LA Election: Gil Cedillo, Monica Rodriguez win council seats in close race

Name: LA Election: Gil Cedillo, Monica Rodriguez win council seats in close race
Uploaded: 2017-05-17T14:00:00+00:00
Duration: 22 s
Description: A former city Public Works commissioner emerged victorious Wednesday in the race to fill a San Fernando Valley-area City Council seat, while Councilman Gil Cedillo was celebrating a commanding re-election win over an opponent whose campaign fizzled amid a wave of questionable internet posts condemned by critics as derogatory and racially insensitive.

A former city Public Works commissioner emerged victorious Wednesday in the race to fill a San Fernando Valley-area City Council seat, while Councilman Gil Cedillo was celebrating a commanding re-election win over an opponent whose campaign fizzled amid a wave of questionable internet posts condemned by critics as derogatory and racially insensitive.

Posted May 17, 2017 7:38am PDT