LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday that his office would investigate the Los Angeles redistricting process that took place last fall.
The announcement comes days after the Los Angeles Times published a recording in which L.A. City Council member Nury Martinez is heard making racist remarks while talking with fellow council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo and labor leader Ron Hererra about how the city’s council district boundaries should be redrawn. This conversation focused on how the group could maintain Latino political power and help Latinos in the city.
“We’ll endeavor to bring the truth to light and it’s clear an investigation is sorely needed to help restore confidence in the redistricting process for the people of L.A.,” Bonta said Wednesday at a downtown L.A. news conference.
