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    Nury Martinez announces resignation from LA City Council in wake of audio leak scandal

    LOS ANGELES — Nury Martinez resigned her seat on the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, days after the release of an explosive leaked audio of a racist, crude conversation. “It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home,” Martinez wrote in a lengthy resignation message. Martinez told her constituents that it had been a ...
    by David Zahniser, Julia Wick, Dakota Smith and Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times Oct 12, 2022 3 minutes
    City Council President Nury Martinez resigned from the L.A. City Council on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.

    LOS ANGELES — Nury Martinez resigned her seat on the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, days after the release of an explosive leaked audio of a racist, crude conversation.

    “It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home,” Martinez wrote in a lengthy resignation message.

    Martinez told her constituents that it had been a privilege serving them. “I hope you stay engaged and continue

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