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    The Los Angeles City Council censures members involved in racist conversation

    The vote to censure the former council president and two current councilmen is the strongest step the council can take to reprimand them for taking part in a recorded meeting laced bigoted comments.
    by The Associated Press Oct 26, 2022 3 minutes

    LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council formally rebuked two members and its former president Wednesday for their involvement in a racism scandal that has led to days of protests, police and state investigations and shaken public faith in City Hall.

    The 12-0 vote to censure former council President Nury Martinez and Councilmen Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León represented the strongest step the council can take to publicly reprimand them for their participation in a

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