The former council president, Nury Martinez, faced calls from state leaders and President Biden to leave office after making racist remarks on a recording that emerged on Sunday.
Three City Council members and a labor leader were captured on a recording using racist and insulting terms. They were focused on changing district boundaries to benefit Latino council members.
Scores of residents demanded that three City Council members resign — as did President Biden — over a secretly recorded conversation that involved racist insults and slurs.