Los Angeles city councilmembers cut from committee roles amid pressure to resign

Acting president says Kevin de Léon and Gil Cedillo have ‘lost all credibility’ after leaked racist comments

Two Los Angeles city councilmembers have been removed from their committee roles after they were caught on tape in a conversation in which city leaders used racist and disparaging language about constituents and colleagues in a scandal that has thrown LA politics into turmoil.

Mitch O’Farrell, the acting city council president, announced on Monday that he would cut Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo from their committee assignments, the Los Angeles Times reported. De León chairs the committee on poverty and homelessness and has roles on committees dealing with finance, public works and environmental issues while Cedillo oversees the housing committee and serves on committees overseeing immigrant rights and environmental issues.

This article was amended on 17 October 2022 to correct a headline that implied the members had been removed from their posts entirely.