The Los Angeles City Council president resigned from her top role Monday after being exposed for making racist comments about her colleague’s black son in a leaked recording. Nury Martinez in a statement announced she would be stepping down from her position as president, but did not say she would resign her council seat. “Let me take him around the corner and then I’ll bring him back,” the city council president said. it’s just blatantly disrespectful and it’s honestly just evil,” protestor Jackie Rodarte told CBS Los Angeles. “The LA Times is calling for Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, and Gil Cedillo to resign.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 10, 2022 19:38 UTC