Soto-Martnez, whose Prius has a custom LBRMVMT license plate, has spent most of his career organizing hotel workers and leading campaigns with Unite Here Local 11. So they would be the essential workers, said Vasquez, a Mexican immigrant who at one time had been in the country without legal authorization. Earlier, the comments in the roughly hourlong audio veered into divisive and racist remarks. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Gilbert Anthony Cedillo (born March 25, 1954) is an American politician, who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 1st district from 2013 to 2022. Times staff writer Julia Wick contributed to this report. Latinos make up about half of the citys population, but at the time of the conversation held just four of 15 council seats. City Councilmember Gil Cedillo, 68, stepped in to guide the discussion among himself, Councilmembers Nury Martinez and Kevin De Len, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor leader Ron. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Community activist Eunisses Hernandez declared victory this weekend over incumbent Gil Cedillo in the race to represent District 1 of the Los Angeles City Council. [17] The seat had been vacated by Kevin de Len, who won the 22nd State Senate seat. Thats good. I kept thinking of what my life would be like if I were 12, 13, 14 years old. [20] Senator Cedillo agreed to repeal the law he wrote under the agreement with the Governor to work on a bipartisan bill. Here are 10 you cant miss, Editorial: Ousting L.A. Countys chief probation officer isnt enough. Now hes under review, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Its really bad up here. Stranded residents in San Bernardino Mountains brace for more snow, Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. Cedillo, 68, was trailing Hernandez by 292 votes, according to the latest count released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. The City Council has always been more conservative than the electorate, Guerra added, characterizing the old system as a tremendous factor in the power of incumbency, whereas the new system allows for greater challenges.. We agree that L.A. should divert officers away from jobs that are unsuited to their skills. Cedillo argues that while the conversation crossed a line at several points, ultimately he and his colleagues were just doing their jobs and working to ensure that Latinos were fairly represented in the redistricting process. Council District 1 has some of L.A.s most deadly streets, yet he voted against the citys Mobility Plan to make the car-dominated streets safer and more inviting for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit. Pay farmers handsomely to give up their water rights. We recommend Hernandez for Council District 1. Yes, L.A. needs more housing at all income levels, including market-rate construction, but the harder work is developing the policies and funding to build housing thats affordable to the working poor who are especially vulnerable in the current real estate market. He apologized in mid-October and told The Times that he didnt make racist remarks or mock his colleagues during the conversation. Cedillo and Hernandez have taken plenty of swings at each other. You can read more about the boards mission and its members at About The Times Editorial Board. It is rare for City Council members to endorse someone running against an incumbent. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Two days after a leaked audio recording jolted Los Angeles, angry. MOUNT WASHINGTON (CBSLA.com)A Los Angeles city councilman running for re-election in the 1st Disctrict is accused of stealing his political rival's campaign signs. "For them to be doing that, there's something wrong with their campaign. Her campaign which has raised $211,389, more than any other challenger is being helmed by veteran political firm Bryson Gillette, and one of her early fundraising events was hosted by former Mayor Richard Riordan. Cedillo was one of four high-profile participants in the secretly recorded October 2021 conversation, which centered on Los Angeles once-a-decade redistricting process and included racist and derogatory comments about a rainbow coalition of groups. David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. (Image: Eric Kelly | Courtesy of the Eunisses Hernandez Campaign) On April 6, the Hillside Villa Tenants Association held a protest at Councilmember Gil Cedillo's field office, saying that Cedillo hadn't kept his . Hugo Soto-Martnez, a candidate for L.A. City Council challenging incumbent Councilman Mitch OFarrell, talks to residents at the East Hollywood neighborhood farmers market Thursday. Sara Harris, a co-founder of 1866 in Solano Canyon, a neighborhood group in Cedillos district, sent a letter to acting council President Mitch OFarrell on Friday, demanding Cedillo step down. The county Federation of Labor identified new Latino voters, sending them mailers that Cedillo was the Democrat that Pete Wilson feared most.". Cedillo, we should note, lost his reelection bid in the spring, and only has a few months left on the council. Cedillo competed against Judy Chu, a former . Today is history in the making because it is the day we return justice back to the people.[27]. That section also referenced a history of outlandish remarks about Latinos and Asians made by San Francisco Mayor London Breed who, like Bass, is a Black woman. It operates separately from the newsroom. "Im listening to my own people talk that way about my own family," she said. [16], Following his failed bid for U.S. Congress, Cedillo was elected to the California State Assembly's 45th District seat in 2010. I just focus on the work and delivering services as a council member like I always have and focusing on a public service agenda and not a political agenda, OFarrell said. COVID origins? As the head of the criminal justice reform group La Defensa, she campaigned successfully in 2020 for passage of Measure J, a ballot item aimed at moving hundreds of millions of dollars away from county law enforcement and into social services. The letter reiterates Cedillos regret over not speaking up during the conversation, but suggests that he and his Latino colleagues were held to a different standard than other politicians and describes his critics warped zealotry as cancel culture and a modern version of McCarthyism., I publicly apologized for not cutting off my colleagues when their comments crossed a line, Cedillo writes. Click to reveal L.A. City Council candidate Eunisses Hernandez greets a Glassell Park resident while campaigning. The group soon grew into Ground Game L.A., a grass-roots organization dedicated to building community and electoral power. Albert Corado, a co-founder of the progressive advocacy group Peoples City Council, Soto-Martnez and Pynoos are among the other progressive contenders vying for a spot. This was her first time on the . Challenging Price in a district that includes much of South L.A., Vasquez cited a similar frustration with the status quo. In Los Angeles, a century of off-cycle municipal elections and the sheer size of the citys sprawling council districts fortified officeholders positions. But the decision on whether private developments should have affordable units shouldnt be left to the whims of the council member. The increase in crime its very visible. A judge issues a temporary restraining order barring Wesson from participating as an L.A. council member, handing a victory to allies of Mark Ridley-Thomas. She wouldnt vote to hire additional police officers and would instead fund mental health clinicians, crisis responders, gang interventionists and other non-law enforcement workers to focus on preventing crime and responding to community disputes. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez declared victory this weekend over incumbent Gil Cedillo in the race to represent District 1 of the Los Angeles City Council. Cedillo, 68, was. But outsiderdom is hardly an immutable trait. What's next for the councilmember is unclear. On Tuesday, Soto-Martinez was leading OFarrell 38% to 34%. Each of them voted last year to study the idea of moving traffic enforcement away from armed officers, although progress on that has been slow. Times staff writer Kevin Rector contributed to this report. But she said she didnt feel that her community could survive another four years of the same. "Privileged powerful people stopping business from being conducted at City Hall is a gut punch, Harris said. April 27, 2022. "[39], In May 2017 Cedillo authored a motion requiring companies to disclose whether they were Last year, he succeeded in moving about $90 million out of the department and into job programs, anti-gang initiatives, a guaranteed income program and other community services. Those positions are bizarre and dangerous, the mailer said. He adds, "Traci Park is more of a centrist Democrat, Erin Darling who is running against her, is a much more progressive, even further left wing Democrat." . Thats important because the median household income in the district is around $35,000, well below the city average, and gentrification and displacement are huge issues as rising home prices and rents have priced out longtime residents. They were moved to even-numbered years in 2020, aligning with national and state races and reshaping the local electorate. Cedillo didnt say anything else in the text, said David Graham-Caso, Bonin's deputy chief of staff. Cedillo is an outspoken critic of President Trump and has brought immigration issues facing Angelenos to the forefront since Trump took office. 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Hernandez had 50.65% compared to Cedillos 49.35%. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez, who is running for L.A. City Council, talks with Glassell Park residents. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Choi, the groups co-founder, is running Hernandezs Eastside campaign. Hernandez said that, if elected, she would not vote to hire any additional LAPD officers. Hernandez is running against Councilman Gil Cedillo on the Eastside. He has argued in favor of eliminating the entire $3-billion police budget, with the proceeds going to social workers, mental health and antipoverty programs. Cedillo's description of the rise in Latino power matched his own path to City Hall. Cedillo released a statement in response:"Stealing yard signs is against the law and goes against the spirit of our electoral system. The assembly bills, known as AB130 and AB131 for private and public financial aid respectively, became law. They were on neighborhood councils and in homeowners associations and it was basically like small-town government, said Newman, who once worked for the late Councilman Tom LaBonge. Jerry Brown signs driver's license bill for undocumented immigrants", "Cedillo's challenge to legislative pay cut is tentatively denied", "Assemblyman Gil Cedillo to run for Los Angeles City Council", "Gil Cedillo: "The Nation Has To Thank Bernie Sanders", "The 'Bernie vote' is split in the race to replace Xavier Becerra in Congress", "Municipal elections in Los Angeles, California (2017)", "L.A. City Councilman Gil Cedillo and bike activist Joe Bray-Ali looking at May 16 runoff election", "LA City Council: Cedillo Wins Reelection, Ridriguez Heads to victory in northeast Valley", "I'm proud to support @gilcedillo's campaign for reelection to the City Council. We have a Mexican in charge of the [City] Council, Cedillo said. Bass apologized, and the public myself included accepted her explanation. Cedillo, in turn, has distributed fliers blasting Hernandez over some of her stances, including her support for the decriminalization of certain drug offenses, such as heroin possession. That's the case in City Council District 1, where policy advocate and community organizer Eunisses Hernandez is running against Councilmember Gil Cedillo, who is seeking a third term. Council President Nury Martinez needs to resign, Councilmembers Kevin De Leon and Gil. A self-described Mexican American Jew who has a Black brother-in-law and a Black nephew, Harris said she was left shaking after hearing Martinez's suggestion of striking the young Black son of a white councilmember, and questioned why Cedillo didnt shut down the talk. Joe Bray-Ali, who is running against incumbent Gil Cedillo, made the allegation. He also notes that he has had African American friends and mentors my entire life, from sports and school to politics., He argues that the way the media covered the leak scandal isnt how the media covers other racially insensitive conversations, comparing the October 2021 conversation which included racist comments about a council members young Black son with now-Mayor Karen Bass making some regrettable comments in a debate.. Here are 10 you cant miss, Woman in her 70s found stabbed to death in Lake Forest home, Yosemite breaks decades-old snowfall record, closing national park indefinitely, San Diego federal judge had defendants 13-year-old daughter handcuffed. On the issue of the LAPD, a much sharper contrast can be found between the two candidates running to represent the heavily Latino 1st District, which stretches from Highland Park south to Pico-Union. [28] His complaint stemmed from the 2009 decision by the California Citizens Compensation Commission to slash legislators' pay and benefits by 18 percent. Hernandez has spent years working to transform the criminal justice system, and she wants to curb the responsibilities and power of the Los Angeles Police Department. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. We clearly are not being held to the same standards, Cedillo writes. His mother was a garment worker at Sears and Times-Mirror Press. You dont reduce that by defunding the police, the councilman said in an interview. Today signifies much more than just another bill being signed by our governor. [6] Cedillo was fired from the union after losing a power struggle with Local 660's board of directors. At that event, the candidates were asked to raise their hands to indicate whether they think defunding the police is a good idea. Cedillo ran for re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 1 in California. ", He declined an interview request Friday, with his spokesman Conrado TerrazasCross saying, Councilmember Cedillo is at a place of reflection.". Martinez described Councilmember Mike Bonins son as Parece changuito, or like a monkey, and, in describing his behavior at a public event, said the boy deserved a "beatdown., At one point in that section of the recording, Cedillo appeared to say that the boy needs a "pinch. The population of District 1 is nearly two-thirds Latino, but some areas have seen wealthier, white residents move in. Cedillo attempted to speak to Bonin on the City Council floor Tuesday, but Graham-Caso advised Cedillo that an apology wasnt appropriate in front of the television cameras. Hernandez is running against Councilman Gil Cedillo on the Eastside. 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