Longtime Bell resident Jose Moreno, foreground, addresses Bell City Mayor Ali Saleh, from left, and Bell City Council members Ana Maria Quintana and Nestor Enrique Valencia. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Bell residents listen to a constituent present their concerns during a Bell City Council meeting. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A Bell police officer looks in on a Bell City Council meeting from the lobby of the Bell Community Center. Portraits of current city officials hang over the entrance to the center. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Longtime Bell resident Francisco Davila, second from right, listens as constituents address Bell City Council members during a Bell City Council meeting. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Bell City Councilman Nestor Enrique Valencia, center, addresses a Bell resident’s concern. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Participants in the Bell City Council meeting gather in the lobby of the Bell Community Center. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
