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☆ LAPD releases photos of suspects involved in fatal shooting of former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor
  + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —The Los Angeles Police Department on Sunday released photos of three individuals suspected of being involved in the fatal shooting of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor in May. The grainy photos released by LAPD on Sunday show three individuals wearing hooded sweatshirts, and police indicated the man who fired the weapon has a tattoo above his left eye and the right cheek. His mother told CNN affiliate KABC that her son had been walking with one of his coworkers when he saw what he thought was someone working on a car. LAPD told CNN at the time that three men were trying to steal a catalytic converter when the victim interrupted them. One of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot the victim before the men drove off in a vehicle, according to police.
Persons: Johnny Wactor, Kevin de León, Johnny, ” de León, Wactor’s, Micah Parker, ” Parker, Wactor, ”, Brando Corbin Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD, Authorities, KABC, Los Angeles City, “ Locations: Siberia
☆ Kevin de León, Los Angeles city councilman, will not resign amid audio scandal and scuffle with protester
  + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Stella Chan Kacey Cherry | Stella Chan | Kacey Cherry | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
The councilman has defied demands for his resignation and attended last week’s meeting, amid vociferous protests, “to get back to work,” he told CNN’s Kate Bolduan before the meeting. Calls for de León’s resignation have continued since October, when audio of a year-old conversation between de Léon and fellow council members was posted anonymously on Reddit and obtained by the Los Angeles Times. Much of the conversation focused on maps proposed by the city’s redistricting commission and the council members’ frustration with them, but it also featured racist remarks about a fellow council member’s Black son and about Oaxacans. “I shouldn’t have said what I said,” de León told CNN on Tuesday, clarifying his remarks comparing White colleague Mike Bonin’s Black child to a designer handbag. De León pointed to his body of work, including his work on environmental issues and advocacy on behalf of undocumented immigrants.
☆ Kevin de Leon: Video shows LA city councimember involved in a physical altercation months after involvement in racist conversation
  + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Shawna Mizelle | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Washington CNN —Los Angeles city council member Kevin de León is facing renewed scrutiny after a video surfaced online Friday night of him engaged in a physical altercation with a community activist during a holiday event. De León said in a statement Saturday that he was acting in self-defense after being headbutted by Reedy. “Video footage clearly shows him and his supporters initiating this assault while Mr. Reedy stands with his hands up. Calls for de León’s resignation have continued since October when audio of a year-old conversation between de Léon and fellow council members was posted anonymously on Reddit and obtained by the Los Angeles Times. Much of the conversation focused on maps proposed by the city’s redistricting commission and the council members’ frustration with them, but it also featured racist remarks about a fellow council member’s Black son and about Oaxacans.
☆ Latino LA councilman said he won't resign following uproar over racist remarks
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
LOS ANGELES — Embattled Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de Leon said Wednesday he will not resign amid an uproar over a leaked tape that revealed him participating in a meeting in which Latino officials made crude, racist remarks and plotted to expand their political power. The scandal already has led to the resignation of former City Council President Nury Martinez and calls from President Joe Biden for those involved to step down. The councilman also told KCBS-TV in Los Angeles that he would refuse to resign. “We don’t want him here because he’s racist,” said Loera, a salesman reviewing items at a local household goods shop with a view of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles City Council members are among the highest paid in the country with annual salaries of nearly $229,000, and de Leon’s announcement also keeps his city paychecks coming.
☆ Former L.A. City Council president resigns amid uproar over leaked audio of racist remarks
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
The former president of the Los Angeles City Council at the center of a controversy over leaked audio of racist remarks announced her resignation from the elected board on Wednesday. “It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home,” she said. No one expected me to win, but with the support of residents throughout the district I overcame that challenge and won the seat for Council District 6. In the leaked audio, Martinez likened the Black son of council member Mike Bonin, who was 2 years old at the time, to an animal. Since the Los Angeles Times first reported about the audio recording on Sunday, the controversy has grown into a national story.
☆ California attorney general to investigate L.A. City Council after leak of audio with racist remarks
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
The California attorney general announced Wednesday his office will investigate the Los Angeles City Council to determine whether any laws were broken after an audio recording of racist remarks surfaced this week. Martinez has resigned as council president, and she announced she is taking a leave of absence from the council, according to NBC Los Angeles. Bonta said in the statement he was “deeply appalled" by the remarks from some of Los Angeles’ highest-ranking officials. A council meeting Wednesday was also met with a hostile crowd that disrupted the beginning of the meeting more than once. “The leaked audio has cast doubt on a cornerstone of our political processes for Los Angeles," Bonta said in the Wednesday statement.
☆ Crowd demands resignations at chaotic L.A. City Council meeting after leaked recording of racist remarks
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
An outraged crowd converged on a meeting at Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday and demanded the immediate resignations of three Latino City Council members after an audio recording of racist remarks surfaced this week. Martinez has resigned as council president, and she announced she is taking a leave of absence from the council, according to NBC Los Angeles. Lori Condinus of the National Action Network Los Angeles was one of dozens of members of the public to speak. Martinez apologized and announced she was stepping down as council president in a statement Monday. “Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as President of the Los Angeles City Council."
☆ L.A. City Council president resigns after racist comments leak
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Antonio Planas | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned Monday after an audio recording of racist remarks surfaced. Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez at Los Angeles City Hall on April 1, 2022. The 2021 audio from a political strategy meeting attended by a handful of Latino Democrats on the council was first reported Sunday by the Los Angeles Times. "Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as President of the Los Angeles City Council," she said. Bonin has called for Martinez, De León and Herrera to resign and said the episode points to deep fissures in the city’s population.
☆ O schiță a unui cap de urs, desenată de Leonardo da Vinci, va fi scoasă la licitație. Primul proprietar a vândut-o cu doar 3,5 dolari
  + stars: | 2021-05-10 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md   time to read: +2 min
O schiță a unui cap de urs, desenată de Leonardo da Vinci, va fi scoasă la licitație. Măsurând doar 7 cm pătraţi, „Capul de urs” este un desen realizat în punct de argint pe hârtie. Preţul estimat pentru vânzarea acestui desen este între 8 şi 12 milioane de lire sterline (11,1 – 16,7 milioane de dolari). Acesta l-a vândut casei Christie’s în 1860 pentru suma de 2,5 lire sterline (3,5 dolari). Din iunie, desenul maestrului renascentist va fi expus la Londra, unde se va afla până la organizarea licitaţiei.A
Persons: Leonardo da Vinci, licitaţiei, Licitaţia, Leonardo, englez Thomas Lawrence, Samuel Woodburn Organizations: Reuters, AGERPRES Locations: Paris, englez, New York, Hong Kong, Londra
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