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Scandalized Los Angeles leader resigns City Council seat

Los Angeles City Council member Gil Cedillo arrives the chamber before starting the Los Angeles City Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Los Angeles. The three Los Angeles City Council members at the center of a scandal over a recording of racist comments have each had long, influential careers in state and local politics. Now, those careers could soon come to an abrupt end as Kevin de Leon, Nury Martinez and Gil Cedillo face enormous pressure to resign — including from President Joe Biden (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) FILE - Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez at podium, and Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, attend a news conference in Los Angeles on April 1, 2022. The three Los Angeles City Council members at the center of a scandal over a recording of racist comments have each had long, influential careers in state and local politics. Now, those careers could soon come to an abrupt end as Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo face enormous pressure to resign -- including from President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León, right, speaks with City Council President Pro Tem Mitch O'Farrell before leaving a council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Los Angeles. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson speaks to Gil Cedillo, left, and Kevin de León, right, as the chambers fills with chants for Cedillo and De León to resign during a council meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. They both left the chambers before the meeting resumed. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) A coalition of religious leaders gather outside Los Angeles City Hall before a council meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, demanding the resignation of council members Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, right, comforts Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin before a council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Los Angeles. Bonin's son was the target of racist comments by his colleague Nury Martinez, who has since stepped down as council president and took a leave of absence. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) People hold signs and shout slogans before the starting the Los Angeles City Council meeting Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Shervin Aazami holding his son Barrett and a sign protest outside City Hall during the Los Angeles City Council meeting Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)