Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for Los Angeles City Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign from their positions following their leaked racist conversation.
Despite the world hearing de León and Cedillo’s racist remarks targeting a slew of people of color, including the Black community, Brown and Asian communities, the two men have refused to step down.
Their calls for resignation come after a racist conversation between the men and former L.A. City Council president Nury Martinez from October 2021 was leaked. Since then, the Los Angeles community and abroad, including President Joe Biden, have all called for the remaining council members who were involved in the incident to resign from office.
Now, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging them as well.
“I wanted to give them space, but I think I was very clear with Nury, that she did the right thing. And I think the others should do the same,” said Newsom during his debate against his competitor state Sen. Brian Dahle. “I wanted to provide the opportunity for them to justify what they said, and the opportunity to be transparent about what they said. And so we’re hoping and looking forward to announcements soon.”
