Kevin de León declares victory in race for Eastside L.A. City Council seat
4 years, 9 months ago

Kevin de León declares victory in race for Eastside L.A. City Council seat

LA Times  

Former state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León on Monday claimed victory in the March 3 election to replace outgoing Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar. De León was one of five candidates who sought the seat, which covers downtown Los Angeles, including skid row, Boyle Heights, El Sereno and Eagle Rock. The Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder’s latest round of results on Friday showed that De León had 24,823 votes, or about 53% of the vote. Jonathan Underland, a spokesman for De León, said that as of Monday, about 400 votes were left to count in the council district race, making it statistically impossible for another candidate to win.

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Adrin Nazarian, Heather Hutt claim victory in Los Angeles City Council races
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Adrin Nazarian, Heather Hutt claim victory in Los Angeles City Council races

LA Times  

Adrin Nazarian claimed victory Tuesday in a race to represent parts of the San Fernando Valley on the Los Angeles City Council, while Heather Hutt held on to the seat she was appointed to in 2022. Hutt led in the District 10 race with 63% of the vote Monday night, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. In the …

Kevin de León’s likely election defeat closes dark chapter in city politics
2 months ago

Kevin de León’s likely election defeat closes dark chapter in city politics

LA Times  

Kevin de León’s City Council election defeat will conclude a dark chapter in city politics tied to his involvement in the L.A. City Council racist audio leak that included racist comments and insults against Black people, Oaxacans, Jews, Armenians and others. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Los Angeles City Council racist leak eventually catches up …

Kevin de León and Ysabel Jurado trade insults in fight for Eastside city council seat
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kevin de León and Ysabel Jurado trade insults in fight for Eastside city council seat

LA Times  

Ysabel Jurado made a huge splash on Los Angeles’ Eastside last spring, coming in first in the five-way primary election for a City Council seat representing neighborhoods stretching from downtown to Eagle Rock. Since 2020, the year De León took office, the city has opened “tiny-home villages” for unhoused residents in Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Boyle Heights. So has …

Seeking a Democratic comeback, Kevin de León attends Biden fundraiser
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Seeking a Democratic comeback, Kevin de León attends Biden fundraiser

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Counciman Kevin de León, seen in September, is seeking reelection after Democratic leaders called for him to resign for his part in a racist recording. Along with the dignitaries attending President Biden’s star-studded fundraiser at Peacock Theater on Saturday night was the man Biden had urged to resign from the Los Angeles City Council: Kevin de León. …

De León, Raman pull ahead; other L.A. City Council incumbents take big leads
10 months ago

De León, Raman pull ahead; other L.A. City Council incumbents take big leads

LA Times  

Two years ago, voters made clear they were exasperated with Los Angeles City Hall, unseating two incumbent council members and rejecting attempts by several others to win higher office. “This is just the beginning.” Fernando Guerra, director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, said he was surprised to see as many as three …

Despite scandal, the race for Kevin de León’s seat has been lacking in fireworks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite scandal, the race for Kevin de León’s seat has been lacking in fireworks

LA Times  

Nearly 15 months ago, the Los Angeles City Council chamber was a turbulent place to conduct business, a byproduct of a scandal centering heavily on Councilmember Kevin de León. “We want Ysabel to be elected because she’s the best candidate for the district.” Councilmember Kevin de León greets people at a food distribution event outside his Eagle Rock office in …

Councilmember Kevin de León, a year after racist audio scandal, says he’ll run again
1 year, 3 months ago

Councilmember Kevin de León, a year after racist audio scandal, says he’ll run again

LA Times  

Councilmember Kevin de León, shown in June, says he will run for reelection next year. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León, whose political career was upended following the leak of a recorded conversation featuring racist and derogatory remarks, said Wednesday he will seek another four-year term in the city’s March election. De León said it was like when “Nury …

Column: Voters in Kevin de León’s district support recalling him. Now comes the hard part
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: Voters in Kevin de León’s district support recalling him. Now comes the hard part

LA Times  

Then-mayoral candidate and current Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de Leon, second from right, talks on the phone with potential voters at his campaign headquarters during the 2022 L.A. mayoral race Kevin de León has started his 2023 just the way he wants: slithering his way back to a sense of normalcy. A Los Angeles Times poll released Jan. 22 shows …

Column: Is L.A. Councilmember Kevin de León a political dead man walking?
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: Is L.A. Councilmember Kevin de León a political dead man walking?

LA Times  

Political strategists have plenty of advice for Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León, starting with suggestions he quit and disappear for a good while. Politics Once seen as a trailblazer, Kevin de León tumbles after leaked racist tape The racist comments on a recording that rocked Los Angeles City Hall ensnared Councilman Kevin de León in controversy. “Never underestimate …

Once seen as a trailblazer, Kevin de León tumbles after leaked racist tape
2 years, 2 months ago

Once seen as a trailblazer, Kevin de León tumbles after leaked racist tape

LA Times  

City Councilmember Kevin de León faces calls to resign after a leaked recording revealed his participation in an offensive discussion with political allies. “Kevin is not a racist,” said Fabian Núñez, the former Assembly speaker who has been close to De León since their teenage years. “You don’t know if what he’s saying in public is how he actually feels.” …

L.A. mayoral primary turnout rises as Bass widens lead over Caruso
2 years, 6 months ago

L.A. mayoral primary turnout rises as Bass widens lead over Caruso

LA Times  

Turnout in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, which will see Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso move to a November runoff, appears to have come in higher than years past. In the race for Los Angeles city attorney, attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto leapfrogged former prosecutor Marina Torres and is now in second place behind civil rights attorney Faisal Gill. …

Photos: Caruso and Bass will face off in L.A. mayoral showdown in November
2 years, 7 months ago

Photos: Caruso and Bass will face off in L.A. mayoral showdown in November

LA Times  

Billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso and U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will square off in a November runoff in their costly race to become Los Angeles’ next mayor, with the two far ahead of the rest of the primary field. Mayoral candidate Karen Bass, center, leaves the polling place Tuesday after casting her primary vote with grandson Henry Depaz, 7, …

Column: De León, lapped by mayoral front-runners in heavily Latino L.A., begins last-ditch sprint
2 years, 7 months ago

Column: De León, lapped by mayoral front-runners in heavily Latino L.A., begins last-ditch sprint

LA Times  

Mayoral candidate Kevin de León talks with campaign staff and volunteers at his campaign headquarters on Saturday. “I was at a kickoff for a youth program and a 10-year-old Latina came up to me and said, ‘Are you going to beat Caruso?’” De León told me. With his legislative record and working-class immigrant success story, De León would be leading …

Kevin de León, working to clear encampments, wages an escalating fight with activists
2 years, 11 months ago

Kevin de León, working to clear encampments, wages an escalating fight with activists

LA Times  

L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León says the city moved more than 90 homeless people off the sidewalks near El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, home to Olvera Street. Rep. Karen Bass unveiled her plan last week for removing street encampments, which says the city cannot tolerate “open air drug trafficking” and violence that’s “hidden behind tents.” Last week, …

L.A.’s mayoral election is months away. But some are already unhappy with the choices
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A.’s mayoral election is months away. But some are already unhappy with the choices

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Atty. Meanwhile, on the city’s Eastside, neighborhood volunteer Genny Guerrero said she is disappointed with the lack of top-tier Latino and Latina candidates — and hopes De León will jump into the race. Karl Thurmond, who chairs Feuer’s campaign, said the city attorney “welcomes a spirited debate among a broad and diverse array of candidates.” Thurmond said …

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