LA Council President Nury Martinez

Controversy-Prone LA Councilman Kevin de Leon Announces He Will Run For Reelection

September 20, 2023 11:58 amSeptember 20, 2023 11:58 am

LA City Councilman and former California Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) announced on Wednesday that he would be running for reelection next year despite being caught making racist statements in a leaked audio recording last year, which resulted...

Recall Effort Against LA City Councilman Kevin De Leon Fails

April 5, 2023 2:21 amApril 5, 2023 2:22 am

The recall effort against Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon ended this week as the petition to put the question of recalling the Councilman in his district came up around 10,000 signatures short of the roughly 21,000 needed. In...

New Poll Finds Nearly 60% Of LA Councilman Kevin De Leon’s Constituents Want Him Recalled

January 24, 2023 12:08 pmJanuary 26, 2023 1:22 pm

According to a new Los Angeles Times/Survey 360 conducted in mid-January, nearly 60% of Los Angeles City Council District 14 residents said that they would vote to recall controversy riddled City Councilman Kevin de Leon, showing a stunning turnaround in...

Leaked Audio: Latino LA City Council Members Martinez, Cedillo, de León Make Racist Remarks, Mock Council Colleagues

October 9, 2022 9:54 pmOctober 12, 2022 11:11 am

Three Latino members of the Los Angeles City Council and a labor official held a conversation in October 2021 that included racist remarks, derisive statements about their colleagues, the Daily Mail reported. LA Council President Nury Martinez is recorded saying...