A Los Angeles City Council candidate seeking to represent a heavily Latino district apologized Wednesday for comments he made about Mexicans in a YouTube video posted online nearly a decade ago. Joe Bray-Ali, who is challenging City Councilman Gil Cedillo for the Council District 1 seat, appeared in a video titled “Ask a Mexican — Mexican Doorbell” that’s posted to his YouTube page. In the video, Bray-Ali holds his young daughter and speaks directly to the camera. That is why I would like Mr. Bray-Ali to explain remarks he made on a YouTube video on March 9, 2008,” Cedillo said. Bray-Ali, a bike activist, and Cedillo were the top two vote-getters in the March 7 election to represent Council District 1, which takes in several northeast neighborhoods and includes Westlake and Chinatown.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 20, 2017 04:18 UTC