LA's City Council Is a BIG Mess
Oct 11, 2022•11 min•Ep. 19
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Episode description
#19: Leaked audio tapes from a Los Angeles City Council meeting contain racist remarks from the former council president, Nury Martinez. Many prominent L.A. politicians, including Sen. Alex Padilla, have called for everyone involved in the discussion to resign and take full responsibility for their actions. Today, HTLA host Brian De Los Santos talks with community leaders and experts about the larger impact of this scandal and where this stems from.
Guests: Amir Whittaker, Senior Policy Counsel at the Southern California ACLU; Ange-Marie Hancock, gender studies professor at University of Southern California
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