Former City Councilman Gil Cedillo, who defied widespread calls to resign over his participation in a racist 2021 conversation that attempted to manipulate the city's redistricting process,. O'Farrell was previously connected to the scandal after he was referred to as Martinez's "guy" by Cedillo and "my guy" by Herrera during recordings in which the four strategized on how to ensure an O'Farrell re-election over an unnamed opponent representing "Housing Related Entities (HREs). According to the Los Angeles Times, Martinez made disparaging marks about how white council member Mike Bonin treated his Black son as an accent in a gathering from roughly one year ago. By remaining on the council until his term expired, Cedillo collected his full salary of over $8,000 every two weeks despite not attending a council meeting after Oct. 11. I've been pigeonholed into this box of, oh you're a police abolitionist. 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The leaked audio recording of racist remarks made by the Los Angeles City Council president has stunned the sprawling city, eliciting a fury that extended to its increasingly tight race for mayor between Rick Caruso, a white billionaire developer on the police commission, and Representative Karen Bass, who is Black and has represented the city in the Legislature and Congress for many years. We're building for higher income and that's displacing people," said Hernandez. "[25][26], In response, Alex Mohajer, president of the Stonewall Democrats, proclaimed that the club is "not for sale" and accused Cho of working to decide the endorsements of the organization by being placed in their endorsement panels. Although the raw language on the audio riveted the city, political observers said the recording was less a reflection of Los Angeles residents who in polls largely express pride in the citys diversity than of the political climate in City Hall. Im so sorry. Both men appeared at the Oct. 11 meeting but walked out after being jeered by raucous protesters who demanded they leave. All those developments served as the backdrop for a crisis triggered by The Times reporting on racist comments heard in a recorded conversation among Cedillo, De Len, Martinez and Ron Herrera, president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. Mr. Bonin, a white council member whose Black child was a target of some of the racist remarks, said that while he was still processing what had happened, he and his husband were both feeling raw and angry and heartbroken and sick., Through tears, Mr. Bonin said, I take a lot of hits, and I know I practically invite a bunch of them. The crowd at the City Council meeting erupts again in angry shouting after Mike Bonin finishes speaking about the racist comments regarding his son, and Mitch OFarrell, a council member who has drawn the ire of progressive activists over his handling of homelessness in his district, calls a recess to attempt to restore order. "In most people's memories, it's the first time there has been a censure motion heard against a councilmember," Council President Paul . 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. hide caption. "[40] Bonin's family replied in a tweet condemning the racist comments and demanding Martinez's resignation. "[31], A number of prominent politicians called for all three councilmembers to resign, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, U.S. With 100% of precincts reporting, Sigcho Lopez was leading Flores, with 53% of the vote. President of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor; resigned on Monday. Now its Game of Thrones.. She can also be heard to remark, "tan feos" (Spanish for "[they're] so ugly"). People should not ask me for forgiveness, Mr. Bonin said. Civil rights attorney Faisal Gill easily topped the field with 24.23% of the vote to advance to the November runoff. Early this year, Mr. Ridley-Thomas was expelled from the Council. "There's many people in our district who are not going to last another four years under the same leadership. That practice, he said, has contributed to ongoing racial tensions. He said he didn't want to represent Elysian Valley, Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Lincoln Heights. "[52], Cedillo ultimately did not resign and served out the remainder of his term. Nury Martinez was president of the Los Angeles City Council until she resigned from that post on Monday; she retained her seat on the Council but said on Tuesday that she would take a leave of absence. Verneen Mincey, 62, told the council she wants an investigation into all decisions that have affected Black people. She said the decisions of the council have resulted in the widespread displacement of Black people, who have been priced out of historically Black communities. The hurtful and harmful remarks made about my colleagues son were simple unacceptable. He lost his re- election bid to Eunisses Hernandez in June, months before the conversation between Cedillo, fellow council members Kevin de Len and Nury Martinez and Ron Herrera, head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, was leaked. The audio recording captured a conversation between City Council president Nury Martinez, fellow councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Len, and Los Angeles County Federation of . Please reload the page and try again. The recording was so shocking that local and state leaders on Monday called for all involved to resign immediately. Instead, he noted that "recording someone without their consent is illegal" and that the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation into the leak will "conclude who the criminals are here.". During the conversation, Ms. Martinez also weighed in on a dispute between two Black council members over whose district would include Exposition Park and the University of Southern California. And then beyond that, I think we have to sort of take it as it comes., Asked about the presidency, Price issued a statement saying he will do what he can to help unite, heal and bring positive change that lifts people up and leaves no one behind.. December 12, 2022 / 3:12 PM [50] Video of the incident was captured and subsequently released, showing that the physical altercation started when a community activist blocked de Len while the latter attempted to exit the building, and ending with de Leon's hands near the activist's neck. Cedillo lost his seat in the primary and will be replaced in December. Later in the day, President Biden joined the calls for them to leave office. But the battle for the second spot in that election remained in doubt until Friday with the final tally. Hernandez currently leads Cedillo by 2,400 votes. After Ms. Martinez resigned from the council presidency but not her council seat on Monday, Mr. Caruso and then Ms. Bass joined calls for all three council members to step down. Stefanie Dazio/AP The City Council members Kevin de Len, Nury Martinez and Gil Cedillo have apologized for the crude remarks heard on an audio recording leaked over . Cedillo evaded questions about whether or not he would resign. Speaking through tears, Mike Bonin calls on three council members to resign. He has not been able to reach de Leon. George Gascn, saying that he is with the Blacks., Neither Cedillo nor De Len responded to requests for comment Monday. Cedillo said he has had "African American friends and mentors my entire life, from sports and school to politics," citing a previous job under Mayor Tom Bradley and roles as a delegate both for Jesse Jackson when he ran for president in 1988 and for Barack Obama in 2008. The council has moved to censure Cedillo and de Leon but doesn't have the power to remove fellow elected officials from office unless they've been charged with a crime. Disparaging remarks expose long-held racial tensions in the citys governance. Former City Councilman Gil Cedillo defends decision not to step down from LA City Council over participation in a racist conversation from 2021. . After weeks of silence, Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo has conceded defeat in his bid for re-election, with final election tallies confirming an upset victory for community activist and public policy advocate Eunisses Hernandez. The recorded conversation involving some of Los Angeless top power brokers exposed the racial and ethnic factions that have come to dominate politics in California. Mr. Cedillo and Mr. de Len also have resisted calls for them to step down from their council seats. The question is how you deal with that tension. She called Bonin, who is white and gay, a "little bitch." Cedillo ended by claiming that there is a "modern version of McCarthyism" which is a danger to democracy, "not a defense.". [14][15], The audio also revealed council members' remarks about Jews and Armenians, with Martinez saying "The judios cut their deal with South LA. In the past, Los Angeles elected its mayors in odd-numbered years, which deeply depressed voter turnout, particularly among Latinos. There are no excuses, he said. [2], A special election will be held for Martinez's seat on April 4, 2023 with a runoff on June 27, 2023 if necessary. By losing committee assignments, their influence in City Hall has dwindled and they have largely become token figures, unable to participate in the day-to-day work of the council and unwanted in council chambers where their appearance is likely to cause an uproar. For that I am sorry. Despite being vastly outspent during the campaign, Bass finished atop the filed of candidates with 278,511 votes, or 43.11%. (Photo by Dean . For decades, L.A. Black and Latino political leaders formed vital alliances. Rick Caruso, working for mayor within the citys November election, also known as on Martinez and De Leon to resign from their places of work, along with Cedillo. Under city rules, each council member has to be assigned to one committee, so each man will now serve on the Board of Referred Powers, a rarely used body that takes over when other boards have a conflict of interest. As Angelenos processed the furor, calls for solutions focused on whether the citys redistricting process had been changed and whether it might have been corrupted. [37], On October 23, after Martinez had already resigned, California governor Gavin Newsom called on Cedillo and de Len to step down. I've reached out to that colleague personally. The Oct. 13, 2021, indictment alleged that Mr. Ridley-Thomas had participated in a bribery scheme in which his son received free tuition from the University of Southern California in exchange for Ridley-Thomas supporting county contracts and lucrative contract amendments with the university.. I think given the moment that were in, I believe those are skill sets that are highly valued.. He is condemning the racist comments and political maneuvering of his colleagues. Council members Paul Koretz and Nithya Raman additionally referred to as for Martinez to resign. I am so sorry to the residents of Council District 6, my colleagues, and the City of Los Angeles.. Cedillo released a statement of over 1,000 words through a spokesperson on Monday, the first day after his term ended. In the leaked conversation, Cedillo openly advocated for keeping certain communities such as Koreatown -- a majority Latino neighborhood -- away from the districts of colleagues he did not like. Ms. Martinez is heard comparing the Black child of Councilman Mike Bonin to a changuito, Spanish for little monkey, and joking with Mr. de Len that Mr. Bonin carries the child around like a designer handbag. At the same time, he acknowledged that Cedillo and De Len have not been persuaded by calls from numerous political leaders, including President Biden, to step down. While I did not engage in the conversation in question, I was present at times during this meeting last year. But she stopped short of resigning from the council, despite calls for her and the two other members to do so from Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, both of the candidates running to replace him, President Biden and many other prominent Democratic officials. Only 85 additional votes in Cedillos 1st District were counted in the latest election results, and they continued to show the dramatic results from last Friday a wide, and likely un-bridgeable gap, between the two candidates. Not even like Kevin. Ms. Martinez issued this statement on Monday: I take responsibility for what I said and there are no excuses for those comments. CONTACT Email: [email protected] Emily Morris, 213-457-7458 Madison Allman, 202-384-1279. Gil Cedillo, fuera! What was said by these elected leaders is deeply troubling and racism cannot be tolerated in California, Newsoms office stated on Twitter. We're not building for our community. The charges allege that Mr. Huizar received about $1.5 million in cash and other benefits in exchange for his assistance with getting projects approved. I am so sorry to the residents of Council District 6, my colleagues, and the City of Los Angeles. White Angelenos, particularly in the San Fernando Valley and on the citys affluent Westside, have long controlled the citys wealth and power, but they now represent only 28 percent of the population. She continued, "I was like, I don't know what village they came from, how they got here, but whatever." Black people, by contrast, make up about 9% of the population and hold three seats. By Tuesday morning, one of the four Ron Herrera, president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor had stepped down, and another Nury Martinez, the City Council president had given up her leadership role and said she would take a leave of absence from the council. Published Oct. 11, 2022 Updated Oct. 12, 2022. . The decades-old advocacy organization, which focuses particularly on educational and business opportunities for Black people, called for the city to conduct an investigation to determine the extent to which the racial animus displayed by these elected officials has impacted any other decisions made by the City Council.. But none of those circumstances seemed likely to apply in this situation. In that recording, Martinez made racist remarks about the young Black son of Councilmember Mike Bonin, who is white. The language that was used and tolerated in that conversation was unacceptable, and it was appalling.. dean pleaded guilty and admitted to arranging a $100,000 payment to the councilman. Councilmember Gilbert Cedillo during the first in-person council meeting since pandemic restrictions were put into place at Los Angeles City Hall, Wednesday May 4, 2022. Ms. Martinez, who is heard in the recording disparaging the Black child of a white fellow council member, as well as Indigenous immigrants in the citys Koreatown neighborhood, gave up her role as president of the Council and announced a leave of absence, but did not relinquish her seat. The two leading candidates in the closely fought race for mayor of Los Angeles: Rick Caruso, a white billionaire developer on the police commission, and Representative Karen Bass, who is Black and has represented the city in the Legislature and Congress for many years. Fuera! the crowd chanted. Cedillo has been absent from council meetings for the past two weeks. (Photo by Hans. The only recourse is resignation or recall, he said. O'Farrell said the only path forward is through their resignation or a recall election in the case of de Leon, whose term ends in 2024. From left: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times, via Getty Images, Desiree Stone/Getty Images, Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press. The LAist, a local news outlet, said such an election would be likely if Ms. Martinez, whose term still has two years to run, were to resign. Los Angeles City Council President Resigns After Audio Leak Of Racist Remarks, Tucker Carlson Top Author Resigns After Alleged Racist, Sexist Posts, Netflix Reduces Subscription Costs In Over 30 Countries, Cuts To Snap Benefits Puts Pressure On Food Banks. 3 min read. Councilman Kevin de Len, left, and the Councils president, Nury Martinez, conferred at a City Council meeting this month. Elizabeth Chou has reported on Los Angeles City Hall government and politics since 2013, first with City News Service, and now the Los Angeles Daily News since the end of 2016. That is unacceptable.". However, it was unclear whether either had the eight votes to prevail at Tuesdays meeting, when a leadership vote is scheduled. I cant forgive them because its not my prerogative. Gil Cedillo. Adam Nagourney, Ken Bensinger and Corina Knoll contributed reporting. Public comments have concluded after several hours of calls for resignations, and now Mitch OFarrell, the council member chairing the meeting, is speaking. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Amid the boiling City Council scandal, Los Angeles mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso are scheduled to hold their final live televised debate at 7 p.m. Pacific in Universal City. In a news conference Monday morning, O'Farrell said there is no news on whether either of the councilmen will resign their seats over their participation in a racially charged, recorded conversation from October 2021 that has already led to the resignation of Nury Martinez from her . 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Krekorian will be immediately tasked with leading the council through a turbulent stretch, with Councilmen Kevin de Len and Gil Cedillo facing fierce calls to resign for their roles in the City Hall racist hate speech scandal. Im a Hispanic like them, and Im really hurt, said Maria Briones, who was wearing a yellow T-shirt of a tenants rights organization. Caruso received 232,490, or 35.99%, of the vote. [49], In December 2022, de Len became involved in a fight with protestors at a community event. On social media last week, she wrote, Now the hard work begins. Mayoral candidate Karen Bass, appearing alongside a coalition of leaders in downtown Los Angeles, said Tuesday that we cannot and will not tolerate bigotry. Ms. Bass touted the diversity of Los Angeles and said the city must move ahead together and heal. I sincerely apologize to the people I hurt with my words: to my colleagues, their families, especially to Mike, Sean and your son. The City Council members Kevin de Len, Nury Martinez and Gil Cedillo have apologized for the crude remarks heard on an audio recording leaked over the weekend, but still face calls to resign from their posts. First published on December 12, 2022 / 3:12 PM. The council, he said, needs someone who can push for reforms that will rebuild public trust. It will also discuss creating an independent redistricting commission. My life's work has been about fighting relentlessly for those who do not have a voice -- regardless of their ethnic background. And they don't want us.". The audio has set off an unprecedented disaster in civic leadership, as City Hall already has been rocked by a collection of corruption scandals. Let me take him around the corner, and then Ill bring him back.. The L.A. City Council racist tape scandal captures him as a sad Chicanosaurus. . Stepping down from the council would be the right response by these members in a moment that demands accountability and healing at a time of great pain and deep disappointment, Mr. Garcetti said, adding that he planned to spend his remaining days in office moving kindness, transparency and respect forward as core values of our city.. If any of the three were to resign, replacement members could be chosen by a vote of the other members of the Council. Through tears, he says he didnt want to be here today. ", He later added: "For all my critics' calls for me to `do the right thing,' I say unequivocally that NOT resigning was the right thing.". Ive reached out to that colleague personally. Atty. In the leaked audio, the Latino leaders may be heard denigrating varied groups of constituents as they try to determine tips on how to use the redistricting process to safe extra political power for Latinos and maintain political rivals from making perceived features. 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