Los Angeles is a kind of microcosm of the world its roughly four million residents speak a combined 200-plus languages at home. But it also highlighted the political impatience among leaders of the city’s largest ethnic group: Latinos, who make up roughly half of the city’s population but who hold only four of its 15 City Council seats. The recorded conversation involving some of Los Angeles’s top power brokers exposed the racial and ethnic factions that have come to dominate politics in California. “The language that was used and tolerated in that conversation was unacceptable, and it was appalling.” “He believes they should all resign,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said. President Biden on Tuesday called for the departure of the three council members in the nation’s second-largest city. Biden’s spokeswoman called the language used on the tape “unacceptable” and “appalling.” But she stopped short of resigning from the council, despite calls for her and the two other members to do so from Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, both of the candidates running to replace him, President Biden and many other prominent Democratic officials. Martinez stepped down as council president on Monday and said on Tuesday that she would take a leave of absence. That official, Ron Herrera, resigned late Monday. Martinez with two other council members, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and the head of one of Los Angeles County’s most powerful labor organizations. The remarks occurred during a meeting of Ms. She also called Oaxacan immigrants living in Koreatown “little short dark people.” In the profanity-laced recording, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times and which was first reported by The Los Angeles Times on Sunday, Councilwoman Nury Martinez, who is Latina, compared the Black child of a white council member to a “changuito,” Spanish for little monkey. Scores of angry protesters disrupted a council meeting as the episode exposed painful racial fault lines in the diverse and heavily Democratic city. His long standing obsession with music, football (a fellow Chelsea Fan!) and casual attire, has enabled Stuart to dress well, have good ears and a foul mouth for the best part of 45 years now.LOS ANGELES - President Biden joined a growing chorus on Tuesday calling for the resignation of three Democratic politicians in the nation’s second-largest city, after a leaked audio recording revealed racist and disparaging remarks made by the City Council president in a meeting last year. Two other books, Supersonic (about Oasis) and From Ronnie’s To Ravers (London’s iconic nightlife) followed, sharing fans experiences of gigs, nightclubs, music, fashions, alongside the major players involved in each subject. It all kicked off with Thick as Thieves: Personal Situations with The Jam which reflected the aspirations and celebrations of growing up in the 1970’s with rare photographs and sharp insights on The Jam. His first 3 books were co-written with Ian Snowball as part of a series called ‘Personal Situations ‘. A Watford-based author who came to publishing in very recent times. Stuart’s story is an interesting one too. He’s also the one that suggested and set up our first live show at London’s Cockpit Theatre in March 2022. Stuart has suggested great guests, hooked me up with his connections, emailed me with ideas, and sends regular notes sharing his love of the podcast and how much he has enjoyed the amazing guests that are coming on board. He shares a great love for The Jam, The Style Council and Paul Weller Solo and he has been hugely supportive of this whole podcast venture too (even bringing me to tears when he gave a shout out on stage at a recent Style Council themed event in London!). I’ll be forever grateful to him for joining the ride so early on, when even I wasn’t really sure how it would all work out or what it really was. Stuart Deabill was (and always will be!) Guest Number 1 on The Paul Weller Fan Podcast.
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