Nury Martinez steps down as Los Angeles City Council president
LOS ANGELES — Following outrage over racist comments she made about a colleague’s son, Nury Martinez stepped down as president of the Los Angeles City Council. The move will almost certainly trigger behind-the-scenes jockeying at City Hall over who will replace her, along with further questions about whether she retains her seat on the 15-member council. Martinez reiterated her apologies in a ...
by Julia Wick, Dakota Smith, David Zahniser and Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times
Oct 10, 2022
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Following outrage over racist comments she made about a colleague’s son, Nury Martinez stepped down as president of the Los Angeles City Council.
The move will almost certainly trigger behind-the-scenes jockeying at City Hall over who will replace her, along with further questions about whether she retains her seat on the 15-member council.
Martinez reiterated her apologies in a Monday morning statement, saying she was “truly ashamed.”
“I ask for forgiveness from my colleagues and from the residents of this city that I love so much. In the end,
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