LA council President Nury Martinez faces pressure to resign after racist remarks in leaked audio
by Benjamin Oreskes and David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times
Oct 09, 2022
4 minutes
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez found her political future very much in doubt on Sunday, following the release of a recording in which she made racist and derogatory comments during a conversation with two of her colleagues and a high-profile labor leader.
Three council members — Mike Bonin, Paul Koretz and Nithya Raman — called for Martinez to resign, both as president and as a member of the council, where she represents a portion of the San Fernando Valley. Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who takes office in an Eastside district in December, also called for her removal. So did a number of candidates in the Nov. 8 election
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