{"id":1709164,"date":"2022-10-24T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1709164"},"modified":"2022-10-24T13:49:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T17:49:10","slug":"gavin-newsom-calls-for-remaining-la-city-council-officials-to-resign-over-racism-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-calls-for-remaining-la-city-council-officials-to-resign-over-racism-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom Calls for Remaining LA City Council Officials to Resign Over Racism Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgavin-newsom-calls-for-remaining-la-city-council-officials-to-resign-over-racism-scandal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1709164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1431097320-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic California Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/gavin-newsom\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> on Sunday officially called for the resignation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/los-angeles\">Los Angeles<\/a> City Council members Kevin de Le\u00f3n and Gil Cedillo following the leaked audio published earlier this month, where both members participated in a closed-door redistricting meeting where racist comments were made.<\/p>\n<p>Following the 2022 California gubernatorial debate between Newsom and his republican challenger state Senator Brian Dahle tonight, Newsom told a press pool the two L.A. city officials should follow former City Council President Nury Martinez, who resigned from the council on Oct. 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very clear with Nury that she did the right thing, and I think the others should do the same,\u201d Newsom told reporters, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-10-23\/newsom-calls-on-la-city-councilmembers-de-leon-and-cedillo-to-resign-over-racist-audio-leak\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>. \u201cI wanted to provide the opportunity for them to justify \u2026 what they said and the opportunity to be transparent about what they said. So we\u2019re hoping and looking forward to [resignation] announcements soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heard in the audio recordings with Martinez, Cedillo, and de Le\u00f3n was Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera, who resigned from his position last week shortly after Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>During the closed-door recorded conversation, L.A. officials met to discuss how the city would redraw council district boundaries over the next ten years \u2014 geared toward helping Latino political leaders maintain their power, re-elect Latino members, and protect economic interests.<\/p>\n<p>However, the leaked audio recordings, first published by anonymous Reddit users and later reported by The Los Angeles Times, exposed Martinez\u2019s racist statements about a fellow council member Mike Bonin, a gay white man, and his adopted black son, Oaxacan immigrants living in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles and offensive comments regarding Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s association with the black community.<\/p>\n<p>Councilmember de Le\u00f3n made offensive comments in the recording about Bonin.<\/p>\n<p>Councilmember de Le\u00f3n said Wednesday in a television interview on Noticiero Univision that he \u201cwill not resign\u201d from his position amid a public and political backlash from local, state, and federal officials. Cedillo has also rejected the idea. Both members have been removed from thier committees.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, agreeing that Martinez made the right choice by stepping down, has said he hopes and looks forward to de Le\u00f3n and Cedillo announcing their resignations soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to give them space, but I think I was very clear with Nury, that she did the right thing. And I think the others should do the same,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cI wanted to provide the opportunity for them to justify what they said, and the opportunity to be transparent about what they said. And so we\u2019re hoping and looking forward to announcements soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the recordings leaked, Newsom initially said in a tweet that \u201cwords matter, and racist language can do real harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese comments have no place in our state, or in our politics, and we must all model better behavior to live the values that so many of us fight every day to protect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Words matter, and racist language can do real harm.<\/p>\n<p>These comments have no place in our state, or in our politics, and we must all model better behavior to live the values that so many of us fight every day to protect. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s8obxz8ae4\">pic.twitter.com\/s8obxz8ae4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/1579558866203070465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Gov. 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