Government
Oct. 12, 2022
LA City Council meeting was deplorable, but probably not illegal
There may not have been a Brown Act violation, but the illegally-recorded conversation could lead to possible challenges to last year’s redistricting vote.
Neama Rahmani
Co-Founder
West Coast Trial Lawyers
350 S Grand Ave, Ste 3325
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Email: nr@westcoasttriallawyers.com
Neama is a former federal prosecutor who now represents plaintiffs in personal injury and employment matters.
It was the front-page headline Monday, Oct. 10, when Nury Martinez, President of the Los Angeles City Council, resigned her position after audio recordings of racist remarks surfaced. That the first Latina council president was caught making disparaging comments about Indigenous peoples, as well as the Black son of another council member, is shocking and newsworthy, but the entire episode calls for greater attention and analysis.
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