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LA Labor President Ron Herrera Resigns Following Involvement In Racist Recording Scandal

October 11, 2022 12:58 pmOctober 11, 2022 1:21 pm

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera resigned early on Tuesday following his involvement in the growing racist leaked recording scandal that has rocked Los Angeles since the beginning of the week. The audio recording, which had then-City...

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...

Two On-The-Fence Congressional Elections In California May Hold Key to GOP Flipping House

October 10, 2022 2:30 amOctober 9, 2022 11:05 am

With only a month to go before the mid-term elections, polls have found that two California congressional districts, the new 22nd and and 27th districts, are currently toss-ups and may play a big part in if the GOP takes control...

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...