Los Angeles City Council

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has canceled Wednesday’s scheduled City Council meeting and urged City Hall staff to work remotely amid threats of violence surrounding the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden.

The City Council Tuesday unanimously elected Nury Martinez to a second year as its president, as she acknowledged her first 365 days were some of the “most challenging” times in Los Angeles history.

Challenger Nithya Raman held a narrow lead Wednesday night in her effort to oust incumbent David Ryu from the Los Angeles City Council’s District 4 seat. With initial vote counting from Tuesday’s election complete — but an unknown number of ballots still remaining to be tallied — Raman had 52.4% of the vote, with more than 5,400 votes separating the…