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Column: Nury, Kevin and Gil turn to the most weak salsa excuse of all for their racist remarks
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Nury, Kevin and Gil turn to the most weak salsa excuse of all for their racist remarks

LA Times  

A protester at the Oct. 11, 2022, L.A. City Council meeting calls for the ouster of Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León after the leak of a recording on which the three council members can be heard making racist remarks. The voices — then-Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez, then-Councilmember Gil Cedillo, Councilmember Kevin de León, and then-Los …

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Guerrero: L.A. needs a new generation of Latino leaders
2 years, 2 months ago

Guerrero: L.A. needs a new generation of Latino leaders

LA Times  

Behind closed doors, they sound like former President Trump. “For a long time, Latino and Mexican American communities have had a choice to make about where they’re going to stand in relation to white supremacy and whiteness,” said Kelly Lytle Hernández, a professor of history and African American studies at UCLA. “And in those tapes you’re hearing a certain set …

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Column: Nury Martinez’s rant reveals the worst enemy of Latino political power: ourselves
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: Nury Martinez’s rant reveals the worst enemy of Latino political power: ourselves

LA Times  

The more you listen to it, the worse it gets. “If you’re going to talk about Latino districts, what kind of districts are you trying to create?” City Council President Nury Martinez said to Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera, in audio posted on Reddit a month ago and …

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Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November
2 years, 4 months ago

Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November

LA Times  

L.A. mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass speaks during a July 18 town hall with the immigrant rights group CHIRLA, which has endorsed her. “Community, door-to-door contact is way more effective.” In L.A. precincts with populations that are at least 80% Latino, Caruso got 34% of the vote in the primary, and Bass 27%, according to the Times analysis. De León, …

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Latino voters can’t be ignored. L.A. mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes
2 years, 9 months ago

Latino voters can’t be ignored. L.A. mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes

LA Times  

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 …

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