LA City Council Archives - Page 5 of 5

The Regulatory Taking of Venice Beach

May 1, 2020 2:12 amApril 30, 2020 4:47 pm

With great crisis comes great opportunity… By Edward Ring and Soledad Ursua On April 18 Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin held a telephone town hall to discuss public health issues. His district includes Venice Beach, which has a high...

How the Homeless Industrial Complex Plans to Destroy Venice Beach

April 22, 2020 2:05 amApril 21, 2020 8:33 pm

You can’t ensure the rule of law when you permit people to wander the streets stoned out of their minds, or sprawled across park benches in a heroin stupor, or drinking and carousing all night long, urinating and defecating everywhere....

While Venice Beach Residents Under Lockdown, Homeless and Encampments Grow and Thrive

March 26, 2020 5:20 pmMarch 27, 2020 5:19 pm

There is not a homeless crisis or housing crisis in Venice Beach so much as a drug crisis, an alcoholism crisis, a mental health crisis, and a breakdown of law and order. Apart from excursions to perform essential work...

City of Los Angeles To Outlaw Fur Sales

September 19, 2018 7:21 pm

Earlier this afternoon, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to approve drafting an ordinance to ban fur sales in the city. Other cities such as West Hollywood, Berkeley and San Francisco already have fur bans. However their regulations vary...