Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de León and Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez. Photo: Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesOAN NewsroomUPDATED 2:35 PM PT – Monday, October 10, 2022The President of the Los Angeles City Council has resigned from her post after a leaked audio recording revealed her making racist remarks. Nury Martinez announced that she was stepping down as Council President on Monday. “The racial remarks were extremely damaging, in terms of, each of these people representing the entire city of Los Angeles,” she said. One council member said that the remarks were was racist, homophobic and deeply cruel.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 10, 2022 21:48 UTC