Martinez announced her resignation Wednesday afternoon after giving up her position as the council’s president on Monday in the wake of explosive remarks she made in leaked audio published by the Los Angeles Times. While Martinez earlier apologized for disparaging council member Mike Bonin and his son, she was panned online for her letter that touted her accomplishments and didn’t mention her remarks.

“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 wrote in her letter, posted to Twitter by the Times.

In the lengthy statement, Martinez highlighted her “families first agenda” and her efforts on behalf of her constituents, writing, “I was in this fight for you.” She also apologized to her staff for “ending it this way” and thanked her family for their support.

“And last, to all little Latina girls across this city - I hope I’ve inspired you to dream beyond that which you can see,” wrote Martinez. “While I take the time to look inwards and reflect, I ask that you give me space and privacy.”

Charles Pulliam, a film and TV writer for The Verge, responded to the statement with a tweet saying, “Nowhere in this statement is there a single apology for any of the racist, colorist things Nury Martinez has said.”

“You, too, little Latina, if you trabaja hard enough, can be called on to resign by the President of the United States,” Twitter user Manuel Valdes///subscribe to your local paper reacted with a tweet, using the Spanish word for “work.”

The tweet referred to the denouncement of Martinez from President Joe Biden, other members of the city council, civil rights groups and the public after the Times published its story Sunday based on the leaked audio.

Martinez’s inflammatory remarks reported by the Times include Martinez saying Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is “with the Blacks.” She also discussed Bonin, who is white, and his adopted Black son. Martinez, a Latina, said Bonin “thinks he’s f**king Black” and was treating his son like an “accessory,” using a Spanish word for “monkey” to describe the child.

“I’m failing to see, ‘To the black boy I called a monkey,’” Twitter user fidelemmanuel said in a tweet responding to Martinez’s letter.

Naomi Goldman, spokeswoman for Bonin, declined comment to Newsweek.

Rick L. Callender, president of the California/Hawaii NAACP State Conference, told Newsweek in an email that his organization applauded Martinez’s decision to step down, saying her “unabashedly racist comments and antics left her unable to serve the diverse Los Angeles population with any credibility.”

“This is best for the entire region of Los Angeles, hopefully the region, State and nation can start to heal,” he said.

Newsweek has reached out to Martinez for comment.

Update 10/13/22, 10:10 p.m. ET: This story has been updated with additional comment from the California/Hawaii NAACP State Conference.