LOS ANGELES (AP) — The acting president of the Los Angeles City Council is escalating the pressure on two members to resign over their participation in a private meeting in which they did not object to a colleague’s crude and racist remarks and at times joined in the banter. Acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell said Monday that he will strip Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon of committee assignments and chairmanships. The two have refused calls to step down despite widespread condemnation that led former council President Nury Martinez to resign last week. The leaked recording of the meeting has plunged the council into chaos as angry protesters shut down meetings.
LA politicians to lose committee positions over race scandal
