Two Los Angeles City Council members are resisting overwhelming calls for them to resign Thursday after a recording surfaced of them making crude and racist remarks in a secret meeting over redistricting tactics.
– Two Los Angeles City Council members held out Thursday against overwhelming calls to resign for joining in bare-knuckles banter during a private meeting where a colleague was recorded making crude and racist remarks.
Martinez, who in 2019 became the first Latina to hold the office of council president, announced her decision in a news release that didn't refer to the leaked recording or offer an apology for what she said. The revelation of the recordings this week sparked outrage and calls for the resignations of all three council members by their fellow Democrats, all the way up to President Joe Biden, who arrived in Los Angeles on Wednesday as part of a West Coast campaign visit.
Cedillo lost his reelection bid this year and was already due to leave the council in December. De Leon is up for reelection in 2024.On Wednesday, a crowd of about 50 protesters drowned out the acting president by chanting"no meeting without resignation" and other slogans.
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