Thats good. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez was issuing her own calls for change, saying funding should be moved out of law enforcement and into housing, child care and other social services. 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. 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. 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. Her campaign which has raised $211,389, more than any other challenger is being helmed by veteran political firm Bryson Gillette, and one of her early fundraising events was hosted by former Mayor Richard Riordan. Note: In District 1, Eunisses Hernandez, a community organizer, defeated longtime Councilmember Gil Cedillo outright in the June primary, with 54% of the vote to Cedillo's 46%. Councilmember Blumenfield and Controller Galperin, like Councilmember Cedillo, are currently running for election. L.A. City Council candidate Eunisses Hernandez greets a Glassell Park resident while campaigning. "[39], In May 2017 Cedillo authored a motion requiring companies to disclose whether they were She said she is not an abolitionist but would seek to boost funding for affordable housing, mental health and unarmed crisis responders. Puro Oaxacan Korean. ", 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. In the wake of Ramans 2020 win, some see a shift. Former Councilmember Gil Cedillos Why I Did Not Resign letter. [11], On January 8, 2009, Cedillo announced his candidacy for the 32nd Congressional District seat, which was vacated by Congresswoman Hilda Solis. Soto-Martinez later said it was ridiculous for the issue to be reduced to a hand raise. He described abolition as a goal that would be reached only after the city has taken major steps to combat economic and racial injustice. Let me say this. 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 . Rifts and alliances on the City Council are common, and Bonin endorsed Hernandez in the race. 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.. We have a Mexican in charge of the [City] Council, Cedillo said. 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. 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. Hernandez, a long-time resident of District 1, has led the ballot count for the last several days. Gil Cedillo was born on 25 March, 1954 in Barstow, California, United States, is an American politician. "There's no leadership in the Housing Committee," Hernandez charged this month in the Zoom forum. Albert Corado, a co-founder of the progressive advocacy group Peoples City Council, Soto-Martnez and Pynoos are among the other progressive contenders vying for a spot. Julia Wick is a Metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering City Hall and the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election. The Los Angeles Times editorial board determines the positions of The Times as an institution. Cedillo has yet to concede. With such a large field of candidates, the race will likely produce a Nov. 8 runoff between the top two. Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. In the rudderless months after his sisters death, Corado who is now running on a police abolition platform began organizing with activist groups such as NOlympics and Street Watch. Before joining The Times in 2019, Wick was the editor in chief of LAist and a senior editor at Longreads. Today signifies much more than just another bill being signed by our governor. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. 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. Atty.] Wick says that he is to the left of the incumbent . It is my instinct to hold others accountable when they use derogatory or racially divisive language. 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. You decide whether youre going to do chemo or even drink coffee.. Cedillo, 68, was. A self-described Mexican American Jew who has a Black brother-in-law and a Black nephew, Harris said she was left shaking after hearing Martinez's suggestion of striking the young Black son of a white councilmember, and questioned why Cedillo didnt shut down the talk. My mom to this day cleans houses. ", He declined an interview request Friday, with his spokesman Conrado TerrazasCross saying, Councilmember Cedillo is at a place of reflection.". In 2011, Cedillo authored a pair of assembly bills to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain financial aid for universities through both private and public sources. Former Council President Nury Martinez and former L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera quit shortly after the tape was disclosed. Shes also focused on affordable housing production and tenant protections. Hernandez is running against Councilman Gil Cedillo on the Eastside. That is unacceptable.. Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who defeated Gil Cedillo in June, stands behind Bonin. People see it.. Within seconds, the guy is in the passenger seat, and the SUV is out of sight. He knows that working people built Los Angeles, and he fights every day to make sure their voices are heard over the concerns of the wealthy and the powerful", "Bernie endorses Gil | City vaccinations resume | Celebrity real estate", "L.A. 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[16], Following his failed bid for U.S. Congress, Cedillo was elected to the California State Assembly's 45th District seat in 2010. And in the City Council elections, every district has its own idiosyncratic issues, Yaroslavsky said. (The Washington Post reported that Lizzos decision to rerelease the song was celebrated online.), Cedillo closes by saying: I will never turn my back on the communities I have represented or the people for whom I have fought. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. 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. Bonin and Cedillo also had tensions in previous years over policy differences regarding bike lanes and homelessness. Cedillo should have been using his leadership on the committee to more aggressively push systemic housing reforms. District 1 stretches from Highland Park and Glassell Park in the north through Elysian Park and Chinatown to Westlake and Pico Union. 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. City elections used to be held in odd-numbered years and typically drew only a small fraction of registered voters. Hernandez's win in June signaled the growing clout of progressives in L.A., but also vocal frustration among some in Cedillo's district that he hadn't done enough on housing. 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. A fourth participant, Councilmember Kevin de Len, remains in office. 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. "For them to be doing that, there's something wrong with their campaign. 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. Councilman Gil Cedillo faces widespread calls to resign and criticism for not speaking up in the leaked racist conversation that has left allies feeling broken-hearted and opponents emboldened. We agree that L.A. should divert officers away from jobs that are unsuited to their skills. [21] AB2895 was introduced to the legislature by one of Cedillo's closest allies, Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nez. Competitive challengers are few, and over the last quarter-century only two have succeeded. Our Black and brown communities are concerned that if police are defunded, we would bear the brunt of the decrease in public safety services, he said. 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. Cedillo released a statement in response:"Stealing yard signs is against the law and goes against the spirit of our electoral system. Its likely that she and Cedillo will be the only names on the ballot, meaning the race would be decided in the June primary. When told that the term was offensive to disabled people, she re-recorded the song with new lyrics. Click to reveal She wants the city to take action on the troubled Animal Services department. 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. 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. Pay farmers handsomely to give up their water rights. 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. His mother was a garment worker at Sears and Times-Mirror Press. Here are the L.A. Times editorial board endorsements for elected offices in Los Angeles city and county, LAUSD, superior court, statewide offices, the state legislature and U.S. House and Senate seats. It is rare for City Council members to endorse someone running against an incumbent. Throwing more money at LAPD is not going to make us safer, she said. Not even like Kevin little ones. 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. The man then drops the. Times staff writer Kevin Rector contributed to this report. Knock LA found that Councilmember Blumenfield's office fully redacted zero items in his calendar between December 2021 and March 2022. David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. [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. [32] His opponents were Jesse Rosas, Giovany Hernandez, and Joe Bray-Ali. What's next for the councilmember is unclear. 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. [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. Hernandez would be a powerful voice for change, and she has the track record of making it happen. Its not business as usual anymore.. 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. [clarification needed], In 2006 and 2009 Cedillo again brought the proposal before the California legislature, failing both times. 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. Gilbert Cedillo (also known as Gil) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 1. Hugo Soto-Martnez, a candidate for L.A. City Council challenging incumbent Councilman Mitch OFarrell, talks to residents at the East Hollywood neighborhood farmers market Thursday. 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. The number of candidates in OFarrells race increases the likelihood that the group will siphon away votes to force the councilman into a November runoff. Why are we still having these debates? By all conventional measures, the campaign had been a failure. In 2001 and 2002 Governor Gray Davis vetoed two of Cedillo's bills that would have permitted this. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a145231884f2c1e Read more endorsements at: latimes.com/endorsements. Cedillo and Hernandez have taken plenty of swings at each other. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Eunisses had 50.65% of the vote, compared to Councilman Gil Cedillos 49.35%, as of Tuesday. The cut reduced their remuneration from US$116,208 to $95,291. 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. [25] On October 3, 2013, California Governor Brown signed AB60, allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. The electorate is complicated. Performance & security by Cloudflare. We know that police officers do not prevent crime, he said at one forum. Hernandez, who lives in Highland Park, said she supports more treatment facilities and safe consumption sites for drug users. Now he faces widespread calls to resign and criticism for not speaking up, and for at points chiming in during the divisive and loaded conversation that has left allies feeling brokenhearted and opponents emboldened. Were not going to stop until we defund the police, get rid of [Dist. [citation needed], Cedillo tried nine times, since 1998, to get bills passed in the California State Legislature that would allow undocumented immigrants in California to obtain driver's licenses. City Council candidate Dulce Vasquez at her home in Los Angeles in August. Cedillo filed a claim in December 2010 with the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board seeking back pay for what he maintains were illegal pay and benefit cuts. Council District 1 has some of L.A.s most deadly streets, yet he voted against the citys Mobility Plan to make the car-dominated streets safer and more inviting for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit. [12] In the blanket primary (now superseded by Proposition 14's "top two" primary system), Cedillo competed against Judy Chu, a former Monterey Park assemblywoman and vice-chairman of the State Board of Equalization;[13] the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, voted to endorse Chu. 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. The three incumbents backed a $150-million reduction to Mayor Eric Garcettis police budget in 2020, only to favor an increase a year later. 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. Protesting works, she wrote, with the hashtag #DefundPolice. Soto-Martinez is looking to unseat Councilman Mitch. The people in this city do not want to abolish the police. [38], In December 2013, Cedillo authored a Los Angeles City Council resolution urging President Obama to halt most deportations and to expand the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to "all immigrant families who are not engaged in criminal activity. The group soon grew into Ground Game L.A., a grass-roots organization dedicated to building community and electoral power. [26] Cedillo remarked, It took a long time, but now its here. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a1452c7fffb995c Readers speculate why, Letters to the Editor: Serious about the drought? But there is no evidencelinking Cedillo to the allegedscheme. Here are 10 you cant miss, 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. [19][citation needed] After Davis was recalled and Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor, the state legislature, with Schwarzenegger's support, repealed the new law before it went into effect. Cedillo was re-elected in 2006, defeating South Pasadena City Councilman Mike Ten, a Republican. Johnson has criticized OFarrell for scaling back police spending in 2020, saying the move contributed to the decline in LAPD staffing. In 2004, Schwarzenegger vetoed AB2895, an identical bill to Senator Cedillo's SB1160 that stalled in the legislature, saying that it did not meet his security concerns. 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. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. 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. As the only serious candidate challenging Cedillo, Hernandez faces a more difficult climb. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. The power of incumbency typically brings considerable financial advantages and establishment backing to candidates at all levels of government. Who can help student-athletes cash in? The race for the three council seats comes at a turning point for the LAPD. Thats the case in City Council District 1, where policy advocate and community organizer Eunisses Hernandez is running against Councilmember Gil Cedillo, who is seeking a third term. They were moved to even-numbered years in 2020, aligning with national and state races and reshaping the local electorate. Last year, the number of homicides in the city reached its highest point since 2006, in large part due to increased gun violence. Weeks later, college administrator Dulce Vasquez posted her response to the City Councils decision to cut hundreds of LAPD officers. Hernandez, a long-time resident of District 1, has led the ballot count for the last several days. Whos bringing the marshmallows?. [citation needed] In the midst of the 2003 recall election, Davis backed and signed SB60 (2003), Cedillo's driver's license bill. Editorial: Los Angeles County bus riders get no shelter from the storm. 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. I didn't know there was even a campaign going on. Thats not expected in South L.A.s 9th District, where Price, a two-term incumbent, is facing a vigorous challenge from Vasquez. But quite a bit has changed in recent years. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Our weekly mental wellness newsletter can help. Council President Nury Martinez needs to resign, Councilmembers Kevin De Leon and Gil. 11:43 a.m. March 3, 2022Meghan Choi served as field director for the 2017 Salans campaign, not campaign manager. We recommend Hernandez for Council District 1. That's the case in City Council District 1, where policy advocate and community organizer Eunisses Hernandez is running against Councilmember Gil Cedillo, who is seeking a third term. Cedillo prides himself on negotiating with developers to set a certain number of affordable units at least 20%, he said in market-rate projects. 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.. OFarrell said he thinks the LAPD needs more officers but did not specify how many. So unlike 25 years ago, we now have a Mexican in charge of the [county Federation of Labor]. 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. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Two days after a leaked audio recording jolted Los Angeles, angry . Herrera appeared to compare Soto-Martinez to Eunessis Hernandez, who was running against Cedillo in his district and would later defeat him. "One devil and another devil," Cedillo. Solano Canyon's Harris said she was already frustrated with Cedillo's representation of the district, and now is angry the council meeting was canceled. Nothing, however, satisfied her critics, Cedillo writes. 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. Bass apologized, and the public myself included accepted her explanation. (Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times), Meghan Choi served as field director for the 2017 Salans campaign, not campaign manager. 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." . "I think that Mr. Cedillo has to answer for why petty crime is how he thinks he's going to win this seat.". 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 . 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. "This is kind of like high school thing," Tapia said. Three years later, Salans and her volunteer field director, Meghan Choi, helped shepherd urban planner Nithya Ramans historic victory over Councilman David Ryu as co-campaign managers. 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. [citation needed] The bill allows drivers without a license who are stopped at checkpoints to have a licensed driver retrieve the vehicle and thereby avoid having the vehicle impounded for 30 days. [29][30], Gil Cedillo ran for reelection in Council District 1 in Los Angeles. 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. Price has already played a role in shifting funds away from the LAPD. Track SoCal rain with LIVE Megadoppler 7000 HD. 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? 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.. [citation needed], Cedillo attended Lorena Street and Euclid Avenue Elementary, Stevenson Junior High and Roosevelt High. - Free Online Library", "Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. - Newsroom", "Gov. He apologized in mid-October and told The Times that he didnt make racist remarks or mock his colleagues during the conversation. But her public safety strategy is more moderate than the ones being pushed by some of OFarrells opponents. ), Inside the room: The entire L.A. City Council racist audio leak, annotated by our experts, 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, 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. Soto-Martinez is closely allied with Raman and Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who just unseated Councilmember Gil Cedillo. You cannot be dismissive of the crime thats taking place, said Cedillo, who lives downtown. [34] Cedillo defeated Bray-Ali in the runoff with over 70% of the voters in Council District 1 on May 16, 2017. "None of this can erase the work that hes done. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Latinos make up about half of the citys population, but at the time of the conversation held just four of 15 council seats. Jackie Lacey and transform this society, he wrote on Twitter. Cedillo can be heard discussing his frustration with parts of his district. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. De Len and Cedillo have given no indication in recent days that they intend to resign in the aftermath of The Times reporting on the leaked audio, which was recorded during a meeting at the L.A . People in Los Angeles protest to defund the police in September 2020. Joe Bray-Ali, who is running against incumbent Gil Cedillo, made the allegation. 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. 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