"Sorry, Not Sorry!" 

That's essentially the message of Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, who spent the past week on a faux apology tour, trying to rewrite the history of the racist Fed Tapes scandal, and portray themselves, ridiculously, as the victims. Mike talks about it with Jelani Hendrix, former president of Black Los Angeles Young Democrats, Dr. Diandra “Dr Dee” Bremond, former board member of BLAYD, and Marco Santana, Democratic activist and former candidate for Council District Six.

Important Commentary:

Mike's Substack Column: The Racist Tapes, What I Heard
Gustavo Arellano on their BS excuses and use of Spanglish
Jasmyne Cannick’s column on KDL
Sahra Suleiman on the Seething Anti-Black Racism of KDL
NewsOne coverage of Nury's spin

Background Reading:
Summary of Nury’s LAist podcast interview
KDL and Gil sue over the leaked tapes
Nury’s Interview with NBC4 (10/12)
New Nury La Opinion interview
Gil’s Telemundo Interview
Gil’s La Opinion interview

Mike's Guests
Marco Santana - @marco4la on IG/threads, @MarcoforLA on X
Jelani Hendrix - JHendrix_4Prezident on IG
Dr. Dee Bremond- @mlkofthenewday on IG

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.