Los Angeles Councilman Fights With Activist At Christmas Party

Los Angeles council member involved in fight with activist

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin De Leon – who discussed breaking up Black districts using gerrymandering – was mobbed & cornered by local organizers.

De Leon refuses to step down, but should have been removed from office to begin with. pic.twitter.com/BRM1eSC5yo

— Matt Lipton (@mattliptoncomic) December 10, 2022

 A Los Angeles City Council member embroiled in a scandal over racist remarks and an activist fought at a Friday night holiday event.

The activist and Kevin de León got into an altercation at a toy giveaway and holiday tree lighting at Lincoln Park, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Earlier on Friday, de León attended his first City Council meeting in nearly two months following a scandal that erupted after a recording surfaced in October of former council President Nury Martinez, outgoing Councilman Gil Cedillo, de León and a labor union leader participating in a closed-door meeting in which racist language was used to mock colleagues while the participants schemed to protect Latino political strength in council districts.

Martinez resigned. Cedillo lost a June election and his last day in office is Monday. De León has apologized and said he has no plans to resign.

De León said in a statement to the newspaper that he was assaulted Friday night, while activists said the council member was the aggressor. Source