A mailman delivers a package to the Sun Valley home of Councilmember Nury Martinez on Monday. I have already reached out to many of my Black colleagues and other Black leaders to express my regret in order for us to heal.” Martinez, De León, Cedillo and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera were recorded in a mid-October …
L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez, shown in 2019, made racist comments in a 2021 meeting, according to a recording reviewed by The Times. Martinez and the other Latino leaders present during the taped conversation were seemingly unaware they were being recorded as Martinez said a white councilmember handled his young Black son as though he were an “accessory” and …
