Former Los Angeles City Chief of Staff Eric Garcetti described the city’s Black Lives Matter chapter as “annoying,” according to a leaked leak.
In an October 2016 email, Ana Guerrero – who still works in an advisory role for Garcetti’s office – wrote that people praising the mayor “were not as annoying as BLM, but getting close,” Vice reported. The Black Lives Matter movement and its anti-police protests grew in popularity in 2016 after Alton Sterling and Philando Castile died in Louisiana and Minnesota, respectively.
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Garcetti’s office responded to the leaked emails Thursday, saying it would address all employees who made inappropriate comments, Vice reported.
“The mayor and his staff have always been thoughtful in the conversation about race justice with a goal of bringing people together to create change. This is one of the most emotionally charged and sensitive issues we face, and there have been painful moments of disagreement. , which have included situations where our staff were verbally assaulted in person and online while performing their work, “Garcetti’s office said in a statement, Vice reported.
The office added: “These deeply personal and difficult moments have not deterred us from pursuing an unprecedented justice agenda that includes millions invested in restoring public security, a commission on compensation and a pilot project with participatory budgets that specifically confronts the legacy of institutional racism. in our city. “
Guerrero was put on leave last summer and was eventually removed from her chief of staff post after she made controversial comments on social media. She returned as a strategic advisor this fall. She earns more than $ 248,000 a year, the Los Angeles Times reported at the time.
“I will continue to confront and learn from my mistakes and regain the confidence I lost,” Guerrero said in November when she returned to work.