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5 days agoYour guide to the L.A. City Council District 5 race: Katy Yaroslavsky faces two challengers
Katy Yaroslavsky faces challengers who criticize her housing policies in Los Angeles' 5th District.
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5 days agoYour guide to the L.A. City Council District 1 race: Four challengers take on Eunisses Hernandez
Eunisses Hernandez campaigned as a foe of gentrification while pledging to combat homelessness and shift funding from law enforcement to unarmed crisis response teams and other services.
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3 months agoCharter Reform Commission, L.A. City Council look to impose transparency rules
Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance requiring Charter Reform Commission members to disclose private communications with elected officials and staff to boost transparency.
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3 months agoClashing with the state, L.A. City moves to adopt lenient wildfire 'Zone Zero' regulations
Critics of Zone Zero, who are worried about the financial burden and labor required to comply as well as the detrimental impacts to urban ecosystems, have been particularly vocal in Los Angeles. However, wildfire safety advocates worry the measures endorsed by L.A.'s City Council will do little to prevent homes from burning.
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5 months agoLos Angeles City Council votes 11-2 to urge Metro to halt Dodgers gondola project
Frank McCourt's proposed gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium hit what appears to be its most significant roadblock yet on Wednesday, when the Los Angeles City Council voted to urge Metro to kill the project. The resolution, approved by an 11-2 vote, is not in itself any kind of formal decision. It would not take effect unless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass concurs, and Bass previously voted in favor of the project as a member of the Metro board.
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6 months agoEthics panel rejects $17,500 fine for L.A. City Council candidate; 2 members say it's not enough
Jose Ugarte failed to disclose years of outside income from his consulting firm, prompting an Ethics Commission settlement rejection and calls for a larger fine.
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7 months agoLawyers who hit L.A. City with whopping bill on homeless case to get $4 million more
Los Angeles City Council approved raising Gibson Dunn's contract to nearly $5 million despite concerns about steep legal bills and a previously approved $900,000 contract cap.
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