LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council elected Paul Krekorian as its new president Oct. 18, following a four-hour meeting that was held virtually due to COVID-19 exposure after last week’s meetings were disrupted by protesters amid the City Hall racism scandal.
Krekorian will be immediately tasked with leading the council through a turbulent stretch, with Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo facing intense calls to resign for their involvement in a recorded conversation that included racially charged comments and discussions over redistricting that led to former Council President Nury Martinez resigning her council seat last week.
de León and Cedillo have been under mounting pressure to resign since the release of the tape Oct. 9….