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Residents accuse Councilwoman Imelda Padilla of poor transparency during City Council public comment
Summary
Multiple speakers used public comment at the Aug. 12 council meeting to criticize Councilwoman Imelda Padilla, alleging lack of transparency, retaliation and violations of open-meeting rules; commenters asked the council to investigate and demanded greater accountability.
LOS ANGELES — Dozens of public commenters at the Los Angeles City Council meeting Tuesday criticized Councilwoman Imelda Padilla and called for greater transparency and accountability, with speakers alleging that Padilla dismissed constituents and that a recent town-hall process violated open-meeting norms.
Multiple speakers said Padilla had “called us liars” and that residents were denied meaningful opportunity to influence decisions at a district town-hall. Nancy Flores, one of the speakers who identified herself during…
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