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FOUND: 4 - What They Never Told You

Nury Martinez's 'little Latina girls' line in resignation letter backfires: 'Girl WHAT?'

Nury Martinez's Los Angeles City Council resignation letter did not go over well on social media.

Los Angeles Times

Friday's LA City Council meeting canceled, next steps unclear

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council will not hold its regularly scheduled meeting Friday amid calls for the resignation of two members, acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell said Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

L.A.'s Leaked City Council Tape Reminds Us Why 'Smoke-Filled Rooms' Are Bad

A lack of transparency doesn't make politicians better people.

Reason

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L.A. City Council crisis exposes Black-Latino divisions — and unity

How Latinos and Black Americans work together today may define the nation's future around civil rights and equality.

Axios

Union Group Tries To Bully L.A. Times Into Burying Racist Remarks

Plus: Copyright versus the internet, roofer helping rebuild hurricane-damaged Florida houses arrested for lack of Florida license, and more...

Reason

The mystery behind LA's racist tape scandal: Who leaked it — and why?

LOS ANGELES — Three Los Angeles City Council members went to a squat office building near MacArthur Park last October to seek advice from an influential labor leader about solidifying their grip on power.

Los Angeles Times

‘I’m Italian’: Los Angeles mayoral contender says he’s not white

Billionaire Rick Caruso corrects debate moderator who referred to him as white by saying he is ‘Italian … thank you, that’s Latin’

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Editorial: Progressive racism: The Los Angeles City Council scandal reveals hard truths

It comes as a shock but shouldn’t be a surprise that three members of the Los Angeles City Council, Democrats all, got caught on tape trafficking in nasty, racist rhetoric. While the nation’s most powerful Republican turned blatant bias into an art form — proposing a ban on Muslim entry…

Tribune News Service

Jean Guerrero: LA needs a new generation of Latino leaders

Behind closed doors, they sound like former President Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

Steve Lopez: Bonin's tearful speech was the best thing to come out of LA City Hall in ages

Mike Bonin's first attempt to speak was unsuccessful.

Los Angeles Times

Racist remarks: Hurt, betrayal among LA's Indigenous people

The explosive recording of Los Angeles city council members making racist and disparaging remarks have deeply hurt the city’s Indigenous immigrants from Mexico

The Independent UK

Los Angeles councilmen resist resignation in racism scandal

Two Los Angeles City Council members are resisting overwhelming calls for them to resign Thursday after a recording surfaced of them making crude and racist remarks in a secret meeting over redistricting tactics

The Independent UK

Editorial: Time to go, Councilmembers de León and Cedillo

If the Los Angeles City Council members caught on a recording making racist and vicious comments about their colleagues and constituents were hoping that the uproar would blow over and they could return to their positions of power, they need to face these hard truths:

Los Angeles Times

Nury Martinez resigns from LA city council after racist remarks leaked

The former city council president faced intense pressure to step down, including from Joe Biden

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Nury Martinez resigns from Los Angeles City Council in wake of leaked audio scandal

The resignation comes a day after she announced she'd take a leave of absence.

Los Angeles Times

Nury Martinez announces resignation from LA City Council in wake of audio leak scandal

LOS ANGELES — Nury Martinez resigned her seat on the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, days after the release of an explosive leaked audio of a racist, crude conversation.

The Independent UK

Racist comments could end careers of powerful LA politicians

The three Los Angeles City Council members at the center of a scandal over a recording of racist comments have each had long careers in state and local politics

WEKU

Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez resigns following her leaked racist remarks

The resignation comes hours after protesters disrupted a scheduled Wednesday city council meeting inside Los Angeles City Hall.

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California attorney general will investigate LA redistricting in wake of leaked audio

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday that his office would investigate the Los Angeles redistricting process that took place last fall.

The Independent UK

LA Council faces uncertainty amid furor over racist remarks

The Los Angeles City Council is mired in uncertainty

Los Angeles Times

What happens if the LA councilmembers resign?

LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden on Tuesday joined the chorus of leaders calling on Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León to resign, with his press secretary telling reporters in the White House briefing room that the language in the leaked recording was "unacceptable"…

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: Almost no one was spared in that racist conversation among top LA Latino officials

Since the entire city seems to be dissecting the secret Los Angeles City Hall recordings for expressions of hatred against every demographic group that is not Latino, allow me to chime in.

Los Angeles Times

LZ Granderson: LA City Council members' recording isn't just offensive. It's also illuminating

So … this is the room where it happens. Not nearly as attractive as Aaron Burr described it in "Hamilton." In fact — judging from the leaked audio from a 2021 meeting among Los Angeles City Council members Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León and Nury Martinez — the room where…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Nury Martinez says out loud the racism and colorism my vibrant Oaxacan community endures

City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, caught on a leaked audio, says she sees a lot of short, dark people in Koreatown. Martinez says she doesn’t know what “village” they are from and referred to them as “tan feos” — “so ugly.”

Axios

Racist audio spurs chaos at LA City Council meeting amid resignation demands

Anger over a leaked audio of LA councilmembers with racist remarks have generated anger as President Biden joins calls for resignations.

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