The now resigned council president Nury Martinez was a no-show at Tuesday’s meeting, taking what she called a “leave of absence,” but residents expressed their outrage and demanded resignations.
made one year ago by Nury Martinez, who resigned as council president on Monday after the revelation. Martinez was a no-show at Tuesday's meeting, taking what she called a"leave of absence," but residents expressed their outrage and demanded resignations. The moment of backroom bigotry happened during a call that included Martinez and councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin DeLeon. Cedillo and DeLeon showed up to Tuesday's meeting, but never spoke.
It's unclear who recorded and leaked the call in which Martinez referred to a colleague's son, who is Black, as"Hateful comments were also directed at Indigenous people, gays and Blacks. No one is heard pushing back. "On these tapes I have heard the worst of what Los Angeles is — trusted servants who voiced hate and bile," said councilmember Mike Bonin, whose son was the target of Martinez's slur. Gustavo Arellano, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, said he expects the councilmembers will be forced to resign.
"I'm glad Latinos especially are being some of the loudest voices against them," he said."They're going to have to step down."
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