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In a closed door meeting at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor offices that lasted approximately one hour, [6] [7] Martinez, Cedillo, de León, and Herrera discussed specific councilmembers, redistricting, and how to "consolidate and preserve political power."
The racist leaked audio. The Los Angeles political world has been roiled this week by audio from a 2021 closed-door meeting among some of the city's most powerful Latino leaders discussing the ...
Cross-cultural coalitions have ruled Los Angeles politics for decades, helping elect both Black and Latino politicians to top leadership roles in the huge racially and ethnically diverse city.
While Los Angeles leaders grapple with the fallout from a leaked City Council audio scandal, much can be learned from the council's unique history.
Bloody Christmas was the severe beating of seven civilians by members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on December 25, 1951.The attacks, which left five Mexican American and two white young men with broken bones and ruptured organs, were only properly investigated after lobbying from the Mexican American community.
The city of Los Angeles faced more than 140 civil suits resulting from the Rampart scandal and paid total estimated settlement costs around $125 million. [4] Javier Ovando was awarded a $15 million settlement on November 21, 2000, the largest police misconduct settlement in Los Angeles history. Twenty-nine other civil suits were settled for ...
The Los Angeles political world is no stranger to scandal. In fact, there have been so many it can be hard to keep them straight. How L.A. City Hall became so corrupt: A recent history of bribes ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after becoming entangled in a racism scandal that shook public trust in Los Angeles government, disgraced City Councilman Kevin de Leon has refused calls to resign ...