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U.S. District Judge Orders Los Angeles To Offer Housing To All Skid Row Homeless By October

April 21, 2021 2:17 amApril 22, 2021 2:56 pm

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered the city and country of Los Angeles on Tuesday to offer housing or shelter to the entire homeless population in the Skid Row neighborhood by October. Skid Row, which has had large numbers...

Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line To Begin Groundbreaking This Year

April 20, 2021 2:49 pm

Six months after being halted due to bond sale issues, Brightline West announced earlier this month that construction of the Las Vegas-Apple Valley high speed train is now scheduled to begin in the second quarter later this year. For several...

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Proposes $1 Billion in Homeless Funding in State of City Address

April 20, 2021 11:16 am

In his State of the City address on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed large shifts in policy and funding, including nearly $1 billion in homeless funding, a program that looks into slavery reparations to black residents, and a...

LA City Council Proposal Would House Homeless By Beaches Across City

April 6, 2021 2:55 pm

A Los Angeles City Council motion that would temporarily house homeless people on beaches across Los Angeles was proposed on Monday by City Councilor Mike Bonin. According to the proposed action, temporary tiny home and camping sites would be established...

LA Teachers Union Votes To Return To In-Person Instruction In April

March 23, 2021 6:58 amMarch 25, 2021 10:35 am

The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers union for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), voted by a vast majority to return to in-class instruction beginning next month. They held out until Sunday before taking the vote to...

LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino Announces 2022 Mayoral Candidacy

March 15, 2021 6:06 pmMarch 15, 2021 6:08 pm

On Monday, Councilman and former LAPD officer Joe Buscaino announced that he plans to run for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2022. In his announcement, Buscaino noted that Los Angeles faces an emergency due to high rates of homelessness and...

George Gascon Recall Petition Closes In On Signature Gathering Phase

March 11, 2021 5:53 pm

Los Angeles County residents in favor of ousting District Attorney George Gascon may begin officially collecting signatures soon following weeks of new efforts against the embattled DA. Since being sworn in in December following a decisive win over former LA...