

This is not just a question of a couple of people on the council. "It's both structural, and it is cultural. "This is a moment where the City Council gets to re-earn Los Angeles' trust," said Maia Ferdman, project manager at UCLA's Initiative to Study Hate and a consultant in intergroup relations. The council is set to take up several major items Tuesday, including electing a new council president considering placing a measure on the 2024 ballot to create an independent redistricting commission for the City Council and a motion to explore expanding the number of council seats. A spokesman for Cedillo said Monday the councilman was "at a place of reflection," while a spokesman for de León did not respond to a request for comment.Ĭedillo was defeated in the June primary by community organizer Eunisses Hernandez. De León's plans were not known O'Farrell has urged de León not to attend, but has not been able to get in touch with him. O'Farrell said Cedillo will not attend Tuesday's virtual meeting. Several labor unions plan to hold a protest during the meeting outside City Hall, despite the meeting being virtual. The meeting, switched to virtual following a COVID-19 exposure last week, will come one day after acting Council President Mitch O'Farrell said he will remove de León and Cedillo from their committee assignments. City Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign because of the City Hall racism scandal, the council is scheduled to meet virtually Tuesday - conducting business for the first time in a week after last week's meetings were disrupted by protesters. LOS ANGELES (CNS) - As pressure persists on L.A. - Nerd-O-Rama with Mo'Kelly and Tawala!.County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Live and Unscripted
