Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Nury Martinez

On October 12, protesters shouting "No resignation, no meeting!" ended up putting a halt to council proceedings that morning. Council president Nury Martinez resigned that afternoon, but councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo continue to resist calls for their resignations. Screengrab from council broadcast.

The Seething Anti-Blackness of Kevin de León and Other Takeaways from the Fed Recording

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 4, 2022 | No Comments

It had been just three days since KNOCK-LA and the L.A. Times published the racist recordings that emotionally ransacked the populace, and things were not going well at City Hall.

Clockwise from top left, former council president Nury Martinez, councilmember Gil Cedillo, councilmember Kevin de León, and L.A. Labor Federation president Ron Herrera (bottom left).

Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and Ron Herrera Must Resign

By Streetsblog | Oct 10, 2022 | No Comments

Streetsblog joins with numerous organizations, elected officials, and individuals calling for the immediate resignations of all four of the participants on the call. It's time to resign, Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and Ron Herrera

The L.A. City Council voted unanimously against adopting Healthy Streets L.A. outright, which sends the measure to the March 2024 election

City Council Declines to Approve Healthy Streets L.A., Pushing It to 2024 Ballot

By Joe Linton | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments

Many speakers and most councilmembers favored the alternative "Safe Streets" proposal being shepherded by Council President Nury Martinez

Healthy Streets L.A. is Qualified for the Ballot. What Happens Next?

By Joe Linton | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

Healthy Streets L.A. paving-mandated implementation would be slow and ineffective - but it's a lot faster than seven years of heel dragging!

The city of L.A.'s under-construction San Fernando Road bike path parallels the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line train tracks. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: San Fernando Road Bike Path Nearly Complete

By Joe Linton | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

When this phase is completed - expected in late 2022 - the San Fernando Road bike path will extend a total of ten miles

KItown for All presenting a large check mocking the city's inability to take broad advantage of federal funding for Project Roomkey. Photos by Joe Linton

Activists Urge L.A. City Expand Project Roomkey Via Unlimited Federal Funds

By Joe Linton | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

The FEMA is offering 100 percent reimbursement, but L.A. City is having difficulty finding up-front funding to use hotels as homes for unhoused neighbors

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