Gil Cedllo News Today

In a unanimous vote, Paul Krekorian is named the new LA City Council president following the resignation of Nury Martinez.

Pressure continues to grow Monday on Los Angeles City Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign in a racism scandal surrounding the city's redistricting process.

Acting Los Angeles City Council President Mitch O'Farrell said Monday he will remove Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo from their committee assignments, though he had no update on whether the two embattled council members would resign their seats over their involvement in a racism scandal.

Pressure continued to grow on Los Angeles City Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign Sunday in a racism scandal surrounding the city's redistricting process.

People urge de León to resign as campout is staged outside his Eagle Rock residence by Black Lives Matter protesters.

The Los Angeles City Council enters the weekend in a state of unprecedented uncertainty, with fallout from the City Hall racism scandal continuing.

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