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L.A. City Council racist audio leak, transcribed and annotated
2 years, 1 month ago

L.A. City Council racist audio leak, transcribed and annotated

LA Times  

More than a year after it was secretly recorded and a month after it was leaked, a backroom conversation among three Los Angeles City Council members and a prominent union president continues to shake city politics. Julia Wick, reporter “Curren” This refers to Curren Price, a political ally of Martinez’s and a two-term L.A. City Council member who represents Council …

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L.A.’s Black-Latino alliance has always been fragile. Can it survive racist recordings?
2 years, 2 months ago

L.A.’s Black-Latino alliance has always been fragile. Can it survive racist recordings?

LA Times  

Jorge Nuño learned the hard way how race, power and politics work in Los Angeles. “I think that is exactly why people are so offended, because that is not who we are,” said Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who is Black and represents South Los Angeles’ 8th Council District. Richard Alatorre, the son of an East Los Angeles beautician and repairman, who …

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How the Nury Martinez scandal strikes at the heart of Latino identity
2 years, 2 months ago

How the Nury Martinez scandal strikes at the heart of Latino identity

LA Times  

Nury Martinez in 2019, upon being elected the first Latina president of the Los Angeles City Council. Jabs are exchanged about the child, with City Council President Nury Martinez cattily describing him as “an accessory.” The conversation is grotesque — a furnace blast of racist tropes and unvarnished political sausage-making. George Gascón: “F— that guy.. He’s with the Blacks.” The …

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Nury Martinez chosen as first Latina president of the L.A. City Council
5 years, 1 month ago

Nury Martinez chosen as first Latina president of the L.A. City Council

LA Times  

L.A. City Councilwoman Nury Martinez is congratulated by Councilman Joe Buscaino and others after she was elected president of the council on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Martinez was elected president of the Los Angeles City Council, becoming the first Latina to hold the powerful position. Asked about public trust, Martinez told reporters Tuesday that that voters need to “feel confident that …

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