LA city council leaked racist audio

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...

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 Council President Paul Krekorian To Propose A Suspension Of Councilman Curren Price

June 14, 2023 6:00 pmJune 14, 2023 6:01 pm

Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian announced on Wednesday that he will be proposing a suspension of Councilman Curren Price due to the 10 criminal charges he is facing, making it the third such proposal the Council has dealt...

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...

LA City Council Votes 12-2 To Increase Punishments For Members Who Are Censured

January 12, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 11, 2023 10:00 pm

Embattled Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon spoke at his first City Council meeting since October, denouncing a measure that would drastically increase punishments for any members who are under censure. De Leon has been the subject of severe...

A Division In The 14th District Over Kevin De Leon and the Recall Petition

December 15, 2022 5:29 pm

The Los Angeles 14th City Council District is a very split district. It encompasses the wealthy and gentrifying Eagle Rock, the poor and homeless-bound Skid Row, and the epicenter of Latinos in LA, Boyle Heights, going quickly from suburb to...