I know this is the result of my own actions. Court filings last month showed that prosecutors were looking into the full scholarship Ms. Bass received to pursue a masters degree in social work. Feldstein Soto now has 19.90%, followed very closely by Torres with 19.87%. Because of the fact that it was redistricting in the context of Black and Indigenous folks and minimizing their power, we are calling for an investigation.. As of Tuesday morning, however, Gov. City Council president and member for the Sixth District; her term as council member ends in 2024. Required fields are marked *. He called for the council members involved in the racist conversation to resign. [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 council met amid fallout after a racist conversation among three of its members was captured in a leaked audio recording. David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. 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. His statement was issued jointly with his husband, Sean Arian. Speakers also denounced what they described as the political establishment's deeply embedded, systemic racism against Black and Indigenous Angelenos. 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. 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 . Acting Los Angeles City Council President Mitch O'Farrell discusses the ongoing scandal a week after a leaked recording of racist remarks by council members came to light during a news conference at City Hall in Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. "[45] On October 12, she announced her resignation from the city council. The recording was so shocking that local and state leaders on Monday called for all involved to resign immediately. In years past, Ms. Rice said, lawyers with expertise in federal voting rights law wielded considerable influence on the drawing of local political boundaries. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Your email address will not be published. Mr. Cedillo and Mr. de Len have given no indication that they will step down. But the battle for the second spot in that election remained in doubt until Friday with the final tally. I think three months, definitely, he said. Nury Martinez, who stepped down as president of the Los Angeles City Council on Monday, said on Tuesday morning that she was taking a leave of absence from the council, citing emotional exhaustion, as calls for her to resign continued. Harris-Dawson acknowledged that a new crop of councilmembers will take office at the end of the year. "[25][26], In response, Alex Mohajer, president of the Stonewall Democrats, proclaimed that the club is "not for sale" and accused Cho of working to decide the endorsements of the organization by being placed in their endorsement panels. 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." After another raucous start to its meeting, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 today to censure Councilmen Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo for their roles in the City Hall racism scandal . For that I am sorry. All four people on the audio recording are Latino. For decades, L.A. Black and Latino political leaders formed vital alliances. We are going to need to look at those maps, he said. Cedillo has said he should have objected to the language but didn't make derisive remarks himself. 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. But Harris-Dawson also called for a delay in the presidency vote, saying no decision should be made until councilmembers have the ability to cast their votes in person. The imbroglio engulfing Los Angeles after a leaked audio recording revealed racist and disparaging remarks made by the City Council president in a meeting with two other council members last year is only the latest in a string of scandals to have hit City Hall in just the past few years. From left: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images, Desiree Stone/Getty Images, Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press. A progressive activist, Hernandez still lives in this same Highland Park home she grew up in with her mom and brother. The outrage in Los Angeles has extended to its tight mayoral race. Despite being vastly outspent during the campaign, Bass finished atop the filed of candidates with 278,511 votes, or 43.11%. 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. If the council does appoint somebody, that particular person might only serve until mid-December, at which level it must call a special election. Councilman Mitch OFarrell, who is attempting to preside over today's disrupted meeting as president pro tem, spoke to Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Lon, two of the council members facing pressure to resign after being captured on the recording. Hernandez previously proclaimed victory in the race. ", De Len said that Raman's district is "the one to put in the blender and chop up, left or right.". "I told her that's not happening," Martinez said. Protesters have settled in near De Lens Eagle Rock home, setting up tents and saying they dont intend to leave until he resigns. Sophie Gilchrist, an aide to City Council President Nury Martinez, said Cedillos absences were excused, but did not give a reason. 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. My work speaks for itself. 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. That's one of the things I'm going to work towards," said Hernandez. What was said by these elected leaders is deeply troubling and racism cannot be tolerated in California, Newsoms office stated on Twitter. 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. 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. He has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial in May. Acting Los Angeles City Council President Mitch O'Farrell discusses the ongoing scandal a week after a leaked recording of racist remarks by council members came to light during a news conference at City Hall in Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. The language that was used and tolerated in that conversation was unacceptable, and it was appalling.. Gil Cedillo, fuera! Jessica Pons for The New York Times, Sarah Morris/Getty Images, Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. There are no excuses, he said. 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. Cedillos office did not respond to a question about his absences this afternoon. I cant forgive them because its not my prerogative. [44] Paul Krekorian was later elected as the new council president. 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. De Len has expressed regrets about his actions, saying he appeared to condone and even contribute to certain insensitive comments made about a colleague and his family.. 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. Gil Cedillo was long a lion of the Latino Left. De Len had spent the last year presiding over the councils Homelessness and Poverty Committee, which has been grappling with the citys response to the homelessness crisis, and serving on the powerful Budget and Finance Committee. He's with the Blacks", referring to District Attorney George Gascn. 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. Let me take him around the corner, and then Ill bring him back.. Rachel Uranga covers transportation and mobility for the Los Angeles Times. 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. [2] Cedillo and de Len did not step down despite numerous calls for their resignations. 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 presidency vote comes at an awkward time. 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. Among the major issues in the mayoral race, Caruso has called for adding 1,500 sworn officers to LAPD. 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. Thats how I see it. The Los Angeles City Council struggled on Monday to find a way out of the crisis that has engulfed City Hall over the last week, with two embattled councilmembers losing their committee assignments and a potentially divisive vote looming over the councils top leadership post. 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. Latinos make up about half of the citys 3.8 million people but hold only about a third of the seats on the council. 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." Cedillo, whose term ends in December, has been chair of the Housing Committee and served on the committee that reviews major development projects. 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.. 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. 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. 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. Cedillo did not intervene when Martinez made a racist comment directed at the Black son of former Councilman Mike Bonin. "In most people's . [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? If the council members do not resign, they cannot be forced to leave. 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. Rick Caruso, left, and Karen Bass, candidates for the mayor of Los Angeles, during a debate last month. 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. "I don't know what village they came (from), how they got here. 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. 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. He believes they should all resign, Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said. We choose public life, but our families and should always be off limits and never part of the political discourse. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and U.S. Ive worked hard to lead this city through its most difficult time. 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