Former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez resigns over racist remarks
Martinez had resigned as president of the council on Monday.
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L.A. City Council member resigns over racist remarks
Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez has resigned from her seat, days after a recording surfaced of her making racist and offensive comments. There are growing calls for two other councilmembers on that recording to also step down.
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Members of the Los Angeles City Council are facing growing calls to resign following leaked audio of racist comments. Mark Strassmann reports.
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L.A. City Council racist remarks fallout
The Los Angeles City Council is meeting today following the leak of a recording of racist comments made by council president Nury Martinez. The meeting follows protests demanding the resignation of those involved. Gustavo Arellano, a Los Angeles Times columnist reporting on the scandal, joins CBS News to discuss the latest.
City council president resigns over racist remarks
Los Angeles City Council president Nury Martinez announced her resignation as president Monday after she was heard making racist comments about a councilmember's Black son in a leaked audio recording of a conversation with other leaders. Mark Strassmann has the latest.
Los Angeles City Council president resigns after racist comments
In a conversation about a year ago that just came to light, Nury Martinez, among other things, referred to a fellow councilmember's son with a racial slur.
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