Soto-Martinez is closely allied with Raman and Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who just unseated Councilmember Gil Cedillo. 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. OFarrell praised the switch to even-year elections, which he voted for, but characterized evaluations of the electorate as something best left to the pundits. Cedillo prides himself on negotiating with developers to set a certain number of affordable units at least 20%, he said in market-rate projects. You dont reduce that by defunding the police, the councilman said in an interview. Herrera appeared to compare Soto-Martinez to Eunessis Hernandez, who was running against Cedillo in his district and would later defeat him. L.A. Councilmember Kevin de Len, left, and former Council President Nury Martinez confer at a meeting on Oct. 4, 2022. [9] Cedillo attempted to have driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants reinstated, and was the author of the California DREAM Act. City Council candidate Dulce Vasquez at her home in Los Angeles in August. Because of term limits, Cedillo could not run for reelection to the California State Legislature in 2012. 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. 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. My mom to this day cleans houses. 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 . De Len and Cedillo have been under. We have sovereignty over our own bodies, she said. Cedillo who came to the council after a decade in the state Legislature began his career as a union organizer. 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. [18] Cedillo served as chairman of California's Latino Congressional Caucus. "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. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- 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. My dad works in construction. He and his team got food distributed to needy residents, and COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the community quickly. Abcarian: Mask mandates? The power of incumbency typically brings considerable financial advantages and establishment backing to candidates at all levels of government. With the election just weeks away, L.A. City Controller Ron Galperin affirmed his support for Cedillo. Challenger Joe Bray-Ali drew 38 percent, more than any other challenger, and was able to face Cedillo in the runoff. They show up after it happens.. On the issue of the LAPD, a much sharper contrast can be found between the two candidates running to represent the heavily Latino 1st District, which stretches from Highland Park south to Pico-Union. Nothing, however, satisfied her critics, Cedillo writes. Thats important because the median household income in the district is around $35,000, well below the city average, and gentrification and displacement are huge issues as rising home prices and rents have priced out longtime residents. David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. Hernandez said that, if elected, she would not vote to hire any additional LAPD officers. Your IP: So unlike 25 years ago, we now have a Mexican in charge of the [county Federation of Labor]. Hernandez is running against Councilman Gil Cedillo on the Eastside. 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.. If people go to Target or Rite Aid, they dont want to be there when someone is smashing and grabbing.. [21] AB2895 was introduced to the legislature by one of Cedillo's closest allies, Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nez. Soto-Martinez is looking to unseat Councilman Mitch OFarrell in Hollywood. Julia Wick is a Metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering City Hall and the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election. Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. 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. Councilmember Blumenfield and Controller Galperin, like Councilmember Cedillo, are currently running for election. 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.. [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. He also notes that he has had African American friends and mentors my entire life, from sports and school to politics., He argues that the way the media covered the leak scandal isnt how the media covers other racially insensitive conversations, comparing the October 2021 conversation which included racist comments about a council members young Black son with now-Mayor Karen Bass making some regrettable comments in a debate.. I stay out of politics. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- 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. Gilbert Cedillo (also known as Gil) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 1. His spokesperson, Conrado TerrazasCross, did not respond when asked why Cedillo chose to wait until after his term was over before releasing the letter. 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. Cedillo has received praise for his offices pandemic response. [3] His father worked as a mechanic at American Can in Vernon and was a member of the United Steelworkers of America. With such a large field of candidates, the race will likely produce a Nov. 8 runoff between the top two. [28] His complaint stemmed from the 2009 decision by the California Citizens Compensation Commission to slash legislators' pay and benefits by 18 percent. Hernandez, who lives in Highland Park, said she supports more treatment facilities and safe consumption sites for drug users. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Two days after a leaked audio recording jolted Los Angeles, angry. Hernandez is running against Councilman Gil Cedillo on the Eastside. 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It is my instinct to hold others accountable when they use derogatory or racially divisive language. 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. L.A. City Council candidate Eunisses Hernandez greets a Glassell Park resident while campaigning. citizens. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. In August 2011, at nearly the same time AB131 was passed by the Senate, AB353 also passed. 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. We know that police officers do not prevent crime, he said at one forum. 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