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☆ Protesters Swarm Los Angeles City Council Meeting After Audio Leak of Racist Comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Protesters interrupted a Los Angeles City Council meeting Tuesday, joining the growing number of calls for the resignation of a councilwoman who made racist comments on a leaked audio recording. Dozens of protesters packed into Los Angeles City Hall during the council’s regularly scheduled meeting. They chanted that the councilwoman, Nury Martinez , should resign after a tape was released over the weekend on which she insulted local politicians and compared a councilman’s Black son to a monkey.

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso insisted he's not white, but really Italian — and thus "Latin" — during an awkward debate moment Tuesday in the nation's second-largest city. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso speaks at Emerson College Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2022. The mayoral hopeful said he's, for decades, led efforts to bring more education opportunities and healthcare to Black and Latino communities in Los Angeles. "I connect with the Latino community but quite frankly my job as mayor is to connect with every community — the Latino community, the Black community, the Asian community, right? Caruso' "Latin" identity comment drew a harsh reaction, ranging from scorn to mockery.

☆ Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez Resigns Following Outrage Over Racist Remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Los Angeles City councilwoman Nury Martinez resigned Wednesday following outrage over racist remarks she made on a leaked audio recording. The announcement came after community leaders and fellow Democrats from the local to national level, including President Joe Biden and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti , called on Ms. Martinez to resign after the audio was released Sunday. Ms. Martinez stepped down from her position as city council president Monday and announced a leave of absence from the council Tuesday.

☆ Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez resigns – but does not apologize – after explosive audio of racist comments leaked
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

LA City Council member Nury Martinez has resigned after she was caught making racist comments. Earlier this week, fellow city council members and US president Joe Biden called on her to resign. On Monday, Martinez resigned from her position as City Council president, but not the council itself, and taken a leave of absence as calls for her full resignation grew. Advocate groups from across Los Angeles spoke out at City Council meetings earlier this week, calling for all of the involved council members to resign. Earlier this week, Martinez offered a short apology for her words, according to KTLA.

☆ Los Angeles city official resigns amid furor over racist comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Tyler Clifford | Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles city councilwoman resigned her seat on Wednesday, days after she stepped down as president of the body as pressure mounted after an audio recording of her making racist comments was made public. Democrat Nury Martinez, who represented Los Angeles' sixth district, faced calls to resign from local officials and U.S. President Joe Biden. A fourth person heard on the leaked tape, local labor leader Ron Herrera, has resigned from his position as president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. Martinez was first elected to the city council in 2013 and became president in 2020. Martinez also disparaged Mexicans from Oaxaca and voiced her displeasure with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, saying "he's with the Blacks."

☆ Crowd demands resignations at chaotic L.A. City Council meeting after leaked recording of racist remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

An outraged crowd converged on a meeting at Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday and demanded the immediate resignations of three Latino City Council members after an audio recording of racist remarks surfaced this week. Martinez has resigned as council president, and she announced she is taking a leave of absence from the council, according to NBC Los Angeles. Lori Condinus of the National Action Network Los Angeles was one of dozens of members of the public to speak. Martinez apologized and announced she was stepping down as council president in a statement Monday. “Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as President of the Los Angeles City Council."

☆ White House Calls for Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez to Resign
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The White House on Tuesday called for three Los Angeles City Council members to resign after the release of a recorded conversation they participated in where one used racist language. Meanwhile, California’s attorney general said his office is considering whether to investigate the incident.

☆ Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez Takes Leave Amid Racist Comments Scandal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nury Martinez has faced numerous calls to resign after an audio was released of her discussion with other Los Angeles city leaders. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez said Tuesday that she would take a leave of absence amid a widening scandal involving racist comments she made in a secretly recorded conversation with three other Latino leaders. The latest move comes as there are numerous calls for her and others to resign.

☆ Los Angeles official takes leave of absence as racist comments roil city
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LOS ANGELES, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles city councilwoman day took a leave of absence from her post on Tuesday as a furor raged around her and two colleagues over racist comments she was heard making on an audiotape of their private conversation. Democrat Nury Martinez, who resigned her leadership post a day earlier, announced her leave of absence in a statement issued before the regularly scheduled council meeting. Herrera resigned on Monday night from his position as president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the Los Angeles Times reported. Martinez also disparaged Mexicans from Oaxaca and voiced her displeasure with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, saying "he's with the Blacks." Martinez was first elected to the city council in 2013 and became president in 2020.

☆ Los Angeles City Council President Resigns Leadership Role After Racist Remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nury Martinez resigned from her position as president of the Los Angeles City Council on Monday. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez resigned from her position as president Monday, following the release over the weekend of an audio recording in which she insulted a fellow City Council member and made racist comments about his Black son. She remains a member of the 15-person council.

☆ Los Angeles council president steps down after audio leak of racist comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 10 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles city councilwoman resigned as president of the council on Monday after the release of an audio recording in which she makes racist and other disparaging comments, including ones about the Black son of a colleague. She continues to represent Los Angeles' sixth district. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMartinez also disparaged Mexicans from Oaxaca and voiced her displeasure with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, saying "he's with the Blacks," the Times reported. Bonin issued a statement on Sunday calling for the city council to remove Martinez as president and for her to resign from the legislative body. Martinez was the first Latina to become president of the city's council in January 2020, according to her office website.

The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned Monday after an audio recording of racist remarks surfaced. Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez at Los Angeles City Hall on April 1, 2022. The 2021 audio from a political strategy meeting attended by a handful of Latino Democrats on the council was first reported Sunday by the Los Angeles Times. "Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as President of the Los Angeles City Council," she said. Bonin has called for Martinez, De León and Herrera to resign and said the episode points to deep fissures in the city’s population.

A small group of Los Angeles city leaders faced shame and castigation after an audio recording of racist remarks at a private meeting surfaced Sunday. The most egregious remarks were uttered by City Council President Nury Martinez, who seemed to verify the 2021 recording by apologizing to constituents. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León and City Council President Nury Martinez confer at council meeting on Oct. 4. Martinez and de León and other Latino council members apologized Sunday after The Los Angeles Times reported that they had been taped making racist comments in a private meeting. The three issued a joint statement Sunday night that called past City Council support for Black Lives Matter "a facade."

☆ LA City Council president resigns after she was caught on tape calling the Black son of a fellow Democratic politician a 'monkey'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The president of Los Angeles City Council resigned on Monday after leaked audio revealed that she made racist remarks about a fellow Democratic politician's Black son. Martinez came under heavy criticism after the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that she made racist comments behind closed doors about Councilman Mike Bonin's son. In a conversation with other local officials, Martinez described Bonin's son, who is Black, as a "monkey." However, her statement said she was resigning as president of the council. Martinez, a 49-year-old Democrat, became the City Council president in 2019 after previously serving as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.

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