As L.A. officials battle the coronavirus pandemic, a corruption scandal has fueled mistrust in City Hall.
Uver Santa Cruz, an electrician who lives in the Rampart Village area, said he had suspected that the city’s elected officials were behaving in a corrupt way. But the filing of charges against Englander last month cemented those beliefs.
The filing of charges against Englander and Kim appeared to mark a turning point for some council members, who previously had declined to pass judgment on their colleagues.Councilman Bob Blumenfield said he was “sickened” by the allegations contained in the two cases, saying they deal with “straight up corruption.”Another councilman, David Ryu, said he felt “nothing but disgust” over the allegations.
Three years ago, polling showed that a majority of respondents had a favorable view of the council, he said. By February, those numbers were “upside down,” said Hacopian, who expects public support to fall even more in the wake of the latest legal filings.
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