Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Rick Caruso And Karen Bass Urge Three Council Members To Resign After Leaked Tape; Eric Garcetti And Other Civic Officials Also Call For Resignations
The leaked audio was a conversation that includedMartinez, council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo, as well as Ron Herrera, president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. Martinez used a Spanish term to describe City CouncilmanThe audio has set off an unprecedented crisis in civic leadership, as City Hall already has been rocked by a series of corruption scandals.
Nury Martinez resigned as Los Angeles City Council president on Monday, a day after the revelation of a leaked audio in which she used racist terms, including one about the son of one of her council colleagues. “I sincerely apologize to the people I hurt with my words: to my colleagues, their families, especially to Mike, Sean and your son. As a mother, I know better and I am sorry. I am truly ashamed. I know this is the result of my own actions. I’m sorry to your entire family for putting you through this.”Rick Caruso, running for mayor in the city’s November election, also called on Martinez and De Leon to resign from their offices, along with Cedillo. The latter endorsed Caruso.
,” or like a monkey. She also can be heard saying, “They’re raising him like a little white kid which I was like, ‘This kid needs a beatdown. Let me take him around the corner and then I’ll bring him back.'” She also referred to Bonin as that “little bitch.” Demonstrators appeared outside of Martinez’s home on Sunday night and played portions of the audio on a loud speaker.
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