Embattled councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León are suing two ex-employees of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor in connection with a leaked, racially-charged recording of a conversation involving the two in 2022.
Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León has joined his former colleague, Gil Cedillo, in suing two ex-employees of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor in connection with the 2022 release of a secret recording where racist language was used during a discussion of redistricting plans for the city, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Further, both claim the most egregious remarks on the recording were made by others, not Cedillo or de LeónCedillo's filing states others on the recording 'made comments that were perceived as highly offensive by many people' but some of the statements were taken out of context or improperly translated from Spanish slang.
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