LA City Council District 14 Race: Kevin de León, Jurado Want to Overcome Sound Leak Scandals
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LA City Council District 14 Race: Kevin de León, Jurado Want to Overcome Sound Leak Scandals

As the vibrant dancers at La Plaza Park welcomed incumbent City Councilor Kevin de León with warm hugs and enthusiastic greetings, the shadows of past controversies loomed large.

de León, who is trying to mend the broken trust of his constituents, is determined to shift the focus from a backroom scandal involving two former city councilors.

“Since then, I’ve been working hard, apologizing every day, but we’re moving forward,” he said, hoping to garner support from the community.

But his opponent, Ysabel Juradoare not ready to let bygones be bygones. The former tenancy attorney and single mother, who has deep roots in Highland Park, sees de León’s past as unforgivable.

“Our leadership has failed us time and time again,” she lamented, a sentiment fueled by the leaked audio that prompted her campaign against him.

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Jurado recently found himself in the spotlight for his own audio scandal. When a Cal State LA student asked her about de León’s discretionary spending on the police, she quoted a popular rap lyric: “What’s that rap lyric? F*** the policethat’s how I see them.”

Asked if this reflects her actual feelings about law enforcement, Jurado clarified, “It’s more like a lived reality for voters,” pointing to the grim statistics of black and brown lives lost in the district.

Jurado’s campaign has gained traction, bolstered by endorsements from three current city council members. “The magic is that we listened to people,” she stressed, reiterating her commitment to improving basic quality-of-life issues such as street cleaning, lighting and homelessness — concerns she believes have been overlooked.

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Jurado promised a renewed partnership between the city and county to address homelessness and highlighted the need for cohesive strategies that are currently lacking.

“You know, it doesn’t matter if it’s left or right; we want the same things: clean, safe streets,” de León countered as he reminded voters of his work on the council to house more individuals experiencing homelessness than anyone else. district.

As the campaign is heating upboth candidates outline their visions for the 14th District.

de León, with years of experience in the state assembly and senate, successfully obtained $200 million in grants, which means 250 new trees in Hollenbeck Park and the installation of new sidewalks. At the same time, Jurado offers a new perspective, deeply rooted in her lived experience in society.