The Los Angeles City Council's former president, Nury Martinez, resigned in disgrace Wednesday after audio leaked this week of her using racist language. The development happened after Martinez, a rising star in California politics, already announced she was taking a leave of absence and resigned her post leading the 15-member body. The announcement happened hours after a rowdy city council meeting ended with protesters drowning out officials. They demanded all officials on the recording resign. "It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home," Martinez said in a statement. For the latest developments on the story, click the link in our bio.