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‘My Duty is to Represent My Constituents': Kevin De León Says It Will Take a Recall to Remove Him
NBC4’s Conan Nolan sits down with Councilmember Kevin de León to further understand why he won’t resign from his current position on the council.
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NewsConference: Kevin De León Explains Why Won't He Resign
NBC4’s Conan Nolan sits down with embattled Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin De León. Hear from de León himself as to why he is refusing to resign even after the city council, the mayor and even the president of the United States have urged him to step down.
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‘I Failed to Stop It.' Kevin De León Apologizes, Still Not Stepping Down
Kevin de León said in an exclusive interview with Telemundo Thursday that he apologizes from the bottom of his heart. Conan Nolan reports Oct. 20, 2022.
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‘I Failed to Stop It.' Kevin de León Apologizes for LA City Council Debacle, Still Not Stepping Down
Kevin de León discussed his decision not to step down from the Los Angeles City Council, despite widespread calls to do so since the release of a recording that captured his conversation with two colleagues that included racist comments.
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Mike Bonin Calls Kevin de León's Refusal to Quit LA City Council ‘Deepening the Wound'
Mike Bonin responded Thursday to an interview in which Councilmember Kevin de León said he has no plans to resign his District 14 seat. The interview, de León’s first public statement about his future with the council, included an apology.
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Mike Bonin Demands Kevin De León's Resignation
Councilmember Mike Bonin responds after Councilmember Kevin de León says he will not resign from his position on the council. Bonin is calling for de León’s immediate resignation. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on Oct. 19, 2022.
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Councilmember Kevin De León Says He Has No Plans to Resign
Kevin de León said in an interview Wednesday that he will not resign from the Los Angeles City Council. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 19, 2022.
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Kevin de León Says He Has No Plans to Resign From LA City Council
Kevin de León announced that he will not resign from the Los Angeles City Council nearly two weeks after a recorded conversation with two colleagues and a top LA County labor official that included racist slurs was made public earlier this month.
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California Attorney General to Investigate LA Redistricting Process After Leaked Audio
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is launching an independent investigation into the Los Angeles’s City Council redistricting process, his office announced Wednesday morning.
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Councilman Mike Bonin Tests Positive for COVID-19
LA City Councilman Mike Bonin has tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesperson said on Wednesday morning.
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President Calls for LA City Councilmembers in Audio Leak to Resign
The president was calling for several LA City Councilmembers to resign after leaked 2021 audio included racist comments.
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President Thinks 3 Los Angeles City Council Members Should Resign After Audio Leak
President Joe Biden has been following the tumultuous situation in the Los Angeles City Council, and believes those involved should resign, after three Los Angeles City Council members were caught on a recording making racist comments about colleague Mike Bonin’s 2-year-old Black adopted son, the White House Press Secretary said Tuesday.
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Watch: Councilmember Mike Bonin Speaks About Colleagues' Comments
Councilmember Mike Bonin spoke at the first LA City Council meeting since a recording of colleagues attacking him and making racist comments about his son was made public.
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Mike Bonin Speaks at First LA City Council Meeting Since Audio Leak Scandal
“We can be, with a lot of work, a city where our reality matches our aspirations,” an emotional Mike Bonin said at a Los Angeles City Council Meeting after an audio recording leaked where fellow city councilmembers disparaged him and his young Black son. Video aired during NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct.
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‘I Am Reeling': Tearful Councilmember Bonin Speaks at Raucous LA City Council Meeting
Protesters calling for the resignation of three Los Angeles City Coucnil members gathered at City Hall Tuesday for the first council meeting since a recorded conversation involving the politicians that included racist slurs was made public.
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Nury Martinez Resigns as LA City Council President Over Recording That Included Racist Slurs
Nury Martinez announced Monday that she will resign as Los Angeles City Council President.
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Protests Planned Over Racist Remarks in Recording of LA City Council Members
There are now growing calls for Kevin De León and Nury Martinez — the city council members heard in the audio recording — to resign from their positions.
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Protests Planned for Monday Over Racist Comments by LA City Council Members
In the audio recording, Kevin De Leon and Nury Martinez can be heard making racist remarks about Mike Bonin’s young Black son. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022.
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Leaked Recordings of LA City Councilmembers
Outrage outside the home of LA city president Nury Martinez comes after leaked recordings. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News on Oct. 9, 2022.
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LA Council Members Apologize for Comments in Recording That Included Racist Slurs
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez and Councilman Kevin de León apologized Sunday for an attack on colleague Mike Bonin during a recorded conversation in October 2021 that included racist slurs by Martinez directed at Bonin’s young son.