Mayor Bass thanked Krekorian for pushing reforms, and his steady hand guiding the City Council in a challenging time.
Marqueece Harris-Dawson, a Los Angeles city councilmember representing parts of South L.A., was unanimously elected by his colleagues on Tuesday, May 28, to serve as the next City Council president starting Sept. 20, taking over for outgoing President Paul Krekorian.
Los Angeles City Council Member Paul Krekorian during the Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce 2023 State of the Valley luncheon in Universal City, September 7, 2023. won his third council term in March“Councilman Harris-Dawson has a long history in City Hall and beyond of bringing people of all backgrounds and across all sectors together,” the mayor said in a statement.
Krekorian took over as council president that October, as the city was reeling after a closed-door conversation between three councilmembers and a highly influential union leader, was secretly recorded then. That conversation, which included racist and derogatory remarks about various groups of people, also revealed that the four Latino leaders had privately discussed how they wanted City Council districts redrawn to benefit themselves or their allies.
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