Cracks widen: more local pols call for de Leon & LA-4 resignations

Pressure to resign increased on Kevin de Leon and other Southland representatives caught expressing racist comments last year. In LA, the City Council today voted to censure the LA-4, and in Santa Clara County, where many politicians have close ties to de Leon, more candidates have called for resignations.

Local candidates who have so far called for LA-4 resignations:

  • Nora Campos, SJ District 5 City Council candidate

  • Cindy Chavez, mayoral candidate, County Supervisor

  • Bien Doan, SJ District Council 7 candidate

  • Johnny Khamis, D1 County Supervisor Candidate

  • Matt Mahan, mayoral candidate, SJ District 10 CM

  • Irene Smith, SJ District 3 Council candidate

  • President Biden and Gov. Newsom have also called on the LA-4 to resign.

Axios website on the LA City Council Censure:

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to censure two sitting council members and former member Nury Martinez for making racist comments in leaked audio.

Why it matters: Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo have not stepped down despite calls to do so from the city council president, advocacy groups, community members, and the White House.

  • The censure vote is a purely symbolic denunciation of the current and former members, but it could ratchet up pressure on De León and Cedillo to resign.

  • Protesters at Wednesday's meeting demanded De León and Cedillo's resignation before being escorted out of the chamber prior to the vote. Demonstrators have previously argued that the body should not hold meetings until they resign.

  • Neither member was present for the vote, per the Los Angeles Times.

Read the whole Axios story here.

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Jax Oliver