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. [36], On October 11, President Joe Biden called on all three councilmembers to resign from the council. [8] Herrera's home local union, Teamsters Local 396, joined multiple Teamsters locals in calling for him to leave. 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. The city charter allows the Council to force members out under limited circumstances, including if they are convicted of crimes or leave the city for an extended period. Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who represents part of South Los Angeles, said he is 100% behind Krekorian, describing him as someone who has deftly worked with colleagues who have differences of opinion. Kevin de Len, left, and Nury Martinez during a Los Angeles City Council meeting last week. 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. But my son? Here are some of the prominent figures who have called for resignations. 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. Learn More{{/message}}. Both had been on several high-profile committees, with Cedillo chairing the Housing Committee and De Leon chairing the Homelessness and Poverty Committee. That practice, he said, has contributed to ongoing racial tensions. City Councilmember Gil Cedillo, 68, stepped in to guide the discussion among himself, Councilmembers Nury Martinez and Kevin De Len, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor leader Ron. 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. The adviser, Rick Jacobs, was sued by a former Los Angeles Police Department officer for making unwanted advances and giving excessive hugs. I am truly ashamed. De Len has vowed to serve out the rest of his term through 2024. He previously had a lengthy career in the California state legislature, serving in both the Assembly and Senate. 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. 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In the end, it is not my apologies that matter most; it will be the actions I take from this day forward. On Tuesday, Ms. Martinez said she would take a leave of absence from the City Council: This has been one of the most difficult times of my life and I recognize this is entirely of my own making, At this moment, I need to take a leave of absence and take some time to have an honest and heartfelt conversation with my family, my constituents, and community leaders. Mr. Bonin, who represents several of Los Angeless Westside neighborhoods, said he first learned of the remarks, which were made in a meeting in 2021, about his son when speaking to The Los Angeles Times on Saturday. 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. [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. 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. 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. In the end, financial law attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto emerged victorious by a mere 136 votes over former federal prosecutor Marina Torres. If any of the three were to resign, replacement members could be chosen by a vote of the other members of the Council. 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.. 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. [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. De Len and Cedillo who, like their colleagues, earn more than $229,000 annually have avoided council and committee meetings in recent days. [49], In December 2022, de Len became involved in a fight with protestors at a community event. He believes they all should resign, she said. Acting L.A. City Council President Mitch OFarrell announces that he has stripped Councilmembers Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo of committee assignments. Adam Nagourney, Ken Bensinger and Corina Knoll contributed reporting. Atty. / KCAL News. 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. Required fields are marked *. I really dont. Raman is up for re-election in 2024. OFarrell said he does not see how either councilmember could return to the council floor with any level of credibility.. 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. Cedillo said elections decide who gets to hold office, and pointed out that he did not break any laws. In emotional remarks at Tuesdays assembly, Bonin stated he was deeply wounded by the taped dialogue. ", "I don't know where these people are from," Martinez said. George Gascn, saying that he is with the Blacks., Neither Cedillo nor De Len responded to requests for comment Monday. [24] He refused to do so, and served as acting president until Paul Krekorian was elected as the new council president. Cedillo ran for re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 1 in California. I want to thank the people of Los Angeles for giving me the opportunity to serve as their elected representative these past two and a half decades, he said. Heres what was said on the leaked recording of L.A. City Council members. 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. 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. 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. Top Democratic Party officials in the state also called for the three council members resignations, as did a wide array of advocacy groups. "I told her that's not happening," Martinez said. Council members said on Tuesday that they intended to seek an independent redistricting process that doesnt allow them to draw their own political lines. Mr. Cedillo and Mr. de Lon then walked out of the chambers. Since the beginning of my early activism in Boyle Heights, I have dedicated my life to public service, and I am grateful that I have been able to work with so many incredible people to make substantive impacts on the lives of our neighbors and for our communities. I am so sorry to the residents of Council District 6, my colleagues, and the City of Los Angeles. The court of public opinion has rendered a verdict, and the verdict is they all must resign.. Let me take him around the corner, and then Ill bring him back.. "These members have lost all credibility, all standing," O'Farrell said at a City Hall news conference. It's always been on the community end," said Hernandez. Cedillo has said he should have objected to the language but didn't make derisive remarks himself. Its the prerogative of a boy who is too young to really understand what was going on. A sign near a group of tents featured the message Just 25 Black people yelling, a reference to comments De Len made in the leaked conversation. 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. White Angelenos, with more than 28 percent of the population, have long controlled much of the citys wealth and power. That official, Ron Herrera, resigned late Monday. Disparaging remarks expose long-held racial tensions in the citys governance. 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. At the meeting, Ron Herrera, who was the president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor before resigning over the recording, called the group "a little Latino caucus of our own" as they discussed how to undo maps drawn up by a commission to benefit themselves and shore up power. Rick Caruso, left, and Karen Bass, candidates for the mayor of Los Angeles, during a debate last month. 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. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is awaiting confirmation as the United States ambassador to India. Mr. Herrera resigned on Monday night. 3 min read. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images. We've seen over-investment and development in luxury housing, but the average median income in this district is $32,000 a year. 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. BBC News LA council president resigns her seat over racist remarks leakhttps://t.co/j0Fz83hbNV. [17][18] The motion was opposed by Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Mike Bonin, who instead proposed instructing the city attorney to find eligibility requirements for appointments. The recording has also derailed their personal ambitions. The two leading candidates in the closely fought race for mayor of Los Angeles: Rick Caruso, a white billionaire developer on the police commission, and Representative Karen Bass, who is Black and has represented the city in the Legislature and Congress for many years. In a highly unusual outcome for Los Angeles City Council, progressive activist Eunisses Hernandez appears to have unseated Eastside city councilman, Gil Cedillo, getting more than 2,000 votes over the incumbent. All four people on the audio recording are Latino. If the council members do not resign, they cannot be forced to leave. While I did not engage in the conversation in question, I was present at times during this meeting last year. He said in a statement on Monday that words matter, and racist language can do real harm, and added that he was encouraged that those involved in this have apologized and begun to take responsibility for their actions, but did not specifically call for any resignations. ", "The voters go to work in Lincoln Heights and come home in Lincoln Heights," Cedillo said. The profanity-laced recording of Los Angeles leaders mocking people in racist terms has stunned the nations second-largest city. Martinez then described people living in the area of Lafeyette Park and Shatto Place of Koreatown as "short dark people." Jessica Pons for The New York Times, Sarah Morris/Getty Images, Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Can it survive racist recordings? Ive worked hard to lead this city through its most difficult time. This is not Hernandezs first electoral victory. 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. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. a recorded conversation laced with racist remarks. Hernandez prevailed in the District 1 race with 16,108 votes, or 54.04%, while Cedillo collected 13,700 votes, or 45.96%. 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.. He did not elaborate on what that might mean. Heres what was said on the leaked recording of L.A. City Council members. We are going to need to look at those maps, he said. The council, he said, needs someone who can push for reforms that will rebuild public trust. And they are gonna screw everyone else", and referred to Areen Ibranossian, an advisor to councillor Paul Krekorian, as "The guy with one eyebrow." Going forward, reconciliation will be my priority. All three members apologized for their conduct. The question is how you deal with that tension. They . Outside, before the session, protesters chanted fuera, or out in Spanish, demanding that the three council members resign. 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. [3], Last edited on 14 February 2023, at 17:08, 2023 Los Angeles special election District 6, "LA City Council meets for 1st time following leaked audio of racist remarks", "Nury Martinez announces resignation from L.A. City Council in wake of audio leak scandal", "LA politicians to lose committee positions over race scandal", "LA City Council censures Kevin de Len, Gil Cedillo over role in racism scandal", "Mark Ridley-Thomas, Ron Herrera and Other City Hall Leak Suspects", "What we know about the explosive leaked audio roiling L.A. City Hall and its origins", "Breaking down key moments in the racist leaked recording of L.A. councilmembers", "L.A. Labor head Ron Herrera resigns; federation joins calls for councilmembers to resign", "The mystery behind L.A. racist tape scandal: Who leaked it and why? 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. At the same time, he acknowledged that Cedillo and De Len have not been persuaded by calls from numerous political leaders, including President Biden, to step down. He lost his re- election bid to Eunisses Hernandez in June, months before the conversation between Cedillo, fellow council members Kevin de Len and Nury Martinez and Ron Herrera, head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, was leaked. 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 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. Theyre raising him like a little white kid, Ms. Martinez said on the recording. Voters will decide on June 7, 2022, between Cedillo and newcomer Eunisses Hernandez, a lifelong resident of the district who has criticized the incumbent for siding with luxury developers over communities he represents. 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. By losing committee assignments, their influence in City Hall has dwindled and they have largely become token figures, unable to participate in the day-to-day work of the council and unwanted in council chambers where their appearance is likely to cause an uproar. Ms. Martinez said Monday she would no longer serve as council president and then took a leave of absence Tuesday before a regularly scheduled council meeting. Please reload the page and try again. That is unacceptable.". He left office on December 12, 2022. Mondays announcement comes at an extraordinarily turbulent time for the council, with one seat vacant and two others effectively dormant. dean pleaded guilty and admitted to arranging a $100,000 payment to the councilman. Los Angeless outgoing mayor, Eric Garcetti, was nominated by President Biden to be the American Ambassador to India in June 2021. 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. Ms. Martinez is heard comparing the Black child of Councilman Mike Bonin to a changuito, Spanish for little monkey, and joking with Mr. de Len that Mr. Bonin carries the child around like a designer handbag. Ms. Martinez issued this statement on Monday: I take responsibility for what I said and there are no excuses for those comments. If they do not resign, it is unlikely that other City Council members could expel them. Speakers also denounced what they described as the political establishment's deeply embedded, systemic racism against Black and Indigenous Angelenos. 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. Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as president of the Los Angeles City Council. City Council member for the First District; due to leave office when his term ends in December after a primary defeat in June. 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. De Len and Cedillo have given no indication in recent days that they intend to resign in the aftermath of The Times reporting on the leaked audio, which was recorded during a meeting at the L.A. County Federation of Labor headquarters in October 2021. CONTACT Email: [email protected] Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 Madison Allman, 202-384-1279. Council president Paul Krekorian suggested that if Cedillo resigned before the end of his term, the council could seat Hernandez immediately. "[12] Martinez also called the child a "changuito" according to the Los Angeles Times, meaning "little monkey" in Spanish. 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. Martinez and Herrera both quickly resigned after the leak. I know this is the result of my own actions. Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who defeated Gil Cedillo in June, stands behind Bonin. Published Oct. 11, 2022 Updated Oct. 12, 2022. . In a moment of intense frustration and anger, I let the situation get the best of me and I hold myself accountable for these comments. The leaked audio recording of racist remarks made by the Los Angeles City Council president has stunned the sprawling city, eliciting a fury that extended to its increasingly tight race for mayor between Rick Caruso, a white billionaire developer on the police commission, and Representative Karen Bass, who is Black and has represented the city in the Legislature and Congress for many years. White Angelenos, particularly in the San Fernando Valley and on the citys affluent Westside, have long controlled the citys wealth and power, but they now represent only 28 percent of the population. It was an awkward call for both candidates: Mr. Cedillo endorsed Mr. Caruso for mayor and Ms. Martinez endorsed Ms. Bass. 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. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, asked Monday evening whether the council would select a new president on Tuesday, responded: I dont know the answer to that. Cedillo later talked about certain areas that he was afraid would be drawn into his district, and requested that his district move more to the south and the west. (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 . Heather Hutt, a former California state director for then-Senator Kamala Harris, was suggested. Later, during the meeting, Mr. Bonin said through tears: I take a lot of hits, and I know I practically invite a bunch of them. Mr. Huizar was removed from office on the day of his arrest. Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse Getty Images. 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. by Contributing Editor October 26, 2022. 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. "[7] The audio recording is believed to be from one year prior, roughly mid-October 2021,[8][6] and was leaked anonymously onto Reddit on September 19, 2022.[9][10]. Cedillo, a longtime political figure with strong ties to organized labor who served in . Inside, the cacophonous demonstration was so relentless and deafening that the council members recessed, hoping, in vain, for calm. 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 other City of Los Angeles races, there will be runoffs in November for city controller, City Council District 5, City Council District 11, City Council District 13, and City Council District 15. All rights reserved. The recording was so shocking that local and state leaders on Monday called for all involved to resign immediately. Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. Not even like Kevin. "It's `cancel culture' at its worst, and this kid from Boyle Heights never resigned," Cedillo said. I've been pigeonholed into this box of, oh you're a police abolitionist. 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. But it's bigger than that.". 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. "Seeing my elders having to dig through the recycling bin every week, the blue trash cans, trying to make ends meet. These people stabbed us and shot us and cut the spirit of Los Angeles. As the Supreme Court has eroded the federal Voting Rights Act, however, outside experts have wielded less clout and political battles have intensified, she said. Bass pulled ahead of Caruso several days ago and now has 43.12% of the vote, while Caruso has 35.99%. The L.A. City Council racist tape scandal captures him as a sad Chicanosaurus. . public speakers demanding that the Los Angeles City Council stop holding meetings until Councilmen Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo resign . Those new arrivals may have a sharply different idea of who should lead the body. Martinez said it would serve them to not give Raman all of Koreatown because it would give Raman more renters in her district. City Council president and member for the Sixth District; her term as council member ends in 2024. But other incumbents beyond Lightfoot's appointees are probably headed for runoffs and uncertain futures. Mr. Bonin, a white council member whose Black child was a target of some of the racist remarks, said that while he was still processing what had happened, he and his husband were both feeling raw and angry and heartbroken and sick., Through tears, Mr. Bonin said, I take a lot of hits, and I know I practically invite a bunch of them. LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles City Council is set to vote Wednesday on whether to censure Councilmen Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo for their role in the City Hall racism scandal. "[53], After Martinez's resignation, both de Len and Cedillo were stripped of their committee assignments by then-acting president Mitch O'Farrell. 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. "You're going to get the district that you're going to get. The language that was used and tolerated in that conversation was unacceptable, and it was appalling.. It will also discuss creating an independent redistricting commission. In the leaked tapes, Cedillo dismissed Black voters by saying "the 25 Blacks are shouting," to which de Len responded, "But they shout like they're 250." 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