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South Gate council member calls out what she described as false recall claims, urges focus on governing
Summary
During public comment and council remarks, a council member defended colleagues against allegations of corruption tied to campaign donations and recall signage; vice mayor and other council members urged adherence to process and noted the personal impacts of the attacks.
Council member Hurtado defended herself, fellow council members and city staff on May 27, saying repeated public attacks and online claims about taking money from a tow company were false and damaging.
"If they were true, it would be one thing, but they're not true," Council member Hurtado said, adding that campaign donation records she and others filed showed legal receipts and that some critics selectively named a few people while leaving out others. "We get money from people who wanna believe in us and elect us. There's nothing criminal about…
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