Should the L.A. City Council still be informing the public by bulletin board?
On Tuesday, the council drafted and posted a flurry of proposals for same-day voting — so many that they were buried under ...
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As Los Angeles Fires Rage, a One-Party City and State Seek To Dodge Responsibility, Blaming ‘Climate Change’
Democrats hold super-majorities in the California State Assembly and the Senate. Democrats can, and do, pass legislation ...
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L.A. City Council passes series of measures to aid recovery from catastrophic fires
Measures adopted by the Los Angeles City Council addressed big issues related to the fires, such as a recovery plan, and more intimate matters, including reuniting people with their pets.
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LA City Council Members Call For Eviction, Rent Hike Moratorium As Price-Gouging Reports Emerge
The motion by Council members Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martínez would restrict rent hikes for one year. The proposal ...
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LA council delays vote on proposal to pause evictions and rent increases due to fires
Support LAist by giving now. The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a host of emergency responses to the past week’s historically destructive wildfires. But the ...
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Los Angeles City Council calls on water utility to explain dry hydrants, empty Santa Ynez Reservoir amid wildfires
Los Angeles leaders ordered an analysis of the ... of water from the 117-million-gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir. The LA City Council unanimously approved 21 of 24 special motions, most of which ...
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...
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As Los Angeles Fires Burn, Community Organizers Race to Prevent a Wave of Evictions
In response, advocates like the Los Angeles Tenants Union—an organization that says it’s “fighting for the human right to ...
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LA City Council Approves $1B Television City Upgrades
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a $1B plan that would allow Television City, a sprawling 25-acre television production complex in Fairfax, to expand the studio lot.
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
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After the Fires: How to Rebuild Los Angeles
The wildfire devastation in Los Angeles will require California to develop far greater resiliency to climate-worsened ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces mounting backlash over wildfire response
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is facing mounting backlash over her response to the wildfires that have torn through her ...