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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 …

Editorial: Kevin de León’s campaign finance shell game gives career politicians a bad name

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León has $3 million in a campaign account he created several years ago for a possible run for lieutenant governor. De León is prohibited from transferring money from his state committee into his city reelection campaign committee, Times reporters Dakota Smith and David Zahniser explained. So far, he’s transferred $600,000 to the Kevin de …

City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado cuts a cake during a celebration with her campaign team at Tokyo Villa. “We’ve had Latino council members in the district forever — and look at how they turned out.” Milagros Montalvo, who lives in Tokyo Villa and is Jurado’s scheduler, met her future boss at an event for queer women of color. “I was …

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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 …

Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León, who is running for mayor, greets constituents at the grand opening of his campaign headquarters on March 12. Los Angeles mayoral candidates City Councilman Kevin de León and Rep. Karen Bass embrace as they wrap up a debate last month at Loyola Marymount University. Although City Councilman Kevin de León’s background is an …

The L.A. Department of Water and Power Valley Generating Station in Sun Valley, shown in 2020, has been the source of health and climate concerns. Jonathan Parfrey, executive director of the Los Angeles nonprofit advocacy group Climate Resolve, said he’s been volunteering for Bass’ campaign to boost understanding of climate issues. “I’d like to see, hear more talk about climate,” …

Good morning, and welcome to the first edition of L.A. on the Record — our new local elections newsletter. Buscaino campaign strategist Michael Trujillo sounded unconcerned about Caruso’s vast wealth, referring to the developer as the “poor man’s Michael Bloomberg,” the New York billionaire who entered the 2020 presidential race with great fanfare and quickly flamed out. — A candidate …

Rep. Karen Bass reported raising nearly $2 million in 2021 for her bid for L.A. mayor, outpacing her rivals. Rep. Karen Bass raised nearly $2 million after launching her campaign in the fall to become Los Angeles’ next mayor, demonstrating an early base of support and enthusiasm as she far outpaced her rivals in the crowded field. The $1.98 million …

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