Nury Martinez stepped down as president of the Los Angeles City Council on Monday after leaked audio revealed her making racist remarks about a colleague and his child. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from her leadership post on Monday after recently leaked audio revealed her hurling racist comments about a council colleague and his Black child. AdvertisementThe audio reportedly involved Martinez, and City Council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti followed suit Monday afternoon, hours after Martinez stepped down from her role as council president. He also called on the City Council to remove Martinez as president and demanded that she, de León and Herrera resign from office.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 10, 2022 18:53 UTC