Emily Guerin

En su primera entrevista desde que estalló el escándalo hace un año, le preguntamos a Martínez sobre los comentarios racistas y ofensivos que escuchó en las grabaciones.

And how do some women go from using their social media following to make money…to spreading lies?

In the third episode of Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen, the criminal case against Katie Sorensen goes to trial. Reporter Emily Guerin was there.

In 2020, Sadie and Eddie Martinez were falsely accused of attempted kidnapping by a white woman while shopping at a Michaels craft store in Petaluma. Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen, is the story of how Sadie held her accuser accountable.

In December 2020, Sadie and Eddie Martinez were falsely accused of attempted kidnapping by a white woman who had been shopping at a Michaels craft store at the same time as them. This is the story of Sadie's fight to clear their names and bring her accuser to justice.

In episode 4 of the LAist Studios podcast Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes, we ask council members about the fallout from the scandal a year later.

In her first interview since resigning last fall, Martinez responds to the racist, offensive comments she made during a secretly-recorded conversation

In her first interview since the City Hall Tapes scandal broke a year, we asked Martinez about the racist and offensive comments she's heard making on the leaked recordings.

Episode 2 of LAist Studios podcast Imperfect Paradise: Nury & the Secret Tapes explores the disgraced former L.A. city council president's background and political career, and delves into the tensions roiling the council in the months leading up to the secretly-recorded meeting that forced Martinez to resign.

The four-part podcast includes an exclusive interview with former L.A. City Council president Nury Martinez, who resigned in disgrace after she was heard making racist and derogatory remarks.

Hikers, please don't get trapped by a wildfire. But if you do, here are some tips to help you survive.

In a small town in the Mojave Desert, salespeople were making tens of millions of dollars hawking empty desert land to unsuspecting buyers by convincing them the area would boom one day -- and if they got in now, they could get rich.