Nury Martinez

Tuesday marks the final day to vote for the vacant seat on the LA City Council left by former Council President Nury Martinez. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on April 4, 2023. 

Tuesday is the deadline for voters to decide who will fill the LA-city council seat vacated by former city council president Nury Martinez. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on April 3, 2023.

Voters face a Tuesday deadline to decide who will fill the Los Angeles City Council seat vacated by Nury Martinez, the former council president who resigned following the release of a leaked recording that included racist slurs.

Former City Councilman Gil Cedillo, who defied widespread calls to resign over his participation in a racist 2021 conversation that attempted to manipulate the city’s redistricting process, Monday defended his decision not to step down — referencing McCarthyism, cancel culture and comedian Trevor Noah.

An ordinance that sets a special election next year for the Sixth District seat vacated by Nury Martinez was approved Wednesday by the Los Angeles City Council.

The LA City Council may get to a city governance reform motion. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.

The committee voted unanimously to censure the two members, as protesters continued to call for their removal. Conan Nolan reports for Today in LA on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.

An LA City Council commitee voted 5-0 to censure Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo for their roles in the leaked audio recording scandal.

The Los Angeles City Council returned to in-person meeting on Tuesday and took steps to move forward with a special election in the 6th District, which was vacated when Nury Martinez resigned. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

Councilman Curren Price will serve as the next president pro tempore of the Los Angeles City Council, after his colleagues voted 11-0 Tuesday to appoint him to the post.

The Los Angeles City Council is set to meet in person on Tuesday, and protesters still demanding that Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo resign are expected to once again fill council chambers.

Protesters who want De Leon to resign are expected to fill council chambers at City Council’s first in-person meeting in a week. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.

Governor Gavin Newsom weighed in Sunday on the City Hall racism scandal, and called for councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign.

Governor Gavin Newsom weighed in today on the City Hall racism scandal, and called for councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign.

The scandal has put a spotlight on Latino leadership in Los Angeles and what it means for the future. Will it negatively impact latino representation, which many say already falls short in proportion to the population? Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Oct. 21, 2022.

LA City council members are trying to continue the people’s business with roadblocks by those unwilling to resign after racist remarks leaked from a meeting. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Oct. 21, 2022.

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.

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.

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.

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.