Pressure continues to grow on Los Angeles City Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign in a racism scandal surrounding the city’s redistricting process.
The ongoing chaos has also exposed the ongoing political power struggle between Los Angeles' Black and Latino communities. A group of Black civil rights leaders scheduled a 10:30 a.m. news conference Sunday, when they are expected to demand that Martinez be replaced by one of the council's African American members to"demonstrate its commitment to Black political empowerment and political and racial healing.
This week's meetings Tuesday and Wednesday will be conducted remotely due a COVID-19 exposure.
When asked by CNS if the potential for another disruption factored into the decision to hold the meetings virtually, Halden said the move was"about the COVID-19 diagnosis.''De León and Cedillo, who attempted to attend last Tuesday's meeting but were asked to leave after protesters voiced objections to their presence, would be able to attend the virtual meetings without facing the public face-to-face.
Officer Rosario Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relation Section told CNS that there were"no patrol units at a specific location'' in the LAPD's Northeast station area. The group later tracked de León to a home in Glendale, where he is reportedly staying with a friend and posted another"MAJOR CLEANING'' notice.