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Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against 2 people at center of Los Angeles racism scandal

The Los Angeles city attorney’s office says it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who were investigated in the recording of a racist conversation that rocked City Hall in 2022 and prompted the city council president to resign after the audio was leaked

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L.A. Lawmakers Could Empower More Tenants to Sue Landlords for Harassment

The city could guarantee payment to lawyers who win cases for renters, as alleged abuses continue despite 2021 anti-harassment law.

Capital & Main

Hillside Villa Tenants Face Eviction While L.A. Tries to Buy Their Property

As the city’s eviction moratorium expires, Los Angeles ponders action to keep longtime Chinatown residents in their home.

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LAPD widens investigation into source of racist City Hall leak

LOS ANGELES — Information obtained by Los Angeles police from search warrants served on Twitter and Reddit has led detectives to additional investigative avenues as they work to uncover who recorded a meeting between three L.A. City Council members and a labor leader that was filled with racist and offensive…

Los Angeles Times

LA Council again struggles with fallout from racism scandal

The Los Angeles City Council is struggling with a still-unfolding racism scandal that left behind a dilemma about how to deal with a disgraced member who has resisted calls from President Joe Biden to step down

The Independent UK

I'm Mexican American. But the LA City Council audio leak reminded me that I'm Oaxacan too

LOS ANGELES — As a Mexican American, I love being from two worlds. I feel lucky to have been born in Florida, growing up in a beachside city in all the state's humid glory. I feel proud knowing how to make tamales and enchiladas and rooting for two soccer teams…

Los Angeles Times

Racist audio leak raises a tough question: Why don't Latinos vote more in LA?

LOS ANGELES — Florentina Serna has waited more than three decades to cast a ballot. She still can't. When election day comes around and she sees the propositions and candidates and knows she can't do a thing to help change her hometown, she feels powerless.

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Scandal-plagued LA City Council deeply unpopular; voters have faith in Bass, poll finds

LOS ANGELES — If the last week was any indication, Mayor Karen Bass starts her tenure with the wind at her back.

Los Angeles Times

Racism scandal prompts another day of protests in LA council

The Los Angeles City Council was disrupted by another round of noisy protests after a councilman facing widespread calls to resign for his involvement in a racism scandal defiantly returned to the chamber

The Independent UK

Former LA Councilman Gil Cedillo suggests he's a victim of 'cancel culture'

LOS ANGELES — Just hours after his L.A. City Council term ended, Gil Cedillo released a three-page letter Monday titled "Why I Did Not Resign," in which he shares his thoughts about the racist conversation and leak scandal that tarred his final months in office.

Los Angeles Times

Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor as the city grapples with homelessness

Karen Bass previously represented Los Angeles as the District 37 U.S. House representative. She defeated opponent Rick Caruso in November to become the first woman mayor of the city.

WEKU

Fallout from LA racism scandal keeps shaking City Council

Two months after being entangled in a racism scandal that shook public trust in Los Angeles government, disgraced City Councilman Kevin de Leon has refused calls to resign and is trying to rehabilitate his reputation

The Independent UK

A low for LA politics: Council member and activist fight as children watch in horror

LOS ANGELES — On Friday evening, more than 100 children and their parents were gathered at Lincoln Park for a tree-lighting celebration.

Los Angeles Times

‘Little kids were starting to cry’: Inside the Kevin de León fight at Christmas gift giveaway

LOS ANGELES — The fight between embattled Councilman Kevin de León and an activist Friday night has heightened the simmering tensions in Los Angeles politics over the leak of racist audio that has rocked City Hall.

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Kevin de León's LA City Council return results in walkout by several members

This was de León's first appearance at a City Council meeting since a leaked racist audiotape sent him into political exile.

The Independent UK

Embattled LA councilman attends city meeting after scandal

Embattled Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de León has attended his first City Council meeting in nearly two months since a scandal broke over racist remarks by elected officials

Los Angeles Times

Chaos erupts after Kevin de León shows up at his first LA City Council meeting since October

LOS ANGELES — Council member Kevin de León showed up in Los Angeles City Council chamber Friday morning, appearing briefly at a council meeting for the first time since fallout from a racist leaked audio tape roiled the city in mid-October.

Los Angeles Times

LAPD serves search warrants in investigation of who recorded racist City Hall leak

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police detectives have served several search warrants as they attempt to find out who recorded a meeting among three L.A. City Council members and a powerful labor leader filled with racist and offensive comments, law enforcement sources told The Times on Tuesday.

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Jean Guerrero: Latino support for Karen Bass should put an end to talk of Black-brown strife

Karen Bass' victory in the Los Angeles mayoral race was another blow to the popular caricature of Latino voters as trending conservative.

Los Angeles Times

Kevin de Leon refuses to resign from the LA City Council. What happens to his constituents?

LOS ANGELES — Just down the street from Pamela and Valentin Marquez's tidy two-bedroom home, next to an industrial strip where trains rumble through the night, is a park and playground with a walking path through oak trees.

Los Angeles Times

Forget election night results. Answers might take days or weeks in some LA races

LOS ANGELES — Celebratory confetti blanketed the Grove on primary night, as developer Rick Caruso — then sporting a multi-point lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race — declared his to be a "victory story."

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Jeering, screaming and upending the LA City Council is arrogant, irresponsible and ineffective

I shouldn’t have to say this, but it is presumptuous and irresponsible to disrupt and obstruct the Los Angeles City Council in an effort to get your way.

The Guardian - US

Los Angeles’ rising Latina leader on the fallout from leaked racist tapes: ‘They took us back decades’

Eunisses Hernandez, an incoming council member, is grappling with what it means to gain power in an unequal system

Los Angeles Times

Organizers launch bid to recall beleaguered LA City Council member Kevin de Leon

LOS ANGELES — Amid widespread calls for the beleaguered politician’s resignation, five constituents filed initial paperwork Thursday to recall Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de Leon.

WEKU

The Los Angeles City Council censures members involved in racist conversation

The vote to censure the former council president and two current councilmen is the strongest step the council can take to reprimand them for taking part in a recorded meeting laced bigoted comments.

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