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…
Dozens Protest Outside Embattled LA Councilman Kevin de León’s Office
Ep. 69: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Knew That the ‘Border Patrol Agents Whipping Migrants’ Story Was Fake | The Larry Elder Show
Documents obtained by the Heritage Foundation after it sued the DHS reveal that one of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s staffers emailed him the account of photographer Paul Ratje, who took the viral photos, less than three hours before the White House press conference where the secretary condemned the agents. “I’ve never seen them whip anyone,”…
Ep. 69: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Knew Within Hours That the ‘Border Patrol Agents Whipping Migrants’ Story Was Fake | The Larry Elder Show
Documents obtained by the Heritage Foundation after it sued the DHS reveal that one of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s staffers emailed him the account of photographer Paul Ratje, who took the viral photos, less than three hours before the White House press conference where the secretary condemned the agents. “I’ve never seen them whip anyone,”…
LA City Council Canceled Friday Meeting as de Leon, Cedillo Defy Calls to Resign
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…
Brother of Ex-LA City Councilman José Huizar Agrees to Plead Guilty
LOS ANGELES—The brother of former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar—who faces federal racketeering charges stemming from an alleged pay-to-play scheme—admitted in a plea agreement filed Oct. 12 that he took cash from his brother on numerous occasions and immediately wrote checks back to him or arranged to pay his expenses, then lied about his…
Ep. 68: LA City Council (Latina) President Resigns After Using Racist Language In Leaked Recording – Tough to Pin This On ‘White Supremacy’ | The Larry Elder Show
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…
Nury Martinez Resigns From LA City Council Amid Outrage Over Leaked Audio
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…
Angry Protesters Interrupt LA City Council Meeting After ‘Racist’ Audio Leak
Protesters flooded the Oct. 11 Los Angeles City Council meeting after council President Nury Martinez stepped down over a leaked conversation—with two other councilors and a labor union president—that contain racially disparaging comments about Councilman Mike Bonin’s adopted black son and other ethnic groups. The audio recording sparked outrage, with President Joe Biden joining a…
Angry Protesters Interrupt LA City Council Meeting After Audio Leak
Protesters flooded the Oct. 11 Los Angeles City Council meeting after council President Nury Martinez stepped down over a leaked conversation—with two other councilors and a labor union president—that contained racially disparaging comments about Councilman Mike Bonin’s adopted black son and other ethnic groups. The audio recording sparked outrage, with President Joe Biden joining a…
LA Council Members Propose 2024 Ballot Measure to Expand the Council
LOS ANGELES—Five Los Angeles City Council members signed on to a motion Oct. 11 calling for a ballot measure that would increase the number of council districts in Los Angeles to come before voters in 2024. The motion, introduced by Acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell, comes as the council is embroiled in a recent scandal—three…
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