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Calls for Resignation Continues To Build For LA City Council Members Caught Making Racist Comments

October 11, 2022 2:15 amOctober 10, 2022 8:04 pm

Calls for the resignation of now-former City Council President Nury Martinez and fellow Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo continued to grow on Monday as more elected leaders, as well as Angelino citizens, have given more pressure on...

When Will CA’s Elected Leaders Call for Resignations of LA Council Members over Racist Discussion?

October 10, 2022 4:56 pmOctober 11, 2022 5:04 pm

Righteous indignation over the racist remarks and derisive statements made by three Latino members of the Los Angeles City Council and a labor official in a conversation October 2021 about their council colleagues is certainly warranted. However, elected Democrat lawmakers...

This Time, Everything Really Is Racist…and Corrupt…and Head-Spinningly Awful

October 10, 2022 2:43 pmOctober 10, 2022 3:17 pm

Racism, corruption, political scheming, and rank stupidity – just another day at Los Angeles City Hall. The by-now infamous recording of LA Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León (or whatever his legal name is), and president...

Nury Martinez Resigns As LA City Council President Following Audio of Racist Comments

October 10, 2022 2:02 pmOctober 10, 2022 2:02 pm

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned as President of the Council on Monday following the weekend reveal of leaked audio featuring multiple negative racial comments and slurs by Martinez and fellow City Council members Kevin de Leon and...

Leaked Audio: Latino LA City Council Members Martinez, Cedillo, de León Make Racist Remarks, Mock Council Colleagues

October 9, 2022 9:54 pmOctober 12, 2022 11:11 am

Three Latino members of the Los Angeles City Council and a labor official held a conversation in October 2021 that included racist remarks, derisive statements about their colleagues, the Daily Mail reported. LA Council President Nury Martinez is recorded saying...

Bass Leads Caruso By 12 Points According to Latest LA Mayoral Election Poll

August 26, 2022 12:40 pmAugust 26, 2022 12:42 pm

According to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Friday, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) grew her lead against real estate developer Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles Mayoral race in August, now leading by double-digit...

Bass Takes Narrow Lead Over Caruso in Latest LA Mayoral Primary Vote Update

June 15, 2022 2:30 amJune 14, 2022 7:59 pm

According to the latest results of the Los Angeles Mayoral primary election released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Tuesday, Congresswoman Karen Bass now has a three point lead over real estate developer Rick Caruso, now leading for...