Karen Bass and four new council members will need to navigate a member’s refusal to resign, protests and the need to restore trust to get work done.
Then, on Friday evening, the friction between de León and protesters escalated toAccording to a statement from the LAPD, an altercation between community member Jason Reedy and de León began when a group of community members, according to the LAPD, blocked de León’s pathway as he was leaving the building.
“These are difficult issues to balance, but it is clear that violence can never be tolerated as a response to political differences,” he added.Incoming District 1 Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez said she sees no way forward without de León’s resignation. “There is no place in our communities for the kind of violence that occurred last night and I am disheartened to see how our public discourse has deteriorated into these hostile interactions,” said Blumenfield in a written statement Saturday.
But as the leader of America’s second largest city, she could have a key role to play in restoring order in Council’s chambers, and boosting faith in its elected officials. Both the length of longevity of protests at City Hall meetings and the physical altercation between a councilmember and a constituent are without recent historical precedent, political experts said.
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