LOS ANGELES—A special election to fill the Sixth District seat vacated by Nury Martinez’s resignation for her involvement in the city hall racism scandal could cost Los Angeles up to an estimated $7.65 million, the city clerk’s office said Oct. 21. The election would take place on April 4, 2023, at the earliest, with a…

A day after Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León said he does not plan to quit amid widespread calls for him to step down over his involvement in the city hall’s audio leak scandal, protesters camping out at de León’s Eagle Rock home vowed to remain there until the embattled councilman resigns. Around 10…

LOS ANGELES—Three Los Angeles City Council members signed onto a motion Oct. 18 calling for a special election to fill the Sixth District seat vacated by Nury Martinez’s resignation for her involvement in the City Hall audio leak scandal. The motion was presented by Councilors Monica Rodriguez and Mitch O’Farrell and seconded by Councilwoman Nithya…

LOS ANGELES—Embattled L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León does not plan to resign from his position despite widespread calls to step down, he told two media outlets Oct. 19. De León conducted interviews with Univision and CBS2, and said that he will not step down over his involvement in the City Hall audio leak scandal…

LOS ANGELES—Acting Los Angeles City Council President Mitch O’Farrell said Oct. 17 that he will remove Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo from their committee assignments, though he had no update on whether the two embattled council members will resign their seats over their involvement in a racism scandal surrounding the city’s redistricting process….

The Los Angeles City Council’s next two meetings will be conducted remotely due to the possible COVID exposure after Councilman Mike Bonin tested positive Oct. 12 for COVID-19. Bonin was present at the council meeting earlier that day. “With the possibility that there will be more positive cases, out of an abundance of caution we will…

A couple dozen of protesters showed up outside Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León’s El Sereno offices Oct. 13, pressuring him to resign for his participation in a recorded conversation involving four elected officials that included a series of racially charged remarks and discussions over redistricting. Two of them—former Council President Nury Martinez and former…

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Council canceled its Friday, Oct. 14, meeting, with Acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell saying on Oct. 13 the “people’s business cannot be conducted” until Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo resign their council seats. The two councilors were included in a recorded October 2021 conversation in which racially disparaging statements were…

The Larry​​ Elder Show is sponsored by Birch Gold Group. Protect your IRA or 401(k) with precious metals today: larryforgold.com/ The Los Angeles City Council is reeling after its president was recorded making racist remarks during a meeting. In a leaked audio recording, Nury Martinez, a Democrat and the first Latina to become City Council…

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez resigned from her council seat Oct. 12 after the recent leak of a recorded conversation from a year ago made her the center of a political firestorm that’s sweeping through the second-largest city in the United States. “It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for…