Recent Streetsblog LA posts about City Council

Scenes from Kevin de León's new video celebrating the Active Transportation grant awarded to his district.

The de León Circus Continues with New Skid Row Video

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 22, 2022 | No Comments

Why is he like this?

Disgraced L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León speaks to CNN's Kate Bolduan. Footage of his assault on protester Jason Reedy is seen in the background.

How Do You Solve a Problem Like KDL?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 20, 2022 | No Comments

KDL's latest defense for not resigning is that “millions of Americans go to work every single day with folks that they don't like.”

On October 12, protesters shouting "No resignation, no meeting!" ended up putting a halt to council proceedings that morning. Council president Nury Martinez resigned that afternoon, but councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo continue to resist calls for their resignations. Screengrab from council broadcast.

The Seething Anti-Blackness of Kevin de León and Other Takeaways from the Fed Recording

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 4, 2022 | No Comments

It had been just three days since KNOCK-LA and the L.A. Times published the racist recordings that emotionally ransacked the populace, and things were not going well at City Hall.