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,. Hernandez had 50.65% compared to Cedillos 49.35%. Not long after the death of George Floyd in 2020, labor organizer Hugo Soto-Martinez protested at Echo Park Lake, where he and hundreds of others demanded cuts to the Los Angeles Police Department. And in a closely watched race in South L.A., educator Dulce Vasquez is attempting to unseat Councilman Curren Price. This year, perhaps motivated by voters decision to move Los Angeles municipal elections to coincide with the gubernatorial election or by Nithya Ramans win in 2020 (when a newcomer ousted an incumbent), there are several well-funded, well-organized progressive candidates challenging council members, who have traditionally coasted to reelection. Weeks later, college administrator Dulce Vasquez posted her response to the City Councils decision to cut hundreds of LAPD officers. Ive seen how incarcerating folks has just not kept us safe, and so I do believe we need to divert people out of our carceral system, she said. Its cancel culture at its worst, and this kid from Boyle Heights never resigned.. Corado, a self-described police abolitionist, has the endorsement of Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, and has spoken in vivid terms about shutting down the LAPD. They were moved to even-numbered years in 2020, aligning with national and state races and reshaping the local electorate. [14] Cedillo received a majority of other major endorsements, including eight members of California's Congressional Delegation, LA Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton, and more than 100 current and former public officials, including Senator Gloria Romero, Senator Ron Calderon, and Assemblymember Ed Chavez, who all dropped out of the race and endorsed Cedillo. Protesting works, she wrote, with the hashtag #DefundPolice. 3 min read. I kept thinking of what my life would be like if I were 12, 13, 14 years old. Only radical intervention can save juvenile justice, Commentary: L.A.s snowy mountains are a glorious, fleeting thing to behold. Meanwhile, fatal shootings by police have spiked, sparking demands for a more humane response to people facing addiction and mental health challenges. I didn't know there was even a campaign going on. 02-2503-2490. Editorial: Los Angeles County bus riders get no shelter from the storm. No one, she said, should be punished for drug use. At that event, the candidates were asked to raise their hands to indicate whether they think defunding the police is a good idea. Cedillo has received praise for his offices pandemic response. "For them to be doing that, there's something wrong with their campaign. Here are 10 you cant miss, Review: A reimagined Secret Garden fails to flower anew at the Ahmanson Theatre, How USC trainers saved Vincent Iwuchukwu after cardiac arrest, Blizzard conditions close major highways and roads in Lake Tahoe area, I-5 closed through Grapevine as last wave of winter storm hits Southern California, Dictators and criminals fear this USC instructor whos making the case for an Oscar, Photos: Mountain communities buried in snow | More on the way, Prosecutor in controversial Hannah Tubbs case suspended for misgendering defendant. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. The people in this city do not want to abolish the police. Its likely that she and Cedillo will be the only names on the ballot, meaning the race would be decided in the June primary. Cedillo has . There were only two candidates running for the district seat, which includes Glassell Park, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Westlake, Chinatown and Pico-Union. On other issues, his office has been called unresponsive and aloof, with some constituents complaining that Cedillo is unwilling to engage with residents and groups that he disagrees with. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, 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. The field to unseat him includes Steve Johnson, a sergeant in the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department who wants to add about 1,500 police officers. City Council candidate Dulce Vasquez at her home in Los Angeles in August. Rifts and alliances on the City Council are common, and Bonin endorsed Hernandez in the race. 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. "The latest vote count confirms what we've said all along: CD1 demands true, honest, and responsive representation in city hall," said Hernandez in a statement posted on Twitter. On Tuesday, Soto-Martinez was leading OFarrell 38% to 34%. [1] Since October 2022, there have been widespread calls for his resignation after an audio recording of him and other council members making racist remarks was released. (Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times). Hernandez has been a leader in one of the most significant criminal justice system reforms in the country first persuading county leaders to scrap plans to build new jails and instead invest in community-based mental health treatment and rehabilitation services, and then persuading voters to pass Measure J, which directed the county to budget at least 10% of its locally generated revenue for youth programs, affordable housing, restorative justice, job training and similar programs. If people go to Target or Rite Aid, they dont want to be there when someone is smashing and grabbing.. 3.64.131.83 Cedillo is an outspoken critic of President Trump and has brought immigration issues facing Angelenos to the forefront since Trump took office. Hernandez said that, if elected, she would not vote to hire any additional LAPD officers. Eunisses Hernandez is running for L.A. City Council District 1. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez, who is running for L.A. City Council, talks with Glassell Park residents. . 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." . Julia Wick is a Metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering City Hall and the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election. TerrazasCross did not respond when asked whether that line in the letter was a reference to Bass suggesting that Rick Caruso, her opponent in the mayoral race, paid for the endorsement of a local Latino Democratic club comments for which she later apologized. [11], On January 8, 2009, Cedillo announced his candidacy for the 32nd Congressional District seat, which was vacated by Congresswoman Hilda Solis. Herrera appeared to compare Soto-Martinez to Eunessis Hernandez, who was running against Cedillo in his district and would later defeat him. Cedillo participated in Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA). When Hilda Solis joined the Obama administration, Cedillo became a candidate to replace her for California's 32nd congressional district seat, but lost to Judy Chu in the 2009 special election. ", Communications consultant Helen Sanchez, who first worked with Cedillo in the late 1980s on then-presidential candidate Michael Dukakis' campaign, said the lesson is that "we need to speak up when someone is saying terrible things, even if they are our friends. The 1,143-word document is the first time Cedillo has talked extensively about the incident. Now hes under review, Blizzard conditions close major highways and roads in Lake Tahoe area, I-5 closed through Grapevine as last wave of winter storm hits Southern California. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Through that work, Hernandez has developed a reputation as both a visionary and pragmatic organizer, steeped in the details and committed to making change over the long haul. Knock LA found that Councilmember Blumenfield's office fully redacted zero items in his calendar between December 2021 and March 2022. Who can help student-athletes cash in? In the conversation about redistricting which took place in October 2021 at the L.A. County Federation of Labor the group discussed maintaining Latino political power while also ensuring they and their colleagues would have districts that help them win reelection. Today signifies much more than just another bill being signed by our governor. Discussion of this topic led to assessing which Council members might support expanded Latino representation and who might see that as a step back for other communities, particularly districts represented by African Americans, Cedillo writes. And they have resisted demands from activists for a Peoples Budget that would eviscerate law enforcement spending. We're in a different spot now than we were 25 years ago. He ran for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council representing Council District 1 and was elected in 2013. 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. [17] The seat had been vacated by Kevin de Len, who won the 22nd State Senate seat. L.A. Times reporters and columnists pick it apart, line by line. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. They should be held accountable for their actions. degree from the People's College of Law, in Los Angeles. [15] Chu defeated Cedillo with 15,338 votes (31.9%) to Cedillo's 11,244 votes (23.4%). Choi, the groups co-founder, is running Hernandezs Eastside campaign. [9] Cedillo attempted to have driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants reinstated, and was the author of the California DREAM Act. There is a value to having contrary opinions in City Hall, where so many processes and policies havent been reconsidered for decades and the status quo isnt serving vast numbers of Angelenos. I think it is unusual in the city of L.A. to have this many challengers who are getting the traction that they are. This year, Ground Game members are helping lead progressive campaigns challenging incumbents in two City Council districts. Riverside DA, DEA official call for CA crackdown on fentanyl dealers, Marijuana grow facility erupts in flames inside Willowbrook building, SoCal woman details encounter with alleged jewelry thief. Our campaign in no way condones the actions of these individuals, who appear to have been supporters of Councilmember Cedillo acting on their own. A member of the Democratic Party, Cedillo was previously a member of both the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. This modern version of McCarthyism is a danger to democracy, not a defense. Eunisses Hernandez is a community organizer running to unseat Councilmember Gil Cedillo in Council District 1. District 1 stretches from Highland Park and Glassell Park in the north through Elysian Park and Chinatown to Westlake and Pico Union. What's next for the councilmember is unclear. She was part of the team that was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news for work covering a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust. Previously, she was the author of the Essential California newsletter. In a mailer, her campaign. 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. 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, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. [35], Cedillo secured an endorsement from Bernie Sanders for his 2022 reelection race. involved with the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall promised by President Donald Trump before being able to work with the City of Los Angeles. Today is history in the making because it is the day we return justice back to the people.[27]. California Gil Cedillo, a champion for immigrant rights, imperiled by racist leak scandal Oct. 15, 2022 His spokesperson, Conrado TerrazasCross, did not respond when asked why Cedillo chose. They show up after it happens.. OFarrell, Price and Cedillo say they are already working to transform policing by adding body cameras, bringing on mental health specialists and making other changes. [24] After Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill, Cedillo threatened to file a lawsuit against the Governor because of his belief that the Department of Motor Vehicles misinterpreted SB976 (1993), which first prohibited the issuance of driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Wick says that he is to the left of the incumbent . People in Los Angeles protest to defund the police in September 2020. ", Later, when Martinez employed stereotypes long used against Oaxacans in Mexico and in the United States, saying she sees a lot of "little short dark people" in Koreatown, Cedillo chimed in and stated, Puro Oaxacans. If it came to a specific vote on whether to hire armed officers to replace the resigned/retired ones, Hugo would vote against that, said campaign spokesman Josh Androsky, and in favor of investing more into unarmed responders and social programs that actually prevent crime.. David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. Undocumented immigrants in the process of becoming legal residents, and citizens considered to have authorized presence but not legal permanent residency status, are known as people residing under the color of the law. The race for the three council seats comes at a turning point for the LAPD. LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- 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. Still, Soto-Martinezs public safety message has varied, depending on the audience. In the Hollywood-to-Atwater Village district where Salans ran in 2017, OFarrell is facing more than a half-dozen competitors, including two progressive candidates former council aide Kate Pynoos and labor leader Hugo Soto-Martnez who have raised more than $100,000. When we say abolish the police, she wrote last year, we mean replace it with this.. The governor wanted a "marked license" that was identifiable. [5] President Bill Clinton stated that his decision to provide funding "was reached after critical consultations with SEIU". But theyve hit a snag, L.A. Times electoral endorsements for 2022 June primary, Endorsement: Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor, environmental justice and climate change agenda, Letters to the Editor: Yes, L.A. drivers are getting worse. in front of LAX, during a protest supporting the right for employees to unionize at the LAX hotels. However, this also carries a sense of turnabout: In 2015, Cedillo endorsed Gloria Molina, who was running . Cedillo was re-elected in 2006, defeating South Pasadena City Councilman Mike Ten, a Republican. A security video released by homeowner Carlos Tapia in Mount Washington shows a Tesla SUV pulling up in. Sitting council members will still have strong advantages in the primary, but the near-invincible protection of incumbency may be eroding. 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. OFarrell praised the switch to even-year elections, which he voted for, but characterized evaluations of the electorate as something best left to the pundits. L.A. Councilmember Kevin de Len, left, and former Council President Nury Martinez confer at a meeting on Oct. 4, 2022. On September 28, 2006, Cedillo was arrested along with approximately 200 others for blocking Century Blvd. 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. Times staff writer Julia Wick contributed to this report. You decide whether youre going to do chemo or even drink coffee.. Councilman Mitch OFarrell is being forced into a Nov. 8 runoff and is now trailing his opponent, labor organizer Hugo Soto-Martinez, in a district that takes in all or part of Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park and Atwater Village. We recommend Hernandez for Council District 1. 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.. [23] Again, Schwarzenegger refused to sign the bill, on the grounds that it did not satisfy his security concerns. [40], In October 2022, Cedillo faced calls to resign after attending a secretly recorded meeting where fellow Council member Kevin de Len, Council president Nury Martinez, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera had made racist remarks was released anonymously on Reddit.[41]. But for young progressives energized by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential bid and devastated by Donald Trumps victory, the Salans campaign had offered an outlet for frustration and a sense of the possible in city politics. Eunisses Hernandez, a 32-year-old activist who ousted two-term Councilmember Gil Cedillo in the June primary, is not scheduled to take over his seat until December. In a questionnaire circulated by L.A.s Democratic Socialists, he was asked if he is a police abolitionist and checked the box indicating yes. On that form, he described abolition as an eventual goal, saying he favors caring for our communities, instead of violently oppressing our neighbors.. Before joining The Times in 2019, Wick was the editor in chief of LAist and a senior editor at Longreads. Vasquez is challenging Councilman Curren Price in South Los Angeles. 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But his record is mixed. Why are we still having these debates? He and his team got food distributed to needy residents, and COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the community quickly. Cedillo ran for re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 1 in California. [7], Cedillo won a special election on January 13, 1998, to the California State Assembly's 46th district, and served there until 2002.[8]. 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. People see it.. All three challengers are mounting credible campaigns, hoping to replicate the 2020 success of Nithya Raman, who became the first council candidate to unseat an incumbent in 17 years. At the same time, Vasquez said, she would work to ensure that police no longer handle traffic enforcement, mental health calls, clerical duties or complaint calls about homeless encampments. His spokesperson, Conrado TerrazasCross, did not respond when asked why Cedillo chose to wait until after his term was over before releasing the letter. Nowhere is the array of views on public safety as vast as in OFarrells district, which takes in such areas as Silver Lake and Atwater Village. We have sovereignty over our own bodies, she said. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Cedillo didnt say anything else in the text, said David Graham-Caso, Bonin's deputy chief of staff. I would be at home with [unreliable] internet with my little brother, overseeing his Zoom school too as Im trying to do my own work.. De Len and Cedillo have been under. Gilbert Cedillo (also known as Gil) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 1. Cedillo disappeared from the public stage in mid-October, shortly after The Times reported on the inflammatory backroom conversation, with his spokesperson repeatedly telling reporters that the veteran politician was at a place of reflection.. Hernandez would be a powerful voice for change, and she has the track record of making it happen. Hernandez who co-chaired a successful county ballot measure campaign in 2020 to steer more county money to social services and jail diversion programs said that more than one local elected official urged her to be a good girl and not oppose a longtime councilman who would be unseated in four years by term limits. Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. Ultimately, that will decrease our police budget, she said. But advocates say Cedillo hasnt used his position to make it easier and less expensive to build more affordable housing throughout the city. Guerra has known Cedillo for more than 20 years, and watched as labor and immigrant rights groups propelled Cedillo to the state Assembly in 1997, a campaign in which his allies tapped into anger over Republican Gov. Those same groups often the loudest, most organized voices on neighborhood-level issues tended to hold outsize sway with council offices. Former Councilmember Gil Cedillos Why I Did Not Resign letter. She was part of the team that was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news for work covering a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust. Previously, she was the author of the Essential California newsletter. Challenging Price in a district that includes much of South L.A., Vasquez cited a similar frustration with the status quo. In this pivotal election year, we'll break down the ballot and tell you why it matters in our L.A. on the Record newsletter. 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. And its that kind of leadership Los Angeles needs on its City Council, when the city is struggling to ease homelessness, make housing affordable, build environmentally sustainable communities and make public safety more just. ", I know Gilbert, I know hes not a racist, Sanchez said. Cedillo was endorsed by Bernie Sanders and has long championed immigrant rights. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. If you do all that, he said during a recent candidate forum, crime is going to drop so drastically that the rest of it is just going to be up to us, to figure out how to keep each other safe.. But to resign for staying silent, with no look at who said what in that room, and ignoring the totality of my work and history? Cedillo can be heard discussing his frustration with parts of his district. "[39], In May 2017 Cedillo authored a motion requiring companies to disclose whether they were We clearly are not being held to the same standards, Cedillo writes. 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. Joe Bray-Ali, who is running against incumbent Gil Cedillo, made the allegation. He has described L.A. as the most under-policed big city in America and has concluded that voters are worried about their personal safety. Cedillo hasn't made any public comments since issuing an apology, and told The Times earlier this week that he didn't make racist remarks or mock his colleagues. The increase in crime its very visible. April 27, 2022. 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. That means the winner of June 7 primary election takes the seat. In 2001 and 2002 Governor Gray Davis vetoed two of Cedillo's bills that would have permitted this. A man is seen running toward the vehicle with what appears to be Bray-Ali's campaign signs in his hands. 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. The council member has also been a barrier to building bike infrastructure and street projects designed to make it safer and easier for people to travel without a car. The three incumbents backed a $150-million reduction to Mayor Eric Garcettis police budget in 2020, only to favor an increase a year later. "One devil and another devil," Cedillo. [6] Cedillo was fired from the union after losing a power struggle with Local 660's board of directors. On the city's Eastside in District 1, City Councilman Gilbert "Gil" Cedillo is getting a run for his money from his only challenger, public policy advocate Eunisses Hernndez. The pandemic and protests around police reform also put klieg lights on city government, making it a focus of new attention for a broad swath of Angelenos. (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 . 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