Nury Martinez resigned from the Los Angeles City Council following leaked audio that revealed racist comments made during a redistricting meeting.
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The development happened after Martinez, a rising star in California politics, already announced she was taking a leave of absence and resigned her post leading the 15-member body. The announcement came hours after a rowdy city council meeting ended with protesters drowning out officials. They demanded all officials on the recording resign.
"It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home," Martinez said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.
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