The Roman statesman Cicero, in the years before he was decapitated by political rivals in 43 BC, could not have known that one of his quotations would be engraved on the southern face of Los Angeles City Hall. These days, there’s so much more than rodents to worry about, following a week of scandal that had me eying the Cicero quotation again as I made my way into the building for one of the more memorable City Council meetings in history. It was, at various moments, hard to know whether Los Angeles was coming apart or coming together. “This is a huge turning point in the city,” Winston said, telling me the sentiments expressed on the recording are not surprising, but they are galvanizing. “They were looking at what’s in it for themselves.”Politics Once seen as a trailblazer, Kevin de León tumbles after leaked racist tape The racist comments on a recording that rocked Los Angeles City Hall ensnared Councilman Kevin de León in controversy.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 16, 2022 01:57 UTC