Tag: Councilman Gil Cedillo

Dozens Protest Outside Embattled LA Councilman Kevin de León’s Office

October 14, 2022
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A couple dozen of protesters showed up outside Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León’s El Sereno offices Oct. 13, pressuring him to resign for his participation in a recorded conversation involving four elected officials that included a series of racially charged remarks and discussions over redistricting. Two of them—former Council President Nury Martinez and former…

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LA City Council Takes Step to Force Purchase of Chinatown Building to Freeze Rent

May 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council voted on Friday, May 27, to try to buy a 124-unit housing development in Chinatown by exercising the power of eminent domain, in an effort to keep some of the tenants housed amid rent increases by their landlord, who does not want to sell the building to the city. Councilman…

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Los Angeles City Council Orders Testing Near Former Toxic Dump Site

May 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday voted to begin off-site testing of wastewater, stormwater, and soil near a Lincoln Heights development project following reporting over the weekend about the site’s toxic dumping history. The motion, which was both introduced by Councilman Gil Cedillo and passed by council members Wednesday, cited Los Angeles Times reporting…

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