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Post Election, San Diego City Council Will Be Completely Democrat, Alarming Many

November 10, 2022 4:47 pm

Following the election on Tuesday, the San Diego City Council shifted from being majority 8-1 Democratic to fully 9-0 Democrat, worrying many in the city that a lack of any conservative voice may lead to greater controversies and new measures...

LA City Council Votes To Officially Censure Council Members Martinez, de Leon, Cedillo

October 26, 2022 5:11 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to censure former Council President Nury Martinez and Councilmen Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon for their part in the LA City Council racist remark scandal. Earlier this month, a recording...

LA City Council Unanimously Votes To End Citywide Eviction Moratorium

October 4, 2022 6:31 pm

In an unanimous 12-0 vote on Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to officially end the city-wide eviction moratorium that had been in place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on February 1, 2023. Since 2020, landlords have fought...

LA City Council Votes 11-1 To Keep Eviction Moratorium in Place

July 30, 2022 2:30 amJuly 30, 2022 7:43 am

Following the Los Angeles City Council 11-1 vote on Wednesday extending the eviction moratorium yet again despite the pandemic-instituted protection being virtually erased from most other places in state. Los Angeles has had eviction moratoriums in place since the Spring...

LA City Council votes for $25 a Hour Wage Increase For All Private Hospital Workers

June 22, 2022 2:30 amJune 21, 2022 9:15 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted 10-2 to increase the minimum wage for workers at private hospitals to $25 an hour on Tuesday. The proposed increase, which would affect all workers in the hospital and not just healthcare workers, has...

LA City Council To Vote on Public Homeless Encampment Prohibition Ballot Measure

November 23, 2021 11:53 amNovember 23, 2021 11:56 am

The Los Angeles City Council will decide on Tuesday whether or not to pass a motion that would place an initiative on the June 2022 primary ballot to prohibit all homeless encampments in public areas in the city if they had...

Los Angeles Street Vendors Face Tougher Regulations, May Change Laws Statewide

January 7, 2020 6:28 am

Los Angeles street vendors face more stringent laws in 2020 with new regulations and permits threatening many people’s livelihoods. A change in LA In many areas of Los Angeles, street vendors are prevalent. In some areas, such as MacArthur Park,...