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.Chair: Community and Economic Development CommitteeVice-Chair: Governmental Efficiency CommitteeMember: Intergovernmental Relations CommitteeHe has since worked as a staffer for former Councilman Nate Holden and current councilman Bernard Parks.