Ysabel Jurado vanquished Kevin de León. Will winning change her?

Isabel Jurado had good reason to smile when I met her earlier this week at the Highland Park home she shares with her father and teenage daughter. The 34-year-old endured the political upheaval she first caused in March by defeating incumbent Kevin de Leon in a City Council seat that stretches from Downtown to Boyle […]

Kevin de León, of the L.A. racist tape leak, is headed toward defeat

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Jurado leads De León; Hutt and Nazarian also ahead in 2024 election

Tenant rights attorney Isabel Jurado is leading Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon in the race to represent downtown and much of the city’s East Side, according to early filings released Tuesday. was. Twitter facebook envelope square double right angle down angle up right long arrow The year-long, intense campaign pits Jurado, a first-year […]

When should a candidate apologize? The question roils the Jurado-De León race

Los Angeles Police Department Officer Roberto Yanez said he has spent much of his career building bonds with residents of South Los Angeles and Watts, working with them to tackle gang graffiti, theft and many other quality-of-life issues. . As senior principal officer, Mr. Yanez strives to ensure that residents and business owners feel comfortable […]

Kevin de León aide played a role in “F— the police” controversy

Last week, in a room full of students at California State University, Los Angeles, a young man told Los Angeles City Council candidate Isabel Jurado that he supported the idea of ​​abolishing the police and wanted to know her position on the issue. . Jurado’s response, which included the phrase “Police, I think so,” drew […]

Kevin de León takes a page from Trump’s playbook at Boyle Heights debate

More than 200 people packed the pews of Dolores Mission Church in Boyle Heights on Wednesday, but all had one question on their minds. Where was Kevin de Leon? It was 5pm and the discussion was about to begin. Opponent Isabel Jurado was in the parish hall talking to reporters from the Boyle Heights Beat. […]

Kevin de León, Ysabel Jurado trade insults in first head-to-head debate

Isabel Jurado made waves in East Los Angeles last spring when she came in first in a five-way primary for a City Council seat representing an area stretching from downtown to Eagle Rock. The 34-year-old tenants' rights lawyer is a first-time candidate but defeated politically tarnished incumbent Kevin de Leon, a former state Senate president. […]

‘You cannot get close to’ Kevin de León at his high-security election party

Shortly after 11 p.m., Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon's face appeared on the television inside El Sereno Restaurant and the crowd inside Hecho en Mexico could be heard roaring. It was his Super Tuesday watch party, and supporters had been rooting for his comeback for years. Nearly 18 months ago, a secretly recorded […]