A Scandal Plagued City Council
Pure Selfishness
Voters have already selected his replacement but Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo still ignores calls for his immediate resignation.
“Clearly, I should have intervened.”
- Gil Cedillo
The public airing of Gil Cedillo’s participation in a conversation steeped in racism has resulted in his eviction from the halls of power. Angry crowds have prevented him from participating in City Council meetings and his colleagues have stripped him of his committee assignments. The councilman is unable to represent his constituents in any meaningful way.
Not only has Cedillo been made politically impotent, but he has also abandoned his public platform. The representative has been silent, with his spokesman stating that “Councilmember Cedillo is at a place of reflection.”
Unlike Nury Martinez and Kevin De Leon, his fellow councilmembers who were involved in the racist conversation, Cedillo has a replacement waiting in the wings. Voters in the June primary had already made clear that they were ready to move on from their representative since 2013. Eunisses Hernandez beat the incumbent by a margin of 2,408 votes and is set to…
