Biden calls for resignation of LA city council members over racial remarks. Los Angeles city council members who were caught on tape making racist remarks at a meeting last year.
The Recording
Biden calls for resignation of LA city council members. The abused recordings, which surfaced on Sunday, show three Latino city council members and a labor leader discussing the rescheduling of city council district boundaries amid the redistribution process, as well as re-electing Latino members and economic The need to protect interests was discussed. Latino District. The recording captures the then city council president, Nouri Martinez, mocking the black son of a white councillor, and her and council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin De Leon critically discussing black voters and the indigenous residents of some LA neighborhoods. We do.
Martinez resigned
Martinez resigned as council chairman and apologized on Monday, saying he was ashamed of his racially offensive language in the meeting recording. The first Latina to hold the title of president, Martinez, also said she would take a leave of absence from the council.
Cedillo and de León have apologized but have not vacated their seats. White House press secretary Carine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that Biden thought all three members should resign. "The president is glad to see that one of the participants in that conversation has resigned, but they should all," she said. She called the language in the recording "unacceptable" and "awful". Previously, several top California politicians, including the governor, Gavin Newsom, US Senator Alex Padilla and outgoing LA mayor, Eric Garcetti, encouraged members to "take responsibility." The president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Ron Herrera, who also attended the meeting, resigned from his position on Monday evening. Protesters filled city council rooms on Tuesday for the first meeting since the story broke, shouting slogans against the trio's remarks and demanding their resignations. Speakers urged the council to examine the redistribution process in light of comments from council members and to address racism in its ranks.
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Previously, several top California politicians, including the governor, Gavin Newsom, US Senator Alex Padilla, and outgoing LA mayor, Eric Garcetti, encouraged members to “take responsibility.”
The president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Ron Herrera, who also attended the meeting, resigned from his position on Monday evening.
Protesters filled city council rooms on Tuesday for the first meeting since the story broke, shouting slogans against the trio’s remarks and demanding their resignation. Speakers urged the council to examine the redistribution process in light of comments from council members and to address racism in its ranks.
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