‘You’re not welcome’: L.A. councilwoman blasts Kevin De León for not resigning over racist comments

On Tuesday, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez took to the floor to directly tell embattled fellow Councilor Kevin De León to resign his position. The city council was recently rocked by leaked audio of Council President Nury Martinez speaking to De León, Councilman Gil Cedillo, and labor leader Ron Herrera about council redistricting, during which they engaged in flagrantly racist remarks, including Martinez describing Councilman Mike Bonin’s Black son as “like a monkey” and saying the city’s district attorney is “with the Blacks,” and De León comparing Bonin’s parenting to Mart…

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