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Este es el compositor latino que le da vida musical a la nueva cinta de Disney

LA Times

Lin-Manuel Miranda llega al estreno de “Mufasa, El Rey León” el lunes 9 de diciembre de 2024 en el Teatro Dolby de Los Ángeles. Desde que Lin-Manuel Miranda conoció los primeros adelantos de “El Rey León” en la década de 1990 quedó cautivado por su música. Ahora está por presentar su aportación para este mundo de sol y sabana con …

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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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1 month ago

Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Percival Everett’s “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling” won for nonfiction, where finalists included Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022, “Knife.” The prize for young people’s literature …

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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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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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1 month, 1 week ago

The Latin Grammys turn 25 this year. Here’s how to watch

LA Times

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Latin Grammys. The 25th annual Latin Grammys can be livestreamed on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning at 8 p.m. at the following sites: What is the Latin Grammy Premiere? “With an amazing lineup of performers, we will reveal the winners in 50 of 58 Latin Grammy categories, showcasing the diversity of our community …

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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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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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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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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

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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Fernando Valenzuela, recordado por tener ‘el corazón de un león’ en su funeral

LA Times

El arzobispo José H. Gómez saluda a Linda Valenzuela tras el funeral de su esposo, el ex pitcher de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles Fernando Valenzuela, en la catedral de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, el miércoles 6 de noviembre de 2024. LOS ANGELES.— Fernando Valenzuela fue recordado el miércoles por “tener el corazón de un león” a lo largo …

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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

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

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

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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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

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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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

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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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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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

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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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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Este es el compositor latino que le da vida musical a la nueva cinta de Disney

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

Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

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

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

The Latin Grammys turn 25 this year. Here’s how to watch

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

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

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

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

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

Fernando Valenzuela, recordado por tener ‘el corazón de un león’ en su funeral

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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