How much longer will Los Angeles City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo try to hang on to their jobs?
It’s been more than a week since a leaked audio recording revealed deplorable and racially divisive comments from then-Council President Nury Martinez, De León, Cedillo and a top county labor official. Martinez and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera made the right decision last week and resigned.
But despite the outcry for De León and Cedillo to do the same, the two men have so far refused. While Martinez spewed the most vile comments on the recording, De León and Cedillo chimed in and added their own commentary on how to solidify power at the expense of communities and colleagues. How can they expect to remain on the City Council when they’ve abused the public’s trust and lost the respect of their colleagues and virtually every member of their political party up to President Biden?
