March 6, 2017 / 10:39 PM 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. This year, Ground Game members are helping lead progressive campaigns challenging incumbents in two City Council districts. We agree that L.A. should divert officers away from jobs that are unsuited to their skills. Weeks later, college administrator Dulce Vasquez posted her response to the City Councils decision to cut hundreds of LAPD officers. I didn't know there was even a campaign going on. Corados political career was born out of tragedy: His younger sister Melyda Mely Corado was fatally shot by a Los Angeles police officer at the Silver Lake Trader Joes where she worked in 2018. Thats not expected in South L.A.s 9th District, where Price, a two-term incumbent, is facing a vigorous challenge from Vasquez. Column: 15 minutes of fame flies by. ", First published on March 6, 2017 / 10:39 PM. - Free Online Library", "Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. - Newsroom", "Gov. A judge issues a temporary restraining order barring Wesson from participating as an L.A. council member, handing a victory to allies of Mark Ridley-Thomas. Your IP: Times staff writer Julia Wick contributed to this report. Full redactions of calendar items were extremely rare. Bonin and Cedillo also had tensions in previous years over policy differences regarding bike lanes and homelessness. Abcarian: Mask mandates? He made new modifications to the proposal, specifying that undocumented immigrants would not be able to use the driver's license for purposes of identification for boarding airplanes, opening bank accounts, registering to vote, or other rights of U.S. Krekorian on Tuesday said he's not going to wait for the two to resign to hold . 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. [citation needed] Gil Cedillo is a member of the Council of La Raza. The city, he said, needs to get a handle on violent crime, which is up about 7% from last year. [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Davis was recalled and Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor, the state legislature, with Schwarzenegger's support, repealed the new law before it went into effect. He was formally censured by the City Council in a unanimous 12-0 vote on October 26. ", "My daughter is a 9-year-old Girl Scout. 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. Cedillo lost his Los Angeles City Council seat in the 2022 election to left-wing challenger Eunisses Hernandez. ", 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. Hernandez has spent years working to transform the criminal justice system, and she wants to curb the responsibilities and power of the Los Angeles Police Department. [citation needed]. Opinion: Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. On other issues, his office has been called unresponsive and aloof, with some constituents complaining that Cedillo is unwilling to engage with residents and groups that he disagrees with. This modern version of McCarthyism is a danger to democracy, not a defense. Hernandez, on the other hand, is a police abolitionist who has focused on the closure of jails and prisons. The people in this city do not want to abolish the police. Its likely that she and Cedillo will be the only names on the ballot, meaning the race would be decided in the June primary. The race for the three council seats comes at a turning point for the LAPD. Wick says that he is to the left of the incumbent . 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.. Soto-Martinez, for his part, said he would replace every officer who leaves the department with twice as many mental health professionals or other unarmed workers an approach that would shrink the LAPD even more. Her and her mom hand silk-screened all of these. (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 . 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. "We have more members on the council. You cannot be dismissive of the crime thats taking place, said Cedillo, who lives downtown. (Not all Cedillo stripped low-income units from a 725-unit project in Chinatown, saying the area had enough affordable housing.) De Len and Cedillo were involved in a recorded conversation that included racist comments that led to Nury Martinez resigning from her council seat. Cedillo worked for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU Local 660), Los Angeles County's largest union, where he served as general manager from 1990 to 1996. But quite a bit has changed in recent years. degree from the People's College of Law, in Los Angeles. When he walked onto the council floor Tuesday, the first day the body convened since the explosive audio was leaked, he was met with shouts of Resign, Gil! from the audience. When Hilda Solis joined the Obama administration, Cedillo became a candidate to replace her for California's 32nd congressional district seat, but lost to Judy Chu in the 2009 special election. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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.. Cedillo received 71,199 votes, Ten received 18,581 votes, and Murray Levy, a Libertarian candidate, received 3,469 votes. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Hernandez had 50.65% compared to Cedillos 49.35%. Thats not something weve seen historically, said Tommy Newman, vice president of United Way of Greater Los Angeles. There is a value to having contrary opinions in City Hall, where so many processes and policies havent been reconsidered for decades and the status quo isnt serving vast numbers of Angelenos. "One devil and another devil," Cedillo. Hernandez said that, if elected, she would not vote to hire any additional LAPD officers. 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. But his record is mixed. 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 governor wanted a "marked license" that was identifiable. He could remain on the City Council until Dec. 11 without showing up, under rules that allow councilmembers to have absences for up to 60 days. [24] After Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill, Cedillo threatened to file a lawsuit against the Governor because of his belief that the Department of Motor Vehicles misinterpreted SB976 (1993), which first prohibited the issuance of driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. Latinos make up about half of the citys population, but at the time of the conversation held just four of 15 council seats. April 27, 2022. Shes one of several candidates who have called for the defunding of law enforcement. Soto-Martinez is looking to unseat Councilman Mitch. Competitive challengers are few, and over the last quarter-century only two have succeeded. Cedillo ran for re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 1 in California. Soto-Martinez said the city needs fewer officers and more mental health counselors, trained mediators and addiction specialists. Jerry Brown signs driver's license bill for undocumented immigrants", "Cedillo's challenge to legislative pay cut is tentatively denied", "Assemblyman Gil Cedillo to run for Los Angeles City Council", "Gil Cedillo: "The Nation Has To Thank Bernie Sanders", "The 'Bernie vote' is split in the race to replace Xavier Becerra in Congress", "Municipal elections in Los Angeles, California (2017)", "L.A. 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. Herrera appeared to compare Soto-Martinez to Eunessis Hernandez, who was running against Cedillo in his district and would later defeat him. Just hours after his 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. In 1977, Cedillo earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from UCLA. But advocates say Cedillo hasnt used his position to make it easier and less expensive to build more affordable housing throughout the city. 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. 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. Joe Bray-Ali, who is running against incumbent Gil Cedillo, made the allegation. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, 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. But her public safety strategy is more moderate than the ones being pushed by some of OFarrells opponents. Ultimately, that will decrease our police budget, she said. Former Council President Nury Martinez and former L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera quit shortly after the tape was disclosed. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez, who is running for L.A. City Council, talks with Glassell Park residents. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022. Read more endorsements at: latimes.com/endorsements. Cedillo, 68, was trailing Hernandez by 292 votes, according to the latest count released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. [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. His mother was a garment worker at Sears and Times-Mirror Press. 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. 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. I hope to one day make smores while the LAPD headquarters in downtown burns to the ground, Corado wrote last year. "The latest vote count confirms what we've said all along: CD1 demands true, honest, and responsive representation in city hall," said Hernandez in a statement posted on Twitter. We have sovereignty over our own bodies, she said. Whos bringing the marshmallows?. [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. Still, Soto-Martinezs public safety message has varied, depending on the audience. 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. Cedillo, like Price and OFarrell, voted repeatedly over the past decade to increase the police budget, signing off on several raises for officers. If you do all that, he said during a recent candidate forum, crime is going to drop so drastically that the rest of it is just going to be up to us, to figure out how to keep each other safe.. 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. [11], On January 8, 2009, Cedillo announced his candidacy for the 32nd Congressional District seat, which was vacated by Congresswoman Hilda Solis. Editorial: Los Angeles County bus riders get no shelter from the storm. [25] On October 3, 2013, California Governor Brown signed AB60, allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. Corado, Soto-Martinez and a third candidate, former council aide Kate Pynoos, have signed a no new cops pledge circulated by the Peoples Budget Coalition, which is led by Black Lives Matter-L.A. Signers of that document must commit to voting against any plan for hiring additional police above attrition. 65.109.71.124 Vasquez is challenging Councilman Curren Price in South Los Angeles. L.A. Times reporters and columnists pick it apart, line by line. That is unacceptable.. Readers speculate why, Letters to the Editor: Serious about the drought? If people go to Target or Rite Aid, they dont want to be there when someone is smashing and grabbing.. Cedillo, a former state lawmaker, sought to portray Hernandez as a dangerous extremist, highlighting her work as an abolitionist on policing and prisons. 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. 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. In the conversation about redistricting which took place in October 2021 at the L.A. County Federation of Labor the group discussed maintaining Latino political power while also ensuring they and their colleagues would have districts that help them win reelection. The race also features Soto-Martinez, a hotel union organizer who secured the support of the L.A. chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and Ground Game L.A. groups that have called for abolishing the police. [15] Chu defeated Cedillo with 15,338 votes (31.9%) to Cedillo's 11,244 votes (23.4%). 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? A fourth participant, Councilmember Kevin de Len, remains in office. I stay out of politics. But outsiderdom is hardly an immutable trait. [21] AB2895 was introduced to the legislature by one of Cedillo's closest allies, Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nez. Last year, the number of homicides in the city reached its highest point since 2006, in large part due to increased gun violence. 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. O'Farrell canceled Friday's meeting and again called on Cedillo and De Len to resign. 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. Cedillo texted Bonin the statement that he released Sunday night after The Times reported on the leaked audio. Cedillo who came to the council after a decade in the state Legislature began his career as a union organizer. Hernandez would be a powerful voice for change, and she has the track record of making it happen. Shes also focused on affordable housing production and tenant protections. 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. It operates separately from the newsroom. Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo, shown in 2019. [36][37] However, he lost to political newcomer, Eunisses Hernandez. Its about care, and getting them connected to support and long-term services.. Most of the challengers describe their opponents as too far removed from the struggle and too entrenched in the city establishment. 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. OFarrell said he thinks the LAPD needs more officers but did not specify how many. Some think the realignment of the election calendar could radically alter the citys political landscape. No one, she said, should be punished for drug use. Cedillo can be heard discussing his frustration with parts of his district. 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. In a majority-minority city where most people rent, the relatively small electorate was older, whiter and more likely to own homes than the city at large. District 1 stretches from Highland Park and Glassell Park in the north through Elysian Park and Chinatown to Westlake and Pico Union. in front of LAX, during a protest supporting the right for employees to unionize at the LAX hotels. That anger was part of what drove her to run. 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. But the transformative policy, which has since been replicated by a wave of other states, remains a key part of his legacy. 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. Ousting a City Council incumbent has historically been a little like snow in Los Angeles not impossible, but exceedingly rare. 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. (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 . Cedillo disappeared from the public stage in mid-October, shortly after The Times reported on the inflammatory backroom conversation, with his spokesperson repeatedly telling reporters that the veteran politician was at a place of reflection.. 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. 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. [33] In the primary election Cedillo won 49.4 percent, missing the threshold to avoid a runoff election. Challenger Joe Bray-Ali drew 38 percent, more than any other challenger, and was able to face Cedillo in the runoff. 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. Today signifies much more than just another bill being signed by our governor. She said she saw Latinos being failed by every level of government during the throes of the pandemic. When Price won his first political campaign an Inglewood City Council race in 1993 it was at the expense of a three-term incumbent. A Bass spokesperson declined to comment on Cedillos comparison. 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. At the state level, Cedillo was nicknamed One Bill Gil for his tenacious and at times seemingly quixotic quest to pass legislation allowing immigrants who are in the country without authorization to obtain drivers licenses. City elections used to be held in odd-numbered years and typically drew only a small fraction of registered voters. They do not want to defund the police, Cedillo said in an interview. He has argued in favor of eliminating the entire $3-billion police budget, with the proceeds going to social workers, mental health and antipoverty programs. Track SoCal rain with LIVE Megadoppler 7000 HD. 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. He ran for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council representing Council District 1 and was elected in 2013. The council member has also been a barrier to building bike infrastructure and street projects designed to make it safer and easier for people to travel without a car. An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled her first name as Megan.. 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. So unlike 25 years ago, we now have a Mexican in charge of the [county Federation of Labor]. Jackie Lacey and transform this society, he wrote on Twitter. In 1983, Cedillo earned a J.D. 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Hernandez, on the other hand, has made transportation and street safety top priorities within her larger environmental justice and climate change agenda. Councilmember Blumenfield and Controller Galperin, like Councilmember Cedillo, are currently running for election. [20] Senator Cedillo agreed to repeal the law he wrote under the agreement with the Governor to work on a bipartisan bill. City Council candidate Dulce Vasquez at her home in Los Angeles in August. The LAPD now has 9,371 officers, down from about 10,000 in 2020. Only radical intervention can save juvenile justice, Commentary: L.A.s snowy mountains are a glorious, fleeting thing to behold. There. Puro Oaxacan Korean. 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. That thing for us is to exercise our power.. Bass apologized, and the public myself included accepted her explanation. We have a Mexican in charge of the [City] Council, Cedillo said. 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. [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. 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. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Just hours after his City Council term ended, Gil Cedillo released a three-page letter. "None of this can erase the work that hes done. We recommend Hernandez for Council District 1. Eunisses had 50.65% of the vote, compared to Councilman Gil Cedillos 49.35%, as of Tuesday. ", Communications consultant Helen Sanchez, who first worked with Cedillo in the late 1980s on then-presidential candidate Michael Dukakis' campaign, said the lesson is that "we need to speak up when someone is saying terrible things, even if they are our friends. "Im listening to my own people talk that way about my own family," she said. 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.. [14] Cedillo received a majority of other major endorsements, including eight members of California's Congressional Delegation, LA Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton, and more than 100 current and former public officials, including Senator Gloria Romero, Senator Ron Calderon, and Assemblymember Ed Chavez, who all dropped out of the race and endorsed Cedillo. 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