LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s attorney general said Wednesday that he will investigate Los Angeles’ redistricting process as three of its City Council members face calls to resign over a recording of them using racist language to mock colleagues while they schemed to protect Latino political strength in council districts.

The move by Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat like the three council members, comes amid growing calls to address the way politics can still influence the redrawing of district maps after the census count each decade.

“My office will conduct an investigation into the City of LA’s redistricting process,” Bonta said, without providing much detail. “We’re going to gather the facts. We’re going to work to determine the truth.”

He said the results could potentially bring civil or criminal results.

“It could lead to criminality if that’s where the facts and the laws dictate,” he said. But it could also lead to changes in policy at the state or local level.

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