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For decades, the weekly meetings of the Board of Supervisors have been family-friendly, orderly affairs -- until recently. A Times analysis of meeting transcripts shows the number of profanities uttered has escalated sharply since the beginning of 2019.
Armando Herman, who goes by"Herman Herman," at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting April 9.
County officials have been unable to muzzle public speakers — even when they use racial slurs and epithets that can inflame tensions in the audience — because of the widespread understanding that comments in public meetings are constitutionally protected. Various attempts have been rejected in federal court over the years.
According to a Times analysis of a decade of board transcripts, the number of profanities uttered at Board of Supervisors' meetings has escalated sharply since the beginning of the year. These clips are from the April 2 meeting.to support funding a new building for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Days later, Ramirez went to a City Council meeting and complained about “Masonic Jewish Zionists,” used the N-word and said “kill Eric Garcetti,” referring to L.A.’s mayor — all during a one-minute rant.
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