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    Jean Guerrero: LA needs a new generation of Latino leaders

    Behind closed doors, they sound like former President Donald Trump. Riffing about racist violence; denigrating entire groups based on where they come from and their darker skin; and plotting to hold onto power in spite of voters are all trademark behaviors of the MAGA mogul. Yet leaked audio revealed this week that Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León ...
    by Jean Guerrero, Los Angeles Times Oct 13, 2022 3 minutes
    Councilman Kevin de Leon, left, and Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez confer at city council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.

    Behind closed doors, they sound like former President Donald Trump.

    Riffing about racist violence; denigrating entire groups based on where they come from and their darker skin; and plotting to hold onto power in spite of voters are all trademark behaviors of the MAGA mogul. Yet leaked audio revealed this week that Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León are all guilty of participating in unhinged conversations of that nature in private.

    These three prove that L.A. needs a new generation of Latinos at its helm — one that can rewrite

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