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Gil Cedillo

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Drivers Licenses For Illegal Immigrants in California Gaining Momentum?

    The LAPD's move to drop 30-day impounds of cars belonging to unlicensed drivers stopped by cops has been controversial to say the least. The L.A. police union thinks the new policy could put dangerous drivers back on the road: It's suing the department, arguing that the rule contradicts state law. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Tim Donnelly's 'Stop the DREAM Act' Measure Won't Go on California Ballot

    Assemblyman Tim Donnelly has been on somewhat of a lucky streak, what with his laughable non-charges for carrying a loaded gun through airport security. That's probably because, as noted by LA Weekly's Gene Maddaus, wiggle room in law enforcement "seems to work in favor of state lawmakers, and aga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Mulholland Drive's 'No Litter Zone,' Where a Homeless Man is the Solo Clean-Up Crew

    Nanette GonzalesTrying to keep Mulholland Drive clean​Green signs announce that the stretch of Mulholland Drive between Laurel Canyon and Coldwater Canyon has been declared a "No Litter Zone," and for the most part, they're right. Considering the volume of traffic that passes through here, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    The 10 Most Controversial Laws That California Governor Jerry Brown Just Signed or Vetoed

    Like a good procrastinating California politician, Governor Jerry Brown waited until the last possible second to sign over 100 bills still waiting on his desk this weekend. So, as of Columbus Day morning, we have a whole controversy-load of new laws to make sense of. And being the stragglers of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Tim Donnelly, Tea Party Republican, Introduces Arizona-Style Immigration Law

    Photo by Kevin ScanlonTim Donnelly​Making good on a campaign promise, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly introduced an Arizona-style immigration law in the California Legislature yesterday.Donnelly's bill would make it a crime to shelter an illegal immigrant, require employers to use E-Verify, and make it a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Welcome To America, Now Give Us Your Car: Do Los Angeles Area DUI Checkpoints Target Poorer Areas, Immigrants?

    dogwelder via Flickr​A report in La Opinion this week (Google translate) indicates that, yeah, cops tend to target immigrant neighborhoods when they set up DUI checkpoints. Why? Maybe because so many unlicensed drivers -- illegal immigrants can't get California licenses -- means police can seize l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Are DUI Checkpoints Targeting Illegal Immigrants?

    ​A recent report by California Watch questions whether California's ubiquitous, weekend DUI checkpoints are really nets cast to seize the vehicles of illegal immigrants. The state-aided checkpoints, which net $40 million annually in fines and seizures, are often in or near Latino neighborhoods ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Are Latinos Disappointed With Obama?

    State Sen. Gil Cedillo.​Los Angeles-based state Sen. Gil Cedillo, one of President Obama's early campaign supporters, says he's disappointed with president so far, and that he's not alone among Latinos. Cedillo says there are some hard feelings surrounding Obama's promise during his presiden ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    Homeless Get (Fake) Designer Shoes For Holidays

    manoloblahnik.com​If you see a homeless person hot stepping in some Manolo look-alikes or strutting in what appears to be Air Jordans, we don't blame you for doing a double take. But it's all good. Turns out counterfeit footwear seized by Los Angeles police in the Fashion District and elsewher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Report: Villaraigosa Held Back-Room Confab For Assembly Speaker Job Over Bottle Of Wine

    Assemblyman Kevin De Leon represents Silver Lake, Echo Park and nearby communities.​It's been years since Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa worked as a Sacramento power player, but that hasn't stopped him from throwing his weight around in statehouse politics. The Los Angeles Times on Monday reported ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Group Tries To Force Condoms On Porn Stars (Good Luck With That)

    Porn star Belladonna.​The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has been on a tear against the porn industry and its often unhealthy ways. On Friday it convened a UCLA symposium of health-care groups in a step toward getting the state to force male porn stars to use condoms. God bless them for it, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Another Bratton Endorsement Bites the Dust

    Outgoing Los Angeles Police Department Chief Bill Bratton once told the Weekly that he would never personally run for office . . . but it still didn't keep L.A.'s Top Cop from backing political candidates when critics said he should stay out of the endorsement business.Ted SoquiLAPD Chief Bill Bratt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Tom Hayden: Bill Bratton Conflict of Interest in Cherkasky Deal?

    Tom Hayden has been one of the gutsiest politicians in California, whether you like him or not. I've always admired him for that. It's not surprising to see that Hayden alone, so far among local civic leaders, is asking an obvious question also raised by my piece in L.A. Weekly today: isn't Bill Bra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Glendale City Council: No to 710 Tunnel

    One of L.A.'s great communal imbroglios is the extension of the Long Beach Freeway, also known as State Route 710. Years ago construction ended at its Alhambra terminus, so that it currently connects Long Beach directly to -- Valley Boulevard. Caltrans wants to complete it so that the highway will c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    710 Freeway Tunnel Vision

    Curbed L.A. reported on Tuesday's unanimous Assembly committee vote to recommend that the 710 Freeway be extended underground -- instead of cutting 6.2 miles on the surface through neighborhoods in El Sereno and South Pasadena, along the freeway's course to link the San Bernardino and Foothill freew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    The Thin Blue Pencil The LAPD union, which has $30 million invested with the new owners of the San Diego Union-Tribune, wants some editorial changes made at the paper. L.A. TimesA Wing and a Prayer A military T-38 Talon training jet crashed north of Edwards Air Force Base, outside Mojave, Thursday a ... More >>

  • News

    May 14, 2009

    Bill Bratton's Endorsements Spectacle

    The LAPD chief's politicking has critics fearing a slide to the bad old days

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Tarnished Star A veteran sheriff's deputy has been relieved of duty and charged with perjury for lying about a 2007 drug-possession arrest. L.A. TimesCandidate to Cedillo: Donate Spree Money Longshot Congressional candidate Rafael Nadal has asked fellow candidate Gil Cedillo to donate to homeless ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Three Dems Square Off for Money in Race to Replace Hilda Solis

    "It does not take a lot of money in these low turnout races, but that doesn't mean a lot of money isn't going to be spent." This wonderful quote comes courtesy of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and, while these words could serve as a judgment on all small elections gone wild, they specifically desc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    The Race for Hilda Solis' Seat: Let the Bloodbath Begin

    Yesterday's filing deadline to fill Hilda Solis' Congressional seat for the largely San Gabriel Valley 32nd District found a dozen candidates in the running. Three of them are sacrificial Republicans, plus one Libertarian, but the bulk are Democrats. The two frontrunners are Judy Chu, currently a me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Cedillo Rolls Up Another Opponent Longtime San Gabriel Valley politician Ed Chavez has removed his name from the Congressional race to replace Hilda Solis. Chavez announced his support of state Senator Gil Cedillo, who faces a tough challenge May 19 from Judy Chu, who sits on the State Board of Equa ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Mario Beltran's Wild Night

    Rising political star, on trial for falsely accusing others, can’t recall using the “N” word or attacking a woman UPDATE: Beltran convicted

  • Columns

    October 12, 2006

    Arrest This Woman . . . Pretty Please

    Rising political star, on trial for falsely accusing others, can’t recall using the “N” word or attacking a woman UPDATE: Beltran convicted

  • News

    June 29, 2006

    How Low Can They Go?

    As elected reps’ salaries soar, minimum-wage hike stays in limbo

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    Colors of Optimism

    The immigrants’-rights movement energizes a nation

  • News

    March 30, 2006

    Moving Beyond 500,000: Now What?

    Talk of a national strike, or maybe another shot at driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants

  • News

    May 12, 2005

    The Architect

    Miguel Contreras, 1952 – 2005

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Letters

    Miguel Contreras, 1952 – 2005

  • News

    February 10, 2005

    Hahn Solo

    Jimmy doesn’t like to be called dull. In fact, he defends his style with, uh, passion

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    A License To Veto

    Governor pulls a U-turn on driver’s-license bill

  • News

    July 15, 2004

    Dawn in L.A.

    What were 12,000 people doing at the Convention Center?

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Reign of Chaos

    What a mess faces California politics and finances

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    What If . . .

    the Ambassador Hotel could be saved as a school

  • News

    December 19, 2002

    Blood and Cuts

    Now (after the election) they tell us about the billions of looming reductions

  • News

    March 21, 2002

    Gray in His Groove

    Primary matters: The false spring of the Republican right, the real spring of the Democratic left

  • News

    March 7, 2002

    Endorsements

    The Weekly’s recommendations in the March primary

  • News

    March 29, 2001

    Crunch Time

    The race to succeed Richard Riordan — and to reshape Los Angeles — comes down to the wire

  • News

    February 15, 2001

    Letters

    The race to succeed Richard Riordan — and to reshape Los Angeles — comes down to the wire

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    Fame, etc.

    Holiday showtime hits City Hall

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Print-Out Ballot Guide

    Holiday showtime hits City Hall

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    Endorsements

    The Weekly’s recommendations in the November general election

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    Endorsements (Continued)

    The Weekly’s recommendations in the November general election

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Troubled Solution

    Calls to halt cleanup at William Mead go unheeded

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    More Endorsements

    Calls to halt cleanup at William Mead go unheeded

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Our Choices in the June 8 L.A. City Elections

    For the Weekly's handy one-page tear-out Voter Guide, see the inside back cover of next week's issue.

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Who Is This Padilla Guy, Anyway?

    Fresh face wins powerful friends, influence in Valley district

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    Our Choices in the April 13 L.A. City Election

    Fresh face wins powerful friends, influence in Valley district

  • News

    March 4, 1999

    Caretakers Take Charge

    75,000 workers (in 75,000 work sites!) form a union

  • News

    November 5, 1998

    Our selections in Tuesday's General Election (cont.)

    75,000 workers (in 75,000 work sites!) form a union

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Activists Turned Elected Officials

    75,000 workers (in 75,000 work sites!) form a union

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