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 ...
Los Angeles City Council calls on water utility to explain dry hydrants, empty Santa Ynez Reservoir amid wildfires
LA leaders ordered an analysis of the city's water infrastructure after Newsom called for an independent investigation into ...
L.A. City Council passes series of measures to aid recovery from catastrophic fires
In a rapid-fire series of votes, the council adopted more than 20 fire-related measures, including motions to speed the ...
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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 ...
Democrat on LA City Council bashes city for prioritizing free crack pipes over funding fire dept
We have the same number of firefighters and fire stations in LA in 2025 that we did in 1960. How insane is that?” said Councilwoman Traci Park.
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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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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 ...
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.
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Los Angeles Fire Captain Freddy Escobar has served ... while others have reported arsonists across the city. City Council member Traci Park, a Democrat, also raised the alarm at the May commission ...
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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 ...