Cedillo should have been using his leadership on the committee to more aggressively push systemic housing reforms. ", Fernando Guerra, a professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University, when asked specifically about Cedillo's comments, said, "It's not appropriate to discuss any group by their physical traits. The LAPD now has 9,371 officers, down from about 10,000 in 2020. "For them to be doing that, there's something wrong with their campaign. The power of incumbency typically brings considerable financial advantages and establishment backing to candidates at all levels of government. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled her first name as Megan., On a roll of butcher paper, Salans had scrawled a question in bright blue marker: Where do we go from here?. degree from the People's College of Law, in Los Angeles. Cedillo, like Price and OFarrell, voted repeatedly over the past decade to increase the police budget, signing off on several raises for officers. Councilmember Blumenfield and Controller Galperin, like Councilmember Cedillo, are currently running for election. I kept thinking of what my life would be like if I were 12, 13, 14 years old. Two days after losing her bid to unseat Councilman Mitch OFarrell in 2017, Jessica Salans and a handful of campaign volunteers gathered in a rented office above a Thai restaurant in East Hollywood to regroup. Challenger Joe Bray-Ali drew 38 percent, more than any other challenger, and was able to face Cedillo in the runoff. 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. citizens. At the other end of the spectrum is Albert Corado, whose sister was shot to death by police in 2018 during a standoff in Silver Lake. [2], Cedillo was born in Barstow, California and grew up in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles. His mother was a garment worker at Sears and Times-Mirror Press. The cut reduced their remuneration from US$116,208 to $95,291. [3] As a 2016 Bernie Sanders delegate,[31] he was backed by Our Revolution. 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. Cedillo was already scheduled to step down Dec. 11 after community activist Eunisses Hernandez won the June primary in District 1. Elected in 2013, Cedillo has had plenty of time to make big, impactful change on both the district and the city level particularly because hes chair of the City Councils Housing Committee. Some think the realignment of the election calendar could radically alter the citys political landscape. OFarrell said he thinks the LAPD needs more officers but did not specify how many. Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who defeated Gil Cedillo in June, stands behind Bonin. Councilman Gil Cedillo, a veteran politician forced into a rare runoff in 2017, is being challenged by community activist Eunisses Hernandez in a district stretching from MacArthur Park to northeast Los Angeles. O'Farrell canceled Friday's meeting and again called on Cedillo and De Len to resign. 11:43 a.m. March 3, 2022: Meghan Choi served as field director for the 2017 Salans campaign, not campaign manager. Within seconds, the guy is in the passenger seat, and the SUV is out of sight. MOUNT WASHINGTON (CBSLA.com)A Los Angeles city councilman running for re-election in the 1st Disctrict is accused of stealing his political rival's campaign signs. [29][30], Gil Cedillo ran for reelection in Council District 1 in Los Angeles. Ousting a City Council incumbent has historically been a little like snow in Los Angeles not impossible, but exceedingly rare. [4] In his years as general manager, he protected youth programs and played a critical role in securing $364 million in federal assistance to ensure that the Los Angeles County Health Care system remained afloat. Cedillo released a statement in response:"Stealing yard signs is against the law and goes against the spirit of our electoral system. 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. De Len and Cedillo have been under. You can read more about the boards mission and its members at About The Times Editorial Board. 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City Councilman Gil Cedillo and bike activist Joe Bray-Ali looking at May 16 runoff election", "LA City Council: Cedillo Wins Reelection, Ridriguez Heads to victory in northeast Valley", "I'm proud to support @gilcedillo's campaign for reelection to the City Council. L.A. Times reporters and columnists pick it apart, line by line. Because of term limits, Cedillo could not run for reelection to the California State Legislature in 2012. [citation needed], Cedillo attended Lorena Street and Euclid Avenue Elementary, Stevenson Junior High and Roosevelt High. On September 28, 2006, Cedillo was arrested along with approximately 200 others for blocking Century Blvd. Five incumbent council members are up for reelection in 2022 and at least three face potentially competitive races. Clearly, I should have intervened," Cedillo said in the statement, which also noted that "remarks made about my colleagues son were simply unacceptable. 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. Cedillo was endorsed by Bernie Sanders and has long championed immigrant rights. LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles City Council members Gil Cedillo, Bob Blumenfield, Monica Rodriguez and Curren Price were on track to secure another term as primary results continued to come in. In 2001 and 2002 Governor Gray Davis vetoed two of Cedillo's bills that would have permitted this. Councilman Gil Cedillo, a veteran politician forced into a rare runoff in 2017, is being challenged by community activist Eunisses Hernandez in a district stretching from MacArthur Park to. in front of LAX, during a protest supporting the right for employees to unionize at the LAX hotels. That means the winner of June 7 primary election takes the seat. COVID origins? [20] Senator Cedillo agreed to repeal the law he wrote under the agreement with the Governor to work on a bipartisan bill. The county Federation of Labor identified new Latino voters, sending them mailers that Cedillo was the Democrat that Pete Wilson feared most.". Now, all three are running for Los Angeles City Council in the June 7 election, looking to unseat a trio of incumbents who have served on the body for nearly a decade. Gilbert Cedillo (also known as Gil) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 1. [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]. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a145231884f2c1e Meanwhile, fatal shootings by police have spiked, sparking demands for a more humane response to people facing addiction and mental health challenges. With no name recognition, little money and no paid staff, Salans placed third in a primary that OFarrell won outright with 59% of the vote. [25] On October 3, 2013, California Governor Brown signed AB60, allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. Price said that as a former community college political science instructor, he welcomed the increased involvement in local politics and even the competition, characterizing it as good for the democratic process. Vasquez is challenging Councilman Curren Price in South Los Angeles. She said she would launch community reviews of the most dangerous intersections, and advocate for bike lanes, bus benches and shelters, redesigned streets and pedestrian plazas, so its easier for people to get around without cars. "This is kind of like high school thing," Tapia said. Pete Wilsons anti-immigrant message. What was really being discussed? Weeks later, college administrator Dulce Vasquez posted her response to the City Councils decision to cut hundreds of LAPD officers. But she said she didnt feel that her community could survive another four years of the same. David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. Cedillo, 68, was trailing Hernandez by 292 votes, according to the latest count released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The male-dominated Los Angeles City Council could soon see a bit of a female shakeup with newcomer Eunisses Hernandez appearing to have unseated incumbent Gil Cedillo in . Former Councilmember Gil Cedillos Why I Did Not Resign letter. That anger was part of what drove her to run. 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. They do not want to defund the police, Cedillo said in an interview. "Im listening to my own people talk that way about my own family," she said. City Councilmember Gil Cedillo, 68, stepped in to guide the discussion among himself, Councilmembers Nury Martinez and Kevin De Len, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor leader Ron. People in Los Angeles protest to defund the police in September 2020. He and his team got food distributed to needy residents, and COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the community quickly. Cedillo, in turn, has distributed fliers blasting Hernandez over some of her stances, including her support for the decriminalization of certain drug offenses, such as heroin possession. [clarification needed], In 2006 and 2009 Cedillo again brought the proposal before the California legislature, failing both times. Soto-Martinez said the city needs fewer officers and more mental health counselors, trained mediators and addiction specialists. 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. Hernandez, a long-time resident of District 1, has led the ballot count for the last several days. In 1983, Cedillo earned a J.D. A member of the Democratic Party, Cedillo was previously a member of both the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. Knock LA found that Councilmember Blumenfield's office fully redacted zero items in his calendar between December 2021 and March 2022. ", Guerra decried the racism in the conversation and lack of leadership shown in the group, and added: "I have never heard [Cedillo] utter a single racist or anti-Black comment in my entire life.". An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled her first name as Megan., 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. 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. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. [15] Chu defeated Cedillo with 15,338 votes (31.9%) to Cedillo's 11,244 votes (23.4%). Pay farmers handsomely to give up their water rights. His spokesperson, Conrado TerrazasCross, did not respond when asked why Cedillo chose to wait until after his term was over before releasing the letter. When told that the term was offensive to disabled people, she re-recorded the song with new lyrics. Latinos make up about half of the citys population, but at the time of the conversation held just four of 15 council seats. The only one who did was Corado. 65.109.71.124 Today is history in the making because it is the day we return justice back to the people.[27]. 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. (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 . Hernandez is running against Councilman Gil Cedillo on the Eastside. Hernandez, a long-time resident of District 1, has led the ballot count for the last several days. Cedillo is one of two City Council incumbents who find themselves in serious political danger. Each of them voted last year to study the idea of moving traffic enforcement away from armed officers, although progress on that has been slow. I think every election going forward is going to be tough, Price said, citing a number of factors, including turnout and a new generation of voters who want to challenge the system. The City Council has always been more conservative than the electorate, Guerra added, characterizing the old system as a tremendous factor in the power of incumbency, whereas the new system allows for greater challenges.. [7], Cedillo won a special election on January 13, 1998, to the California State Assembly's 46th district, and served there until 2002.[8]. 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. After winning a L.A. City Council seat in 2013, Cedillo won reelection in 2017 in a race that saw his opponent, Joe Bray-Ali, undone for making incendiary comments on a website with racist content. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Shes also focused on affordable housing production and tenant protections. "While I did not engage in the conversation in question, I was present at times during this meeting last year. Atty.] Here are 10 you cant miss, Editorial: Ousting L.A. Countys chief probation officer isnt enough. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Toward the end of his letter, Cedillo turns toward a broader discussion of cancel culture, referencing a recent controversy that led to the singer Lizzo using then removing the word spaz from a song. Challenging Price in a district that includes much of South L.A., Vasquez cited a similar frustration with the status quo. But quite a bit has changed in recent years. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Hours after announcing a screening of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," embattled Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de Lon postponed the event due to . The letter reiterates Cedillos regret over not speaking up during the conversation, but suggests that he and his Latino colleagues were held to a different standard than other politicians and describes his critics warped zealotry as cancel culture and a modern version of McCarthyism., I publicly apologized for not cutting off my colleagues when their comments crossed a line, Cedillo writes. But outsiderdom is hardly an immutable trait. 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 . You decide whether youre going to do chemo or even drink coffee.. Protesting works, she wrote, with the hashtag #DefundPolice. ", He declined an interview request Friday, with his spokesman Conrado TerrazasCross saying, Councilmember Cedillo is at a place of reflection.". [26] Cedillo remarked, It took a long time, but now its here. Cedillo, 68, was. He apologized in mid-October and told The Times that he didnt make racist remarks or mock his colleagues during the conversation. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. And they have resisted demands from activists for a Peoples Budget that would eviscerate law enforcement spending. 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. 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. [35], Cedillo secured an endorsement from Bernie Sanders for his 2022 reelection race. Cedillo lost his Los Angeles City Council seat in the 2022 election to left-wing challenger Eunisses Hernandez. The group soon grew into Ground Game L.A., a grass-roots organization dedicated to building community and electoral power. 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. [3] His father worked as a mechanic at American Can in Vernon and was a member of the United Steelworkers of America. Hernandez is running against Councilman Gil Cedillo on the Eastside. Editorial: Los Angeles County bus riders get no shelter from the storm. They were moved to even-numbered years in 2020, aligning with national and state races and reshaping the local electorate. But there is no evidencelinking Cedillo to the allegedscheme. 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. He noted that he doesnt need Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Lincoln Heights referencing Eastside neighborhoods that have grown increasingly gentrified and characterized his own base as Westlake and Pico-Union. Last year, the number of homicides in the city reached its highest point since 2006, in large part due to increased gun violence. 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." . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [6] Cedillo was fired from the union after losing a power struggle with Local 660's board of directors. 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. Vasquez is challenging Councilman Curren Price in South Los Angeles. Warmer storms could cause problems, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures, Im visiting all 600 L.A. spots on the National Register. [22], In 2005, Cedillo authored SB60, another driver's license bill. In a mailer, her campaign. The Boyle Heights native, who went to high school with former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, is one of the most well-known Latino politicians in California. 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. Cedillo, we should note, lost his reelection bid in the spring, and only has a few months left on the council. An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled her first name as Megan.. In August 2011, at nearly the same time AB131 was passed by the Senate, AB353 also passed. [11], On January 8, 2009, Cedillo announced his candidacy for the 32nd Congressional District seat, which was vacated by Congresswoman Hilda Solis. The race for the three council seats comes at a turning point for the LAPD. Bonin and Cedillo also had tensions in previous years over policy differences regarding bike lanes and homelessness. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Los Angeles City Council members Gil Cedillo, Bob Blumenfield, Monica Rodriguez and Curren Price were on track to secure another term as primary results continued to come in Wednesday, while. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. All these new people are going to be voting people whove historically voted in congressional and state elections who havent voted in city elections, said Pynoos, a former aide to Councilman Mike Bonin running against OFarrell. [10] He was Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Immigration and the Economy and was a member of the Senate standing committees on Appropriations, Health, Public Safety, Rules, and Transportation and Housing. In 2010, Cedillo attempted to reverse a pay cut approved by voters in 2009 for all 120 lawmakers (Prop. Johnson has criticized OFarrell for scaling back police spending in 2020, saying the move contributed to the decline in LAPD staffing. He also worked on increasing and expanding access to health care, developing regional solutions to combat homelessness, and encouraging economic development in his Downtown Los Angeles district. March 6, 2017 / 10:39 PM Hernandez, 32, campaigned on stronger renter protections and called for funds to be shifted away from the Los Angeles Police Department and into other services, such as housing and mental health specialists. Hernandez, on the other hand, has made transportation and street safety top priorities within her larger environmental justice and climate change agenda. Animal Services places head of volunteer programs on administrative leave, fatally shot by a Los Angeles police officer, a successful county ballot measure campaign, Judges order blocks Herb Wesson from serving on L.A. City Council, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures, Im visiting all 600 L.A. spots on the National Register. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez, who is running for L.A. City Council, talks with Glassell Park residents. 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. 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,. When Price won his first political campaign an Inglewood City Council race in 1993 it was at the expense of a three-term incumbent. Cedillo and Hernandez have taken plenty of swings at each other. The people in this city do not want to abolish the police. 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. Vasquez, who works for Arizona State University, said she supports defunding the police. 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. 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. Cedillo also writes extensively about how Black and Latino interests have both figured into his personal history, citing his leadership of the Service Employees International Union Local 660 at a time when it had more African American members than any other union in L.A. and his support of Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama as a Democratic Party convention delegate. [21] AB2895 was introduced to the legislature by one of Cedillo's closest allies, Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nez. [23] Again, Schwarzenegger refused to sign the bill, on the grounds that it did not satisfy his security concerns. Cedillo has received praise for his offices pandemic response. Cedillo argues that their task was particularly difficult because of former President Trumps attempt to exclude millions of immigrants in the country illegally from the 2020 census, writing: My former council district lost untold thousands of residents, and I have yet to see the media outrage for that crime against our Latino communities.. Thats not expected in South L.A.s 9th District, where Price, a two-term incumbent, is facing a vigorous challenge from Vasquez. 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. ", First published on March 6, 2017 / 10:39 PM. On Twitter, Corado has called police cadets future murderers and suggested more than once that LAPD officers eat their own guns. But we also believe Los Angeles, like most of the U.S., needs a professional police force and if it takes more money or manpower to have fair, protective community policing, that is a worthy investment. Its likely that she and Cedillo will be the only names on the ballot, meaning the race would be decided in the June primary. He left office on December 12, 2022. Readers speculate why, Letters to the Editor: Serious about the drought? 3 min read. If people go to Target or Rite Aid, they dont want to be there when someone is smashing and grabbing.. (Not all Cedillo stripped low-income units from a 725-unit project in Chinatown, saying the area had enough affordable housing.) 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.. 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