The State Attorney General is launching an investigation into that recording of a racist conversation among three members of the Los Angeles City Council. 

This, as President Biden arrives in Los Angeles. He is among the many elected officials demanding those council members resign their seats

This controversy continues to dominate the political headlines, and its fallout could extend to changing the way LA draws its districts. There’s already a proposal to expand that City Council beyond its current 15 seats, and there’s growing momentum for having an independent commission draw the district boundaries in Los Angeles. 

It's done statewide and in many California counties, including San Francisco. The scandal is exposing just how racially charged LA politics can be, and how those in power use their offices to consolidate that power.

For more, KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern, Patti Reising, and Bret Burkhart are joined by Mindy Romero, a political sociologist who is Director of the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the USC Price School of Public Policy. Their research focuses on political behavior among communities of color in California.