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 ...
The Los Angeles fires expose a web of governments, weak by design
The question of who is in charge is testimony to the diffusion and, at times, dysfunction that make up the core DNA of the ...
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 ...
LA City Council president ‘excited’ for Trump to visit
Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said in a Sunday interview that he’s excited for President-elect ...
Los Angeles charges $31 fee on landlords, will hire staff to enforce tenant protections
Officials say L.A. needs to enforce tenant protections in buildings not subject to L.A.’s rent-stabilization ordinance.
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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 ...
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...
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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 ...