Mike Hernández
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Mike Hernandez was a Los Angeles, California
City Councilman. In 1997 Hernandez was arrested and pleaded guilty to purchasing and possessing cocaine
. Because he struck a plea agreement whereby he agreed to seek treatment, the arrest was not in his record, and he was not required to resign his seat. An effort to recall him fizzled, "mirror[ing] the more general state of politics in his 1st District, where a majority of residents are routinely excluded from having a say on matters of common concern because they are noncitizens who cannot vote and are on the lower rung of an electoral caste system that leaves a minority in charge", and he served out his term until 2001.
He has since worked as a staffer for former Councilman Nate Holden
and current councilman Bernard Parks.
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Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
City Councilman. In 1997 Hernandez was arrested and pleaded guilty to purchasing and possessing cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
. Because he struck a plea agreement whereby he agreed to seek treatment, the arrest was not in his record, and he was not required to resign his seat. An effort to recall him fizzled, "mirror[ing] the more general state of politics in his 1st District, where a majority of residents are routinely excluded from having a say on matters of common concern because they are noncitizens who cannot vote and are on the lower rung of an electoral caste system that leaves a minority in charge", and he served out his term until 2001.
- Chair: Community and Economic Development Committee
- Vice-Chair: Governmental Efficiency Committee
- Member: Intergovernmental Relations Committee
He has since worked as a staffer for former Councilman Nate Holden
Nate Holden
Nate Holden is a Los Angeles County politician who served four years in the California State Senate and 16 years on the Los Angeles City Council....
and current councilman Bernard Parks.
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