Nury Martinez was unanimously elected president of the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, becoming the first Latina to hold the position.
Martinez’s typically blunt speaking style was on display during a discussion at City Hall last year about proposed rules for electric scooters and bicycles. She reminded her colleagues about her working-class constituents.“We don’t have any dockless bicycles or fancy scooters in my district,” she said. “We’re just trying to cross the street without getting killed.”
Martinez takes the helm of the council after a year in which there have been two FBI raids at City Hall. Asked about public trust, Martinez told reporters Tuesday that that voters need to “feel confident that their government is working for them,” adding that “everyone has a right to due process and we need to allow for that process to play out.”
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