Fight to remove Kevin de Leon from city council begins

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The Los Angeles City Clerk’s office has authorized the start of the collection of signatures for the impeachment process of Councilman Kevin de León.
To qualify for the ballot, organizers must collect 20,437 signatures from registered voters of the 14th Council District by March 31, according to the city clerk’s office.
Notice of intent to recall De León was filed in October by five residents of the 14th District, including Pauline Adkins, who led two prior unsuccessful recall attempts of De León.
Under the statement of reasons in the notice of intent, the organizers cited De León’s refusal to resign over the scandal.
“Even though the City Council has called for his resignation from him, and have stripped him of his committee assignments, Kevin de León has refused to resign,” the statement reads. “He currently cannot represent the stakeholders of Council District 14.”
Pete Brown, De León’s communications director, said in a statement in October that the recall effort distorts De León’s record and “will not distract the council member or his office from continuing to serve the people of Council District 14. He will keep moving forward important projects and issues that threaten the communities and the lives of his constituents.”