Los Angeles police face off with protesters at City Hall

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police in riot gear faced off briefly with yelling protesters outside a City Hall entrance. The demonstrators were demanding the City Council stop a virtual meeting until two of its members resign for their part in a meeting involving racist remarks. Police pushed backed protesters who later retreated across the street without incident. The Council has been in upheaval after a recording was leaked of a private meeting in which then-Council President Nury Martinez made racist remarks, and Councilmen Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo didn’t object or joined the banter. Martinez resigned. De Leon and Cedillo have resisted calls to step down.