Recording of council members making offensive remarks spurs calls for resignations amid debate over political and racial rivalries
Calls for the resignation of three Los Angeles city council members who were caught on tape making racist comments in meeting last year persisted on Tuesday, as the revelations sparked an intense debate about racial rivalries and the sometimes hidden fight to seize and hold political power in America’s second largest city.
Los Angeles city council president Nury Martinez stepped down from the job and apologized Monday, saying she was ashamed of her racially offensive language in the recording of the meeting.
Continue reading…Recording of council members making offensive remarks spurs calls for resignations amid debate over political and racial rivalriesCalls for the resignation of three Los Angeles city council members who were caught on tape making racist comments in meeting last year persisted on Tuesday, as the revelations sparked an intense debate about racial rivalries and the sometimes hidden fight to seize and hold political power in America’s second largest city.Los Angeles city council president Nury Martinez stepped down from the job and apologized Monday, saying she was ashamed of her racially offensive language in the recording of the meeting. Continue reading…