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Nury Martinez’s Los Angeles City Council resignation letter did not go over well on social media.Actor Melinna Bobadilla, writer Myriam Gurba and TV host Areva Martin were among many Twitter users who criticized Martinez’s announcement — particularly the part where the disgraced politician addressed “all little Latina girls across the city” and said “I hope I’ve inspired you to dream beyond that which you can see.”“Girl WHAT? Cómo crees?” Bobadilla tweeted on Wednesday. “You are not # goals or inspo; you are a cautionary…

Three Los Angeles City Council members went to a squat office building near MacArthur Park last October to seek advice from an influential labor leader about solidifying their grip on power.The strategy session was supposed to be a discreet backroom conversation, but as it got underway in a private room at the headquarters of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, someone was recording it. Over the next hour, a device captured the Democratic politicians and the labor leader, all Latino, speaking contemptuously about those…

She called the Black child of Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin “changuito,” or “a monkey,” who gets carried around like a Louis Vuitton handbag.Of Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón, she simply said, “F— that guy. He’s with the Blacks.” L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez says she was merely caught up in “a moment of intense frustration and anger” during an hour-long, secretly recorded meeting in October with L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera and fellow Latino Councilmembers Gil…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books The cook, author and host travelled more than 32,000 kilometres and visited all Mexico's 32 states seeking the flavours he loves for debut book Mazatlán author Rick Martínez is the host of Food52's Mi Cocina and Sweet Heat, and Pruébalo on YouTube. Photo by Ren Fuller Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on…