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

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

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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Kevin de León and activist won’t be charged over their fight. Here’s why neither is happy

The L.A. city attorney’s office has announced that no charges will be filed against L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León, shown, and an activist after the two got into a caught-on-video kerfuffle with each other last year. Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León and the activist with whom he got into a physical altercation late last year both criticized …

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

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 …

Embattled L.A. Councilman Kevin de León and protesters remain equally defiant after fracas

The City Council went into recess after member Kevin de León showed up at a meeting Friday morning. The weekend’s events followed an uproar at Friday’s City Council meeting, where protesters, including Reedy, cursed at De León and engaged in a shouting match with the council member’s supporters. “I’m not going to let a group of extremely hostile individuals from …

Kevin de León returns to City Council chambers at City Hall on Friday after a two-month absence. Ochoa said he was DJing when a group of about five people walked in and started shouting “You’re a racist” at De León. “As it is, we live in a low-income community, and these guys are coming here who don’t even live there, …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Kevin de León shows up at a City Council meeting, sparking an uproar

The Los Angeles City Council went into recess after embattled Councilmember Kevin de León showed up at Friday’s meeting. After a nearly two-month absence, Councilmember Kevin de León showed up for a Los Angeles City Council meeting on Friday, triggering an uproar in the audience involving both his critics and supporters. “Unfortunately, neither of those things happened.” Hours later, De …