BREAKING: Nury Martinez announced her resignation Monday morning from her post as Los Angeles City Council President following the release on Sunday of recordings of racist remarks she made in a meeting last October.
One year later and one month before Angelenos head to the polls to vote in the Nov. 8 election, we’re learning that racist and derisive slurs were used against fellow council members who were not present at this discussion a year ago. It's worth noting those involved are powerful decision makers whoThe group discussed their need to maintain strong Latino representation on the council. About 48% of L.A.’s total population is Latino.
When it came to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, Martinez said: “F—- that guy, he’s with the Blacks.”Martinez also said extremely racist, derogatory things about Bonin’s adopted Black son as she recounted being on an MLK Jr. parade float together. “If he resigns — hold on — if he resigns, and the African Americans look at this as a hostile takeover because he’s gone, we’ll have to figure this out, because politically they’re going to come after this,” Herrera says.
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