Separate motions filed Tuesday called for stripping embattled Los Angeles City Council members Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo of their leadership positions on council committees “at the soonest opportunity.”
The three members are facing calls to resign from the council entirely following their participation in an October 2021 conversation that included racial slurs and discussions over how to redraw district boundaries in their favor.
Martinez chairs both the Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment and the Rules, Election, and Intergovernmental Relations committee; De León chairs the Homelessness and Poverty Committee; and Cedillo chairs the Housing Committee.
Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson filed the motions regarding Cedillo and de León, while Councilwoman Nithya Raman sought Martinez’s removal.
The motions state that the City Council and the public have “lost faith” in the respective council members’ ability to lead committees.