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Kevin de León’s likely election defeat closes dark chapter in city politics
1 month, 2 weeks 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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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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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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Opinion: Kevin de León’s plan to rename Pershing Square is not the way to honor Black Angelenos
5 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Kevin de León’s plan to rename Pershing Square is not the way to honor Black Angelenos

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León recently introduced motions to rename Pershing Square after Bridget “Biddy” Mason, who got her freedom from bondage in Los Angeles in the 1850s. Biddy Mason Memorial Park was among the first significant efforts to acknowledge the histories of working people and communities of color in Los Angeles’ public spaces. In a 2022 report …

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The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat
7 months, 1 week ago

The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

Hindustan Times  

MEXICO CITY — Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he's been doing for 20 years: searing meat. The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a …

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6 books to shake off colonialism and rethink our Latino stories
10 months ago

6 books to shake off colonialism and rethink our Latino stories

LA Times  

What happens when we peel back the layers of colonialism that have shaped our lives? Let’s kick off with “When Language Broke Open: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Black Writers of Latin American Descent ”, edited by Alan Pelaez Lopez, a Mexican writer and visual artist. In the book, Álida, a Dominican queer writer and educator, ponders on her …

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Los Angeles Council Member Embroiled In Racist Audio Scandal To Run Again
1 year, 3 months ago

Los Angeles Council Member Embroiled In Racist Audio Scandal To Run Again

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Kevin de León, one of the Los Angeles City Council members caught up in an audio-recorded racist conversation with other public officials last year, revealed Wednesday that he’s running for reelection. And that’s why I’m running.” De León was one of four city officials secretly recorded in the notorious conversation released by The Los Angeles Times last …

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L.A. on the Record: KDL, absurdist theater and a trick play
2 years ago

L.A. on the Record: KDL, absurdist theater and a trick play

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record. Hugo Soto-Martínez, one of two new council members who’d vowed to leave chambers if De León was present, said he did not initially realize that De León was in another room casting votes. Along with Bass’ emergency order on homelessness, the council also approved a one-month extension of the city’s COVID-19 …

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Editorial: Five reasons to sign the Kevin de León recall petition
2 years ago

Editorial: Five reasons to sign the Kevin de León recall petition

LA Times  

It’s been two months since Kevin de León was among the Los Angeles City Council members caught on a leaked audio recording making racist, divisive comments about colleagues and constituents while scheming to manipulate redistricting to benefit themselves and their allies. It’s hard to take De León seriously when he makes excuses for and tries to minimize his part in …

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The mystery behind L.A. racist tape scandal: Who leaked it — and why?
2 years, 2 months ago

The mystery behind L.A. racist tape scandal: Who leaked it — and why?

LA Times  

Questions are swirling about the origins of a recording that captured Councilmember Kevin de León and then-council President Nury Martinez, among others, making racist, crude and bigoted remarks. “My goal in life is to get the three of you elected, and you know, I’m just focused on that,” Ron Herrera, president of the federation, told Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo …

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Protests, anger, tears roil L.A. City Council meeting over leaked racist recordings
2 years, 2 months ago

Protests, anger, tears roil L.A. City Council meeting over leaked racist recordings

LA Times  

Politicians, religious leaders, activists and everyday Angelenos directed their fury at the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, telling elected leaders about the rage and sadness they felt over a recording in which Councilmember Nury Martinez is heard making racist remarks and denigrating colleagues. California Photos: High emotion at first City Council meeting following leaked audio of Nury Martinez’s racists …

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Los Angeles homeless count raises doubts about accuracy. Is it time for a new way?
2 years, 3 months ago

Los Angeles homeless count raises doubts about accuracy. Is it time for a new way?

LA Times  

Jose Luis Camargo washes a skillet outside his camp under an elevated ramp linking the 110 to the 105 Freeway in Los Angeles. “I just don’t think a point-in-time count makes sense of really helping people,” said Connie Brooks, a Venice resident who participates in the unofficial counts that consistently show more than 200 homeless people in the area. “I …

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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, 5 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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Crime is up on buses and trains. Metro has a plan to make you feel safe
2 years, 5 months ago

Crime is up on buses and trains. Metro has a plan to make you feel safe

LA Times  

Men followed her, made catcalls, leered. “What made me feel safe during that time was having friends around me, bus drivers, other riders.” Now an advocate, De León, 32, has pushed for a so-called ambassador program on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s bus and rail system. “I thought, OK, this is probably my best space to try to …

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