Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned Monday after leaked audio recordings revealed that she and two council members allegedly made racist remarks. “They’re raising him like a little White kid,” Martinez allegedly said. Martinez announced her resignation Monday afternoon after facing backlash from fellow council members and the public over her remarks. “The City Council needs to remove her as Council President immediately, and she needs to resign from office. pic.twitter.com/0fPPXwsS5B — Mike Bonin (@mikebonin) October 9, 2022After the audio leaked, Martinez apologized for the remarks by explaining that she took out her frustrations on other council members, the outlet reported.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 10, 2022 19:27 UTC