“For Los Angeles to heal, and for its City Council to govern, there must be accountability,' Acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell said in a statement that calls on Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to also resign.
Scores of public officials have called for the resignation of two more Los Angeles City council members involved in the leaked audio recording which captured Council President Nury Martinez using despicably racist language about a Black child. Martinez called it quits on Wednesday following a wave of public backlash, including a call to resign from President Biden on Tuesday.
The conversation took place in October 2021, and came in the context of a contentious, ethnically-charged redistricting process. Three other participants in the vile exchange—City Council Members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and L.A. County Federation of Labor boss Ron Herrera—were also under fire.
“This sad chapter has left a permanent stain on our City Council, forever changing the face of LA politics,” said Councilman Curren Price. “In order for us to get back to governing and business as usual, we will need Kevin and Gil to listen to their conscience, own their mistakes and do what’s morally right. Only then can we embark on the road toward healing.”The Daily Beast
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