'It is with a broken heart that I resign.' Nury Martinez announces her resignation from the LA City Council in leaked audio fallout. Read her full statement here.
The recorded October 2021 conversation at the center of the scandal involved Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and Ron Herrera, a top LA County labor official. The discussion about redistricting included several racist comments regarding the 2-year-old adopted Black son of Councilmember Mike Bonin.
De León also compared Bonin's handling of his son at the MLK Parade to"when Nury brings her little yard bag or the Louis Vuitton bag." De León and Cedillo have rebuffed calls to resign. Both were initially at Tuesday's council meeting before leaving after discussions with other members. They were not at Wednesday's meeting. Sunday, Bonin called on the council to immediately remove Martinez from the council president's seat and demanded she resign from the council.
When I ran in 2013, I wanted to see a change in my community and fight for my neighbors. That is what it has been about all along. No one expected me to win, but with the support of residents throughout the district I overcame that challenge and won the seat for Council District 6. I had the honor of serving in the role of a lifetime: being the representative for my neighbors.
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