"Ugarte believes the order should include a requirement for Los Angeles Police Department officers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to remain 50 to 100 feet from each other during protests, so it doesn't appear to Angelenos that the departments are working together."
"He has taken heat for ethics violations over outside income he took in from his political consulting business that he did not report to the city and said he is making payments on his $25,000 fine."
"Estuardo Mazariegos said he and his family first came to Los Angeles as undocumented immigrants in 1988. He later gained citizenship."
"Elmer Roldan arrived in District 9 from Guatemala with his family at 9 years old and began working as an education activist at 13 for the nonprofit Community Coalition."
Jose Ugarte, a community organizer with roots in the labor movement, is running to protect undocumented Angelenos from deportation efforts. He plans to revise Special Order 40 to ensure police and ICE agents maintain distance during protests. Ugarte has faced scrutiny for ethics violations related to unreported income from his consulting business. Estuardo Mazariegos, a former undocumented immigrant, co-directs a nonprofit for community empowerment. Elmer Roldan, an education activist, has a background in advocacy and education within the Los Angeles community.
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