Column: What would Kevin de León’s comeback mean for Los Angeles?

City Councilman Kevin de León, who is running for reelection, waves outside his council office in Los Angeles on Sept. 21. Within the City Council, she led the opposition to a motion that would have limited De León’s power to use discretionary funds for his district. One popular white nationalist site uses the leaked City Council recording to argue that “Hispanics are no friends of blacks.” The article says: “Granted, whites are the Great Replacement’s main target and will be its first victims. In an interview with La Opinión, Cedillo laid out his conspiracy theory: “We were dragged by a mafia led by the L.A. Times.” In his lawsuit, De León positioned himself as a victim of “legacy media outlets.” Their placing blame on journalists is accepted by some of their supporters, just as many people accept Donald Trump’s attacks on “fake news.” It is always easier to scapegoat the media when the news is ugly and the consequences damaging. Odilia Romero, co-founder of Comunidades Indígenas en Liderazgo, which helps Indigenous people in De León’s and other districts, has complicated feelings about the leak of the conversation, which included racist comments about Indigenous Oaxacans.