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On L.A.’s Eastside, a new City Council member eyes a lobbyist to run her office
2 weeks, 2 days ago

On L.A.’s Eastside, a new City Council member eyes a lobbyist to run her office

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember-elect Ysabel Jurado, pictured Nov. 5, is looking to hire a former lobbyist as her chief of staff. However, three City Hall officials told The Times that Hodgins was introduced as Jurado’s new chief of staff at a recent luncheon in Mayor Karen Bass’ office. Lisa Gritzner, a veteran City Hall lobbyist who worked as a chief …

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L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’
1 month ago

L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’

LA Times  

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Los Angeles in 2020. Facing President-elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation of immigrants in the country illegally, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday tentatively backed a “sanctuary city” law that forbids city employees and resources from being involved in federal immigration enforcement. The L.A. sanctuary city law, which was proposed in early …

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Column: Ysabel Jurado vanquished Kevin de León. Will winning change her?
1 month, 1 week ago

Column: Ysabel Jurado vanquished Kevin de León. Will winning change her?

LA Times  

Ysabel Jurado had every reason to gloat when I caught up with her earlier this week at the Highland Park home she shares with her father and teenage daughter. A tenant rights attorney and political novice, Jurado also overcame a self-inflicted wound after being caught on a recording saying “F— the police.” When she gets sworn in next month, she …

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Editorial: This election showed L.A. voters are fed up with City Hall corruption and scandal
1 month, 1 week ago

Editorial: This election showed L.A. voters are fed up with City Hall corruption and scandal

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León speaks to supporters as election results are seen on a screen behind him last week. Two years after the leaked audio scandal rocked Los Angeles City Hall, voters finally had their say in this election. Voters overwhelmingly backed charter changes designed to curb elected officials’ political power by creating an independent redistricting commission …

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Kevin de León’s likely election defeat closes dark chapter in city politics
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León's
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León's

LA Times  

He preened, he hugged, he shook hands and hobnobbed with legends and politicians. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León was in full campaign mode two days before Tuesday’s election, when voters would decide whether he deserved a second term. But what De León’s supporters don’t get is that the Latino Power strategy that long fueled Eastside politics is over …

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L.A.’s audio leak scandal is taking down another Latino political leader
1 month, 2 weeks ago

L.A.’s audio leak scandal is taking down another Latino political leader

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León speaks to supporters on Tuesday as election results appear on the screen behind him. In the secretly recorded conversation that upended his political career, Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León kept returning to a familiar theme: preserving and expanding Latino political power. De León argued during the campaign that a Jurado victory …

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Column: Political novice Ysabel Jurado celebrates on her road to Eastside history
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Political novice Ysabel Jurado celebrates on her road to Eastside history

LA Times  

Ysabel Jurado, lower right, running for Los Angeles City Council District 14, poses for a selfie with Councilmember Nithya Raman, former L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin, in cap, Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, background, and others at her election night party. In the last two weeks of the campaign, the Los Angeles Police Protective League contributed $445,000 to De …

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‘Parece que vamos a ganar’: Ysabel Jurado lidera el escrutinio en el distrito 14 de Los Ángeles
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Parece que vamos a ganar’: Ysabel Jurado lidera el escrutinio en el distrito 14 de Los Ángeles

LA Times  

El ingreso a la contienda electoral de Ysabel Jurado surgió después del escándalo de racismo en contra de la comunidad oaxaqueña y afroestadounidense, revelado por Los Angeles Times en octubre de 2022; anoche, en una fiesta colmada de jóvenes de diferentes razas y culturas celebraban que esta abogada filipina supera en el escrutinio preliminar a Kevin De León, actual concejal …

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Ysabel Jurado leads Councilmember Kevin de León; Hutt and Nazarian also ahead
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ysabel Jurado leads Councilmember Kevin de León; Hutt and Nazarian also ahead

LA Times  

Ysabel Jurado, running for Los Angeles City Council District 14, dances with supporters at her Election Night Party at block party in Highland Park. Tenants rights attorney Ysabel Jurado opened up a significant lead over Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León on Tuesday in the race to represent an Eastside district, according to early returns. twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right …

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Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event

LA Times  

“Nervous.” “Emotional.” “Worried.” “Insecure.” Los Angeles-area voters were feeling much like the rest of the country as election day dawned. “That’s a hell no for me,” said Koryn Frye-Fuentes, 30, widening her eyes for emphasis as she panned Proposition 36 outside her polling place at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Incarceration “doesn’t help people with drug addiction.” The proposition, backed …

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Battles between Latino and Asian political candidates could reshape L.A.’s Eastside
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Battles between Latino and Asian political candidates could reshape L.A.’s Eastside

LA Times  

The text message that showed up on the phones of Eastside voters last month began with a warning: Forty years of Latino political representation is under threat. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León, center, sent a text message warning that Latino representation in his district is “threatened.” His opponent, Ysabel Jurado, called it racially divisive. At the same time, …

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In two L.A. City Council races, police ‘abolition’ is a wedge issue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

In two L.A. City Council races, police ‘abolition’ is a wedge issue

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León and tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado take part in an Oct. 9 debate in Boyle Heights. Long before she uttered the words “F— the police,” Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado made clear she was not happy with the city’s approach to public safety. The Los Angeles Police Protective League, which represents …

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When should a candidate apologize? The question roils an L.A. City Council race
1 month, 3 weeks ago

When should a candidate apologize? The question roils an L.A. City Council race

LA Times  

Los Angeles police officer Roberto Yanez said he has spent much of his career forging ties with residents in South L.A. and Watts, working with them to tackle gang graffiti, theft and many other quality-of-life issues. So when he learned that City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado had said “F— the police, that’s how I see ‘em” at a college meet-and-greet, …

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Student who elicited ‘F— the police’ from L.A. council candidate works for Kevin de León
2 months ago

Student who elicited ‘F— the police’ from L.A. council candidate works for Kevin de León

LA Times  

In a room full of students at Cal State L.A. last week, a young man told Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado that he supports the idea of abolishing the police and wanted to know where she stood on the issue. Jurado’s reply, which included the phrase “F— the police, that’s how I see ‘em,” drew sharp criticism this …

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L.A. council candidate takes heat for saying ‘F— the police’ while discussing LAPD spending
2 months ago

L.A. council candidate takes heat for saying ‘F— the police’ while discussing LAPD spending

LA Times  

L.A. 14th Council District candidates Ysabel Jurado, left, and Kevin de León have been battling over the issue of police spending. The candidate running to unseat Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León faced sharp criticism Monday for saying “F— the police” at a recent meet-and-greet with college students. “Every day, the men and women of the LAPD put their …

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Column: Kevin de León takes a page from Trump’s playbook at Boyle Heights debate
2 months, 1 week ago

Column: Kevin de León takes a page from Trump’s playbook at Boyle Heights debate

LA Times  

More than 200 people packed the pews at Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights on Wednesday, and they all had one question on their minds: Where was Kevin de León? “She has lied a lot.” City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado is challenging incumbent Kevin de León. “To this date, you haven’t lifted a single finger to help nuestra gente,” De …

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L.A. City Council districts could be radically reshaped by state attorney general’s probe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. City Council districts could be radically reshaped by state attorney general’s probe

LA Times  

Rob Bonta, shown earlier this year, has been pushing Los Angeles to conduct a new redistricting process. Such a move probably would undermine Latino voting strength in those two districts, said Waldman, who has closely tracked city and state redistricting since 2001. Jurado, in a news release last week, seized on the news of Bonta’s investigation, saying that De León …

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Column: The real problem with L.A. Latino politics isn’t City Council boundaries
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: The real problem with L.A. Latino politics isn’t City Council boundaries

LA Times  

Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de León and then-Council President Nury Martinez confer at a City Council meeting on Oct. 4, 2022. It’s been nearly two years since a secretly recorded conversation featuring Los Angeles political heavyweights rocked City Hall — and really, what has changed? But Gil Cedillo — who claimed on the recording that the three City Council districts …

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Your guide to L.A.’s 14th City Council District race: De León vs. Jurado
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Your guide to L.A.’s 14th City Council District race: De León vs. Jurado

LA Times  

De León has gone hard after Jurado on public safety by attempting to tie her to some of her most outspoken — and politically left — endorsers. He characterized her approach to public safety as “reckless,” saying the city needs more officers to combat crime. In a statement to The Times, Jurado said that the city’s approach to public safety …

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How Mexico City’s humble taco went from market stall to Michelin star
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How Mexico City’s humble taco went from market stall to Michelin star

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Diners queue for tacos at El Califa de León in Mexico City The taquería that made …

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Is L.A.’s planned ‘sanctuary city’ law languishing?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Is L.A.’s planned ‘sanctuary city’ law languishing?

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. In early 2023, three L.A. City Council members gathered outside City Hall to introduce a motion for a new law that would bar city personnel and resources from being used in federal immigration enforcement. L.A.’s “sanctuary city” law — presented by Councilmembers Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martinez …

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Marqueece Harris-Dawson takes over as L.A. City Council president
3 months ago

Marqueece Harris-Dawson takes over as L.A. City Council president

LA Times  

After being sworn in as the new Los Angeles City Council president, Marqueece Harris-Dawson addresses constituents at City Hall on Friday. During his years as a community organizer in South L.A., Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson saw the devastation wrought by the crack cocaine epidemic and the economic fallout that followed the 1992 L.A. riots. Los Angeles City Council …

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Kevin de León and Ysabel Jurado trade insults in fight for Eastside city council seat
3 months, 1 week 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 …

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