BREAKING Nury Martinez taking leave of absence from L.A. City Council following leaked audio of racist remarks
"This has been one of the most difficult times of my life and I recognize this is entirely of my own making. At this moment, I need to take a leave of absence and take some time to have an honest and heartfelt conversation with my family, my constituents, and community leaders. I am so sorry to the residents of Council District 6, my colleagues, and the City of Los Angeles," she said in a statement Tuesday morning.
"As someone who believes deeply in the empowerment of communities of color, I recognize my comments undercut that goal. Going forward, reconciliation will be my priority. I have already reached out to many of my Black colleagues and other Black leaders to express my regret in order for us to heal. The remarks were made during a conversation involving Councilman Gil Cedillo, de León and L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera focusing on the politically sensitive process of redrawing council district boundaries. Their talk also touched on the efforts to replace Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who's been indicted on federal corruption charges.
Bonin also called for de León and Herrera - who was part of the conversation - to resign from their positions.Bonin said he was also upset at the "tacit acceptance" of the remarks by Cedillo, who was also present."There were comments made in the context of this meeting that are wholly inappropriate; and I regret appearing to condone and even contribute to certain insensitive comments made about a colleague and his family in private.
De León compared Bonin's handling of his son at the MLK Parade to "when Nury brings her little yard bag or the Louis Vuitton bag.", like on the side," Martinez added, using a Spanish term for a Black person that's considered demeaning by many. "I was like, I don't know where these people are from, I don't know what village they came , how they got here," Martinez said, adding "Tan feos" - "They're ugly."
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