Nury Martinez

2022 - 10 - 9

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L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez steps down (Los Angeles Times)

Nury Martinez resigned as L.A. City Council president after audio of her making racist statements and disparaging other politicians was leaked.

As many as five council members could depart by the end of the year, depending on the outcome of the Nov. At some points, they gathered outside the officials’ homes, prompting Martinez to propose a law barring protest from within 300 feet of a target’s residence. Councilmembers Kevin De León and Gil Cedillo and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera, all also apologized Sunday for their role in the conversation. And I would be interested in seeing Marqueece’s leadership,” said Hernandez, referring to Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson. “In January, when the new council is on board, we should do a new vote. Martinez is heard making racist statements and disparaging other politicians — revelations that upend politics a month before a critical city election and bring the crucible of race relations back into the center of municipal debate. She also worked to redirect money from the police department to other city purposes, including social services, following George Floyd’s murder. The hurtful and harmful remarks made about my colleague’s son were simply unacceptable. “I ask for forgiveness from my colleagues and from the residents of this city that I love so much. A leaked recording of L.A. “Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as President of the Los Angeles City Council.” In the end, it is not my apologies that matter most; it will be the actions I take from this day forward.

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Los Angeles City Council president resigns from leadership role ... (CNN)

Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez has resigned as the legislative body's president after making racist remarks about a fellow council member and ...

“There is no justification and no excuse for the vile remarks made in that room. “As a mother, I know better and I am sorry. It’s vile, abhorrent, and utterly disgraceful,” the couple said in a joint statement. “The context of this conversation was concern over the redistricting process and concern about the potential negative impact it might have on communities of color. Day parade and he “handled his young Black son as though he were an accessory.” The boy is 8 years old, according to a I’ve reached out to that colleague personally,” de León said. If they don’t, I’ll vote to remove them from Council leadership at the first opportunity,” Raman said. According to the newspaper, the audio details a conversation between Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera. I’ve worked hard to lead this city through its most difficult time,” Martinez said in a statement to CNN, made before her resignation. Let me take him around the corner and then I’ll bring him back.” CNN has not been able to verify the audio recording. The councilmembers then discussed Councilmember Mike Bonin, a White man.

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Los Angeles City Council President Steps Down After Racist ... (The New York Times)

In a meeting last year, Nury Martinez mocked Indigenous immigrants and the Black child of a fellow council member. She will remain on the council but ...

Mr. “There were comments made in the context of this meeting that are wholly inappropriate,” he said in a statement, “and I regret appearing to condone and even contribute to certain insensitive comments made about a colleague and his family in private. Bonin and Mr. But the Black community in Los Angeles — with 20 percent of the Council seats and powerful civic leaders dating back to Day, Mr. Bass on Sunday condemned the use of “racial slurs and hate speech” and said that those in the meeting must be held accountable, though she stopped short of calling for their resignations. Martinez that Mr. That asset, she noted, is in the district of a white council member, Mike Bonin, whom she referred to with a vulgarity. de León and Mr. In the audio, the group echoed long-held complaints about representation in the city, where Latinos make up about half of the population but hold about a third of the seats on the Council. Herrera can be heard telling the group that “my goal is to get the three of you elected, and I’m just focused on that — we’re like a little Latino caucus of our own.” Martinez, who is Latina, compared the Black child of a white council member to a “changuito,” Spanish for little monkey.

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'I take responsibility for what I said': Nury Martinez resigns as L.A. ... (KTLA)

Nury Martinez has stepped down as Los Angeles City Council president amid fallout over being heard making racist remarks in audio leaked over the weekend.

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LA's first Latina council president, Nury Martinez, resigns after ... (USA TODAY)

In the leaked audio, first reported by the Los Angeles Times, Nury Martinez makes racist comments about a fellow council member's child and others.

"The City Council needs to remove her as Council President immediately, and she needs to resign from office. Audio of the conversation was first posted on Reddit this month by a now-suspended user, the Times reported. [a race between Democrats Karen Bass and Rick Caruso](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/07/la-mayor-rick-caruso-karen-bass-november-runoff/7488991001/), and multiple council seats. The conversation reportedly took place in October 2021 between Martinez, council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera, according to the Times. "I was like, this kid needs a beatdown," Martinez reportedly said. I know this is the result of my own actions.

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Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez Resigns Post ... (Deadline)

LA City Councilman Mike Bonin called on two fellow council members to resign after the revelation of leaked audio which revealed racist comments.

“I failed in holding others and myself to the highest standard,” he said. Homelessness is out of control, crime is on the rise, and Angelenos are being priced out of their hometown,” she said. Council members Paul Koretz and Nithya Raman also called for Martinez to resign. But according to the Times, its attorney Jeffrey Glasser Let me take him around the corner and then I’ll bring him back.'” She also referred to Bonin as that “little bitch.” “The hurtful and harmful remarks made about my colleague’s son were simply unacceptable. For that I am sorry.” Chief of Police Michel Moore called it a “dark day for our City of Angels.” De Leon appeared to agree with Martinez’s comparison of Bonin’s child to an accessory, noting it was like holding a Louis Vuitton handbag, according to the Times. The audio revelations also have impacted the race for Los Angeles mayor, as Rick Caruso and Karen Bass each issued statements condemning the remarks. “I hope that you will give me the opportunity to make amends.” As a mother, I know better and I am sorry.

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Nury Martinez comments on Mark Ridley-Thomas' suspension (Hero Complex)

City Council Nury Martinez discusses City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas' relationship with the city after his indictment on bribery charges.

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LA City Council president resigns leadership post following leaked ... (Politico)

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned her leadership post on Monday morning over a recording in which Martinez made racist comments and ...

Martinez and de León can be heard on the tape disparaging the young Black son of a fellow white councilmember. They talk about diluting renters’ power in one district, making it harder for the incumbent to win re-election, and about allocating economic “assets” like an airport. Multiple sitting members of the 15-person city council have said the people on the tape should exit office.

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L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez steps down (Los Angeles Times)

Nury Martínez dimitió como presidenta del Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles después de que se filtrara un audio en el que hacía declaraciones racistas y ...

La dimisión de Martínez llega en un momento clave para el Ayuntamiento. Y me interesaría ver el liderazgo de Marqueece”, dijo Hernández, refiriéndose al concejal Marqueece Harris-Dawson. El audio filtrado involucra a tres miembros del consejo de Los Ángeles y a un importante líder sindical. No he sabido mantener a los demás y a mí mismo en el más alto nivel. “Pido perdón a mis colegas y a los residentes de esta ciudad que tanto quiero. Al parecer, ella permanecerá en el cuerpo legislativo de 15 miembros.

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Renuncia la presidenta del Concejo de Los Ángeles tras filtración ... (Univision)

La presidenta del Concejo de Los Ángeles, Nury Martinez, renunció a su cargo tras la filtración de una grabación en la que se escucha, junto al concejal ...

No hay lugar en nuestra ciudad para ataques a colegas y sus seres queridos, y no hay lugar para el racismo en ninguna parte de Los Ángeles. El candidato a la alcadía de Los Ángeles, Rick Caruso, dijo "No estoy de acuerdo con Mike en muchas cosas con respecto a la política pública, pero como padre lo apoyo a él y a su familia y denuncio con vehemencia este discurso de odio contra su hijo" y agregó "toda esta situación muestra que el Ayuntamiento está fundamentalmente roto y disfuncional. Nunca dirá una palabra sobre nosotros", dijo y comparó el manejo de Bonin de su hijo en el Desfile de MLK con "cuando Nury trae su pequeña bolsa de jardín o la bolsa de Louis Vuitton". Déjame llevarlo a la vuelta de la esquina y luego lo traeré de vuelta'". Martínez agregó: "pido perdón a mis compañeros y a los vecinos de esta ciudad que tanto quiero. Tras el escándalo provocado por la publicación del audio, Nury Martínez envió un comunicado este lunes en el que dice: "Pido disculpas sinceramente a las personas a las que lastimé con mis palabras: a mis colegas, a sus familias, especialmente a Mike, Sean y su hijo.

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Cae demócrata de alto nivel en California, Nury Martínez, por ... (El Diario NY)

Nury Martínez renunció como presidenta del Concejo Municipal de Los Ángeles, luego de que se filtraran audios donde se les escucha expresar comentarios ...

Déjame llevarlo a la vuelta de la esquina y luego lo traeré de vuelta”. Es vil, abominable y completamente vergonzoso”, dijo la pareja. “Asumo la responsabilidad de lo que dije y no hay excusas para esos comentarios”, dijo en un comunicado tras el escándalo que tuvo escala nacional.

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Planean más protestas por comentarios racistas en grabaciones de ... (Telemundo 52)

Planean más protestas por comentarios racistas en grabaciones de concejales de Los Ángeles · Los comentarios, incluido el ataque al colega Mike Bonin y su hijo ...

No hay lugar en nuestra familia de la ciudad para ataques a colegas y sus seres queridos, y no hay lugar para el racismo en ninguna parte de Los Ángeles. “Estamos igualmente enojados y disgustados por los feos comentarios racistas sobre nuestro hijo de parte de Kevin De Leon…” “Comparto la indignación del concejal Bonin, así como de todos los miembros de la comunidad afroamericana. Me comuniqué con ese colega personalmente”, dijo De León en un comunicado proporcionado a NBC4 y Telemundo 52. Todos en nuestra ciudad merece sentirse seguro y tratado con el mismo respeto. Lo siento”, dijo Martínez en un comunicado enviado a NBC4 y Telemundo 52. Y ciertamente de su presidente del consejo”. He trabajado duro para guiar a esta ciudad en su momento más difícil”. Déjame llevarlo a la vuelta de la esquina y luego lo traeré de vuelta'". “Ciertamente, representan a sus distritos, y no está claro si sus votantes los harán responsables o no. "El niño está rebotando en las malditas paredes de la carroza, prácticamente volcándola. “Yo estaba como, 'este niño necesita una paliza.

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Nury Martinez resigns as Los Angeles City Council president after ... (KCRA Sacramento)

The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from the post Monday after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked ...

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Nury Martinez renuncia a su puesto como presidente del concejo de ... (Telemundo 52)

Nury Martínez anunció el lunes que renunciará como presidenta del Concejo Municipal de Los Ángeles. El anuncio realizado en un correo electrónico enviado...

"El contexto de esta conversación fue la preocupación por el proceso de redistribución de distritos y la preocupación por el posible impacto negativo que podría tener en las comunidades de color", dijo. mostró un sentimiento antinegro repetido y vulgar, y un esfuerzo coordinado para debilitar la representación política negra en Los Ángeles", dijeron. Espero que me den la oportunidad de hacer las paces", añadió. La declaración no decía que Martínez renunciaría a su escaño en el consejo. Ya me he comunicado con muchos de mis colegas negros y otros líderes negros para expresar mi pesar para que podamos sanar", agregó Martínez. La discusión general fue sobre las frustraciones con los mapas de redistribución de distritos producidos por una comisión de la ciudad.

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