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Organizers launch bid to recall beleaguered LA City Council member Kevin de Leon

LOS ANGELES — Amid widespread calls for the beleaguered politician’s resignation, five constituents filed initial paperwork Thursday to recall Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de Leon. The former state Senate leader has been at the center of a political maelstrom set off by a leaked recording first reported by the Los Angeles Times on Oct. 9. De Leon has said repeatedly that he has no ...
Councilman Kevin de Leon, left, and then Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez confer at city council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Amid widespread calls for the beleaguered politician’s resignation, five constituents filed initial paperwork Thursday to recall Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de Leon.

The former state Senate leader has been at the center of a political maelstrom set off by a leaked recording first reported by the Los Angeles Times on Oct. 9.

De Leon has said repeatedly that he has no plans to step down, citing the need for representation in his downtown and Eastside district. He was elected to the council in 2020 and has more than two years left in his term.

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