Nury Martinez stepped down from her Sixth District LA City Council seat days after the recording of her discussion with Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de.
In addition to one member who has already resigned following racist comments she made at a closed-door 2021 meeting and two others who face widespread condemnation and calls to step down, three current or former members have been indicted or pleaded guilty to corruption charges.
A raucous crowd of protesters has packed the Los Angeles City Council chamber, calling for the resignation of three council members who were recorded using racist language to describe colleagues during a meeting