Politics & Government
LA City Councilmembers React To De León's Refusal To Resign
"I have to do the hard work. I have to repair. I have to help heal. I have to help restore," the councilman said in an exclusive interview.
October 21, 2022
Nearly 24 hours after LA City Councilman Kevin de León made his plans to remain on City Council known, despite his participation in a racially-charged conversation back in Oct. 2021, fellow City Councilmembers have come forward to express their disappointment in his decision.
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"I have to do the hard work. I have to repair. I have to help heal. I have to help restore," the councilman said during an exclusive interview with CBS2's Tom Wait on Wednesday.
Those councilmembers are just a few of the many Los Angeles residents outraged at his refusal to resign in the wake of an audio leak that revealed de León, Gil Cedillo, then-Council President Nury Martinez and LA Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera involved in a conversation where a number of racist comments were hurled around.
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