council committee assignments the latest in a series of attempts to pressure the two men to step down, following reports that they participated in a secretly recorded conversation where racist and disparaging remarks were made. Los Angeless outgoing mayor, Eric Garcetti, was nominated by President Biden to be the American Ambassador to India in June 2021. The situation has been delicate for both candidates because the altered electoral landscape in this years mayors race makes it politically perilous to alienate Latino voters, who make up roughly half the citys population. [36], On October 11, President Joe Biden called on all three councilmembers to resign from the council. Speaker after speaker in the soaring City Council chambers has called for the resignation of the three council members who participated in the meeting where racist remarks were made. On that day, I fell short of the expectations we set for our leaders and I will hold myself to a higher standard. All three members apologized for their conduct. I hold myself accountable for these comments. [1], After mounting pressure, on October 12, 2022, Martinez announced her resignation from her elected seat in the City Council. City Council president and member for the Sixth District; her term as council member ends in 2024. Periodically, speakers and protesters have shouted that there can be no city business until Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len have stepped down. [37], On October 23, after Martinez had already resigned, California governor Gavin Newsom called on Cedillo and de Len to step down. From left: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images, Desiree Stone/Getty Images, Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press. / KCAL News. She called them little short dark people, not short little dark people.. Martinez and Herrera both quickly resigned after the leak. On social media last week, she wrote, Now the hard work begins. Byron Sigcho Lopez' bid for a second term faced a stiff challenge from Aida Flores, a Chicago Public Schools principal. OFarrell said he does not see how either councilmember could return to the council floor with any level of credibility.. Acting city council president Mitch OFarrell emphasised that none of the councilmembers who took half within the taped conversation were present, but the assembly was adjourned after just over an hour with no discussion or official action complete, the New York Times notes. He has not been able to reach de Leon. Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who defeated Gil Cedillo in June, stands behind Bonin. 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