Controversial Los Angeles City council member Kevin de León tried to return to work Friday, prompting several of his fellow members to walk out of an ongoing meeting.
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“This evening a staff member, volunteer, and I were violently and physically assaulted by self-proclaimed activists at a community holiday event to the dismay of a multitude of families and children who were there to celebrate a Christmas tree lighting and to receive toys and food," de León said in a statement, per"The escalating rhetoric is hitting a fever pitch, transcending from verbal threats into actual acts of violence and must end before more serious harm or loss of life...
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