The race for the three council seats comes at a turning point for the LAPD. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez pulled ahead of Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo on Tuesday, dealing a major setback to his bid for a third and final term. Earlier, the comments in the roughly hourlong audio veered into divisive and racist remarks. 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. 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. As of Monday morning, Hernandez has more than 53% of the votes compared to Cedillo, who currently stands at 46%. Cedillo has . Whos bringing the marshmallows?. 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. In 1983, Cedillo earned a J.D. 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. 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. Cedillo lost his Los Angeles City Council seat in the 2022 election to left-wing challenger Eunisses Hernandez. In Los Angeles, a century of off-cycle municipal elections and the sheer size of the citys sprawling council districts fortified officeholders positions. There. When we say abolish the police, she wrote last year, we mean replace it with this.. I didn't know there was even a campaign going on. So unlike 25 years ago, we now have a Mexican in charge of the [county Federation of Labor]. At that event, the candidates were asked to raise their hands to indicate whether they think defunding the police is a good idea. 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. [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. She said she is not an abolitionist but would seek to boost funding for affordable housing, mental health and unarmed crisis responders. [29][30], Gil Cedillo ran for reelection in Council District 1 in Los Angeles. [28] His complaint stemmed from the 2009 decision by the California Citizens Compensation Commission to slash legislators' pay and benefits by 18 percent. Challenger Joe Bray-Ali drew 38 percent, more than any other challenger, and was able to face Cedillo in the runoff. Cedillo was one of four high-profile participants in the secretly recorded October 2021 conversation, which centered on Los Angeles once-a-decade redistricting process and included racist and derogatory comments about a rainbow coalition of groups. That anger was part of what drove her to run. Life is stressful. She wants the city to take action on the troubled Animal Services department. Cedillo who came to the council after a decade in the state Legislature began his career as a union organizer. Cedillo is one of two City Council incumbents who find themselves in serious political danger. The man then drops the. / KCAL News. David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. Cedillo prides himself on negotiating with developers to set a certain number of affordable units at least 20%, he said in market-rate projects. We have a Mexican in charge of the [City] Council, Cedillo said. Cedillo could not run for reelection to the California State Legislature in 2012. Today signifies much more than just another bill being signed by our governor. Eunisses Hernandez beat incumbent Gil Cedillo outright in the primary and will take office next term. No one, she said, should be punished for drug use. Weeks later, college administrator Dulce Vasquez posted her response to the City Councils decision to cut hundreds of LAPD officers. [2], Cedillo was born in Barstow, California and grew up in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles. Clearly, I should have intervened," Cedillo said in the statement, which also noted that "remarks made about my colleagues son were simply unacceptable. [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. Should any of the challengers succeed, they could find themselves in an unlikely position in four years time: running as incumbent members of one of the most powerful local legislative bodies in the country. Hernandez, a long-time resident of District 1, has led the ballot count for the last several days. "While I did not engage in the conversation in question, I was present at times during this meeting last year. Were not going to stop until we defund the police, get rid of [Dist. 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. Soto-Martinez is looking to unseat Councilman Mitch. Now hes under review, 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. [34] Cedillo defeated Bray-Ali in the runoff with over 70% of the voters in Council District 1 on May 16, 2017. 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. Meanwhile, fatal shootings by police have spiked, sparking demands for a more humane response to people facing addiction and mental health challenges. [citation needed] In the midst of the 2003 recall election, Davis backed and signed SB60 (2003), Cedillo's driver's license bill. On Twitter, Corado has called police cadets future murderers and suggested more than once that LAPD officers eat their own guns. 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. You decide whether youre going to do chemo or even drink coffee.. Cedillo participated in Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA). [26] Cedillo remarked, It took a long time, but now its here. 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?. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez declared victory this weekend over incumbent Gil Cedillo in the race to represent District 1 of the Los Angeles City Council. In the old days, you had 15% turnout and a candidate could talk to every one of those voters. Hes been an advocate for marginalized communities for years and you cant take that away no matter what he said.". The Los Angeles Times editorial board determines the positions of The Times as an institution. 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. California State Assembly and State Senate, Driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, Driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants in the United States, "INBOX: Progressive challenger Eunisses Hernandez declares victory over incumbent Democrat Gil Cedillo to represent Los Angeles Council District 1. "Im listening to my own people talk that way about my own family," she said. 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. citizens. [36][37] However, he lost to political newcomer, Eunisses Hernandez. Cedillo, a former state lawmaker, sought to portray Hernandez as a dangerous extremist, highlighting her work as an abolitionist on policing and prisons. 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.. We clearly are not being held to the same standards, Cedillo writes. 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. L.A. Times reporters and columnists pick it apart, line by line. Hernandez is running against Councilman Gil Cedillo on the Eastside. Community activist Eunisses Hernandez, who is running for L.A. City Council, talks with Glassell Park residents. He and his team got food distributed to needy residents, and COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the community quickly. Pete Wilsons anti-immigrant message. [clarification needed], In 2006 and 2009 Cedillo again brought the proposal before the California legislature, failing both times. Critics claim that the measure is a waste of taxpayer money for an already cash-strapped California with tuition costs increasing and many students unable to continue their education. 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 Herrera, when the conversation strayed from the topic of the 15 City Council districts. Your IP: [5] President Bill Clinton stated that his decision to provide funding "was reached after critical consultations with SEIU". Hernandez, who lives in Highland Park, said she supports more treatment facilities and safe consumption sites for drug users. 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. (Madeleine Hordinski / Los Angeles Times). Hernandez, a long-time resident of District 1, has led the ballot count for the last several days. Click to reveal 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. [33] In the primary election Cedillo won 49.4 percent, missing the threshold to avoid a runoff election. It never should have been cut in the first place, he said. 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. Cedillo, 68, was trailing Hernandez by 292 votes, according to the latest count released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. [citation needed], Cedillo attended Lorena Street and Euclid Avenue Elementary, Stevenson Junior High and Roosevelt High. I have poor people, he told Martinez. ", 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. 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. Editorial: Los Angeles County bus riders get no shelter from the storm. 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. "One devil and another devil," Cedillo. 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. ", Later, when Martinez employed stereotypes long used against Oaxacans in Mexico and in the United States, saying she sees a lot of "little short dark people" in Koreatown, Cedillo chimed in and stated, Puro Oaxacans. Your IP: 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, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. Both Martinez and Herrera resigned this week after a furor over the racist and derogatory remarks. When told that the term was offensive to disabled people, she re-recorded the song with new lyrics. He blocked bike lanes, including directing city staff to remove bike lanes from the widened Spring Street bridge. Last year, the number of homicides in the city reached its highest point since 2006, in large part due to increased gun violence. Bass apologized, and the public myself included accepted her explanation. 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. Johnson has criticized OFarrell for scaling back police spending in 2020, saying the move contributed to the decline in LAPD staffing. Those positions are bizarre and dangerous, the mailer said. A fourth participant, Councilmember Kevin de Len, remains in office. 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. Cedillo received 71,199 votes, Ten received 18,581 votes, and Murray Levy, a Libertarian candidate, received 3,469 votes. He was formally censured by the City Council in a unanimous 12-0 vote on October 26. She wouldnt vote to hire additional police officers and would instead fund mental health clinicians, crisis responders, gang interventionists and other non-law enforcement workers to focus on preventing crime and responding to community disputes. 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. Only radical intervention can save juvenile justice, Commentary: L.A.s snowy mountains are a glorious, fleeting thing to behold. Cedillo was endorsed by Bernie Sanders and has long championed immigrant rights. 11:43 a.m. March 3, 2022Meghan Choi served as field director for the 2017 Salans campaign, not campaign manager. 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. A member of the Democratic Party, Cedillo was previously a member of both the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. The district has added more affordable housing since 2009 than any other council district. [21] AB2895 was introduced to the legislature by one of Cedillo's closest allies, Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nez. I think it is unusual in the city of L.A. to have this many challengers who are getting the traction that they are. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Two days after a leaked audio recording jolted Los Angeles, angry . Despite those efforts, Price said he does not view himself as a defund candidate. Eunisses Hernandez is running for L.A. City Council District 1. Cedillo was already scheduled to step down Dec. 11 after community activist Eunisses Hernandez won the June primary in District 1. [23] Again, Schwarzenegger refused to sign the bill, on the grounds that it did not satisfy his security concerns. Like Hernandez and Soto-Martnez, Vasquez is young and digitally savvy, but she is hesitant on the progressive label, saying that though she would probably brand herself that way, her views dont fit perfectly squarely in any box.. [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. He has described L.A. as the most under-policed big city in America and has concluded that voters are worried about their personal safety. 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. 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. Hernandez had 50.65% compared to Cedillos 49.35%. Warmer storms could cause problems, LAPD should stop handling many non-emergency calls, police union says, Eric Garcettis stalled nomination to ambassadors post sees slight progress, Column: It took public shaming, but victims of LAPDs fireworks explosion wont be evicted, L.A. Those same groups often the loudest, most organized voices on neighborhood-level issues tended to hold outsize sway with council offices. Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. After a man burst in with a gun, a San Francisco synagogue confronts hate, 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. Cedillo, 68, was. 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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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He ran for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council representing Council District 1 and was elected in 2013. . Eunisses Hernandez is a community organizer running to unseat Councilmember Gil Cedillo in Council District 1. But his record is mixed. 65.109.71.124 [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. [citation needed] The measures have drawn both praise and criticism from various organizations. A man is seen running toward the vehicle with what appears to be Bray-Ali's campaign signs in his hands. People see it.. [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. 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