Gil Cedillo – California Globe

Bi de Leon: President and LA Councilman Following the Same Path?

July 11, 2024 9:33 amJuly 11, 2024 9:33 am

At the Harold Stassen Tavern on the Island of Misfit Pols, former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez is most likely right now sitting at the end of the bar and slowly and gently and methodically banging her head...

LA Prosecutors Decline to File Charges Against Leakers of City Council Racist Recording

May 13, 2024 7:10 pmMay 13, 2024 7:10 pm

Los Angeles County prosecutors just refused to file charges against the two L.A. County Federation of Labor workers who recorded and released audio where several L.A. City Councilmembers could be heard making racist remarks, sending it instead to the LA...

Controversy-Prone LA Councilman Kevin de Leon Announces He Will Run For Reelection

September 20, 2023 11:58 amSeptember 20, 2023 11:58 am

LA City Councilman and former California Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) announced on Wednesday that he would be running for reelection next year despite being caught making racist statements in a leaked audio recording last year, which resulted...

Suspected Los Angeles Racist Recording Leaker Questioned By LAPD

July 20, 2023 5:13 pmJuly 20, 2023 5:13 pm

The leaker behind last year’s major racist recording scandal in Los Angeles, that resulted in several LA City Councilmember resignations, has been found according to new reports from several publications. The recording, which also featured a conversation on how they...

LA City Councilman Curren Price Charged With 10 Criminal Counts By LA County DA

June 14, 2023 2:30 amJune 14, 2023 2:31 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price was charged with 10 criminal counts, including embezzlement and perjury, on Tuesday, putting the political future of one of LA’s longest-serving Councilmembers in jeopardy. Price, who was an Assemblyman from 2006 to 2009 and...

Special LA City Council Election Held To Replace Disgraced Councilwoman Nury Martinez

April 5, 2023 12:15 pmApril 5, 2023 12:15 pm

The special Los Angeles City Council sixth district election to replace former disgraced Councilwoman Nury Martinez was held on Tuesday, with current results showing no clear winner as of Thursday afternoon. Martinez, the former City Councilwoman, served the sixth district...

Recall Effort Against LA City Councilman Kevin De Leon Fails

April 5, 2023 2:21 amApril 5, 2023 2:22 am

The recall effort against Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon ended this week as the petition to put the question of recalling the Councilman in his district came up around 10,000 signatures short of the roughly 21,000 needed. In...