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—Downtown: LAFC defeated the LA Galaxy in a heated crosstown soccer matchup and then came down to the final minutes. LAFC advances to the western conference final, thanks to a 93rd minute goal by Chico Arango. [The Guardian]
—Boyle Heights: Former Councilmember José Huizar found some time to bike around the 6th Street Bridge while preparing for his federal racketeering trial next year. Huizar said there were supposed to be more access points for the bridge, but they were taken out of the final design due to "budget considerations" in a story posted to his personal Instagram yesterday evening. Nobody asked for this cryptic message when city hall is in the midst of arguably its largest scandal in decades, but here we are. [Instagram]
—Donald Trump’s former right-hand man, Steve Bannon, was sentenced to four months in federal prison this morning, for defying a subpoena to testify at the Jan. 6 committee. Bannon was also ordered to pay a fine of $6,500. Bannon has indicated he will appeal the sentence. [New York Times]
—Black, indigenous, and Latinx justice organizations held a joint press conference outside of Councilmember Kevin de León this morning. Protestors have been outside of the residence for seven straight days now, demanding de Leon resign immediately for participating in a racist conversation that was secretly recorded a year ago. De Leon has said he has no plans to resign. "What we are calling for is not simply apologies for the use of racist rhetoric. We are calling for the immediate resignation of Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León, and a full investigation of their redistricting process that have undoubtedly affected Black and indigenous communities," organizers said in a press release this morning.