LA: Kevin de Leon (D) and Ysabel Jurado (D) trade insults in fight for Eastside city council seat
Ysabel Jurado made a huge splash on Los Angeles’ Eastside last spring, coming in first in the five-way primary election for a City Council seat representing neighborhoods stretching from downtown to Eagle Rock.
The 34-year-old tenant rights attorney, a first-time candidate, pulled ahead of Kevin de León, the politically wounded incumbent who once served as president of the state Senate.
But De León, 57, is making clear he intends to fight for every vote, by taking part in at least four head-to-head candidate debates in the final months before the Nov. 5 election.
Residents got a taste of just how bitter that competition is likely to be when De León and Jurado traded insults and verbal jabs throughout a 90-minute forum Wednesday co-hosted by the Lincoln Heights Chamber of Commerce.
Jurado, who lives in Highland Park, blasted De León over his participation in a secretly recorded conversation that featured racist and derogatory remarks. She argued that, in the wake of that scandal, he has governed in isolation and failed to effectively represent the district.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-16/kevin-de-leon-and-ysabel-jurado-trade-insults-and-allegations-as-they-debate-face-to-face
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