The resignation of Nury Martinez, the first Latina president of the Los Angeles City Council, is a dramatic development that could have wide ranging ramifications for the future of LA politics. In the wake of the release of an October 2021 conversation where Martinez and other council members made racist remarks in the context of a discussion of redistricting, acting council head Mitch O’Farrell has also demanded the resignations of Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, saying the “people’s business cannot be conducted” until they step down.
Councilmember Martinez’s resignation is the right and necessary first step toward healing, reconciliation, and...
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