Acting Los Angeles City Council President Mitch O’Farrell removed 2 committee members from their chairmanships and assignments after racist remarks.
De León and Cedillo have apologized — but have not indicated they intend to resign, per O’Farrell.
The embattled Latino city councilmembers have faced calls to resign from advocacy groups, community members and the"My mission, and my duty, is to help this city heal, and to keep it moving forward, so that we can all move on from this terrible time," O’Farrell added."When I spoke with Mr. Cedillo last week, I felt that he was reconciling his feelings about this transgression and understood the gravity of the moment.
"And I urged Mr. De León this morning. I have not heard a response back from Mr. De León since last week, since we spoke on Tuesday, and I made it really clear he absolutely should not attend any future council meetings."O’Farrell said council rules require councilmembers to sit on at least one committee, though he said his office is "ironing out" the details of how the rule applies to De León and Gil Cedillo.
The council is expected to vote Tuesday to elect a new president, a position O’Farrell said he does not want, according to the
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