Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned yesterday, amid national outrage over racist comments she made during a meeting in October 2021
on Sunday after the recordings were leaked, calling Martinez’s comments “vile, abhorrent, and utterly disgraceful.” They called on Martinez to resign as council president and leave office entirely. “Any parent reading her comments will know she is unfit for public office.” In their statement, Bonin and Arian also called the taped conversation about redistricting “a coordinated effort to weaken Black political representation in Los Angeles.
Martinez officially resigned as council president on Monday and announced that she would be taking a “leave of absence,” but remained a sitting member of the council. Sheapologizing for her comments, saying, “I am truly ashamed. I know this is the result of my own actions.” She continued, “As someone who believes deeply in the empowerment of communities of color, I recognize my comments undercut that goal. Going forward, reconciliation will be my priority.
The call for resignations was echoed by many throughout the lengthy public-comments section of Tuesday’s meeting, with constituents demanding the removal of de León, Cedillo, and Martinez. It also came from outside Los Angeles, with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez writing in an email blast that the politicians were “not equipped to lead” and even President Joe Biden
to step down. So far, only Martinez has — and she did so just after California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that his office would investigate the redistricting proposal discussed, as a potential violation of the Voting Rights Act.
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