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Seeking a Democratic comeback, Kevin de León attends Biden fundraiser
6 months, 1 week ago

Seeking a Democratic comeback, Kevin de León attends Biden fundraiser

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Counciman Kevin de León, seen in September, is seeking reelection after Democratic leaders called for him to resign for his part in a racist recording. Along with the dignitaries attending President Biden’s star-studded fundraiser at Peacock Theater on Saturday night was the man Biden had urged to resign from the Los Angeles City Council: Kevin de León. …

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Lawsuit against Kevin de León could be dismissed next month, judge rules
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawsuit against Kevin de León could be dismissed next month, judge rules

LA Times  

A lawsuit brought by an activist against Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León over a scuffle at a holiday toy giveaway in 2022 could be dismissed as early as next month. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lynne Hobbs ruled during a hearing last week that the activist, Jason Reedy, had waited too long to file the lawsuit against the …

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Activist sues L.A. over fight with Kevin de León, saying toy giveaway needed more security
1 year, 1 month ago

Activist sues L.A. over fight with Kevin de León, saying toy giveaway needed more security

LA Times  

Activist Jason Reedy testifies on Dec. 9, 2022, at Los Angeles City Hall, hours before he and Councilmember Kevin de León got into a physical altercation at a holiday toy giveaway. An anti-police activist who was involved in a physical altercation with Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin De León at a holiday toy giveaway has filed a lawsuit against De …

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‘Ain’t a damn thing changed.’ Black L.A. skeptical a year after racist audio leak that roiled City Hall
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Ain’t a damn thing changed.’ Black L.A. skeptical a year after racist audio leak that roiled City Hall

LA Times  

Protesters pack City Hall last year demanding that no meetings be held until Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo resign. “You don’t climb to the top of office without being so dirty and brash and putting down a certain group of people,” Brewer said. I can’t afford to be negative.” Since the audio recorded at the labor federation headquarters …

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Councilmember Kevin de León, a year after racist audio scandal, says he’ll run again
1 year, 3 months ago

Councilmember Kevin de León, a year after racist audio scandal, says he’ll run again

LA Times  

Councilmember Kevin de León, shown in June, says he will run for reelection next year. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León, whose political career was upended following the leak of a recorded conversation featuring racist and derogatory remarks, said Wednesday he will seek another four-year term in the city’s March election. De León said it was like when “Nury …

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Column: George Santos is trying to pull a De León. Will either of them get away with it?
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: George Santos is trying to pull a De León. Will either of them get away with it?

LA Times  

It was highly amusing to watch then-Congressman-elect George Santos ducking and weaving to avoid the media scrum on his first day on Capitol Hill. “Why did you lie on your resume?” Santos wouldn’t make eye contact but walked on, stone faced, often talking into his phone, although I doubt anyone was on the other end. It’s not that different from …

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Column: Kevin De León is the problem, but other L.A. councilmembers are part of the solution
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: Kevin De León is the problem, but other L.A. councilmembers are part of the solution

LA Times  

Kevin de León doesn’t have to remain the center of everyone’s attention. Opinion Columnist Jean Guerrero Jean Guerrero is the author, most recently, of “Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda.” As the City Council meets for the first time in 2023 on Tuesday, it’s imperative that De León’s three Latino colleagues prevent him from being the …

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Column: Even if Kevin de León won’t resign, activists have a plan. ‘We’re never letting this go.’
2 years ago

Column: Even if Kevin de León won’t resign, activists have a plan. ‘We’re never letting this go.’

LA Times  

Embattled Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León sits alone at a meeting at City Hall on Tuesday after his colleagues walked out in protest of his attendance. On a recent afternoon, a small group of activists showed up outside Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León’s field office in El Sereno. California Bass’ emergency homelessness declaration approved during tumultuous …

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Kevin de León doesn't have to resign for L.A. to move on
2 years ago

Kevin de León doesn't have to resign for L.A. to move on

LA Times  

Protesters have tried to shout down Kevin de León at City Council meetings and elsewhere since the release of a racist conversation this fall. Last Tuesday at City Hall, De León’s older Latino male allies insulted Black activists with Trumpian chants of “All lives matter!” Days earlier, protesters opposing the council member disrupted a toy giveaway for low-income Latino children, …

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‘Little kids were starting to cry’: Inside the Kevin de León fight at Christmas gift giveaway
2 years ago

‘Little kids were starting to cry’: Inside the Kevin de León fight at Christmas gift giveaway

LA Times  

The fight between embattled Councilman Kevin de León and an activist Friday night has heightened the simmering tensions in L.A. politics over the leak of racist audio that has rocked City Hall. Alan Ochoa, 36, was DJing the event when he said about five people walked in and started shouting “you’re a racist” at De León. In a statement, De …

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Violence between L.A. Councilman Kevin de León, activist caught on video, sparks debate
2 years ago

Violence between L.A. Councilman Kevin de León, activist caught on video, sparks debate

LA Times  

Hours after drawing protesters’ ire with his first in-person appearance in two months at a Los Angeles City Council meeting, Kevin de León was involved in a fight with an activist Friday night that was at least partially caught on video. In a statement, De León said that he, a staff member and a volunteer were “violently and physically assaulted …

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Recall effort against L.A. Councilman Kevin de León is cleared to gather signatures
2 years ago

Recall effort against L.A. Councilman Kevin de León is cleared to gather signatures

LA Times  

Councilmember Kevin de León, right, sits in Los Angeles City Council chambers Oct. 11, the last council meeting he has attended in the wake of a leaked audio recording of a 2021 conversation that involved racist comments and attempts to manipulate the redistricting process. A recall petition against City Councilmember Kevin de León was approved by the Los Angeles city …

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Kevin de León refuses to resign. What happens to his constituents?
2 years, 1 month ago

Kevin de León refuses to resign. What happens to his constituents?

LA Times  

Just down the street from Pamela and Valentin Marquez’s tidy two-bedroom home, next to an industrial strip where trains rumble through the night, is a park and playground with a walking path through oak trees. Protesters set up tents outside his Eagle Rock home with signs that read, “just 25 Black people yelling.” The City Council censured De León and …

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Column: Kevin de León is on an apology tour. When will he realize it’s a farewell tour?
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Kevin de León is on an apology tour. When will he realize it’s a farewell tour?

LA Times  

Protestors disrupt the Los Angeles City Council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday. I know what my principles are.” California Organizers launch bid to recall embattled L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León It’s relatively easy to launch a recall attempt in California, but actually triggering an election is far more difficult. By censuring the council members, he added, it sends …

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LA police investigating if racist recording taped illegally
2 years, 1 month ago

LA police investigating if racist recording taped illegally

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a recording last year that captured city councilmembers’ racist remarks was made illegally, the police chief said Tuesday. The uproar began with the release nearly two weeks ago of a previously unknown recording of a 2021 private meeting involving Martinez and Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, as well as …

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De León vows: ‘I will not resign.’ Council president says apology isn’t enough
2 years, 2 months ago

De León vows: ‘I will not resign.’ Council president says apology isn’t enough

LA Times  

L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León says he won’t resign after the leak of an audio conversation in which racist comments were made. “We need to show the world that there is no seat for racism, exclusion and disrespect on the Los Angeles City Council.” Earlier in the day, De León sent a letter to Krekorian in which he expressed …

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Photos: Activists vow to protest at Councilman Kevin de León’s home until he resigns
2 years, 2 months ago

Photos: Activists vow to protest at Councilman Kevin de León’s home until he resigns

LA Times  

They say they are staying until he goes. An LAPD officer measures a distance of 300 feet from Kevin de León’s home, informing protesters that they cannot legally come any closer. Sheila Bates, an organizer with Black Lives Matter, re-tapes a sign calling on Councilman Kevin de León to resign. Joseph Williams, left, of Black Lives Matter, joins a protest …

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Once seen as a trailblazer, Kevin de León tumbles after leaked racist tape
2 years, 2 months ago

Once seen as a trailblazer, Kevin de León tumbles after leaked racist tape

LA Times  

City Councilmember Kevin de León faces calls to resign after a leaked recording revealed his participation in an offensive discussion with political allies. “Kevin is not a racist,” said Fabian Núñez, the former Assembly speaker who has been close to De León since their teenage years. “You don’t know if what he’s saying in public is how he actually feels.” …

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L.A. City Hall in limbo as pressure builds for Cedillo, De León to step down
2 years, 2 months ago

L.A. City Hall in limbo as pressure builds for Cedillo, De León to step down

LA Times  

With two of its members refusing to resign over their involvement in a leaked racist recording, the Los Angeles City Council found itself in limbo Thursday, unable to muster enough members to meet Friday and lacking clarity about what happens next. Acting City Council President Mitch O’Farrell canceled a meeting that had been scheduled for Friday after it became clear …

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Los Angeles Council president resigns after racist remarks
2 years, 2 months ago

Los Angeles Council president resigns after racist remarks

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from the post Monday after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders. “Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as President of the Los Angeles City Council.” The statement did not say she would resign …

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Nury Martinez also makes crude comments about Jews and Armenians in leaked audio
2 years, 2 months ago

Nury Martinez also makes crude comments about Jews and Armenians in leaked audio

LA Times  

In the same leaked audio clips posted to Reddit in which former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez made racist remarks about Black people and Oaxacans, she also made crude remarks about Jewish people and Armenians. In the recording reviewed by The Times, Martinez can be heard saying the “judíos” — which means Jews in Spanish — “cut their …

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Los Angeles Council president resigns after racist remarks
2 years, 2 months ago

Los Angeles Council president resigns after racist remarks

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as President …

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Political futures in jeopardy amid mounting calls for L.A. City Council members to resign
2 years, 2 months ago

Political futures in jeopardy amid mounting calls for L.A. City Council members to resign

LA Times  

Nury Martinez resigned as L.A. City Council president after audio of her making racist statements and disparaging other politicians was leaked. Calls for Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign continued to mount on Monday, as the fallout from an incendiary leaked conversation radiated through the city. Following outrage over the racist comments …

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Editorial: Resign, Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo
2 years, 2 months ago

Editorial: Resign, Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez should resign from the council. The audio was from a roughly hourlong conversation from October 2021 with Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera. VIDEO | 03:12 City Council leader makes racist comments about colleague’s young son Council President Nury Martinez makes …

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