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LA City Council Passes Ordinance Banning Homeless Near Schools, as Protesters Shutting Down Meeting

August 10, 2022 12:12 pmAugust 10, 2022 12:25 pm

The Los Angeles City Council’s vote to extend a ban on homeless encampments nearby schools and daycare centers on Tuesday was interrupted by protesters who barge past security checkpoints, leading to arrests, injuries, and the vote being delayed for an...

LA City Council Gives Final Approval of $25 Hour Wage Increase For All Private Hospital Workers

June 30, 2022 5:07 pm

The Los Angeles City Council gave a final vote on an ordinance Wednesday to increase the minimum wage for workers at private hospitals to $25 an hour throughout the city. The increase, which will affect all workers in the hospital...

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 Approves $11.8 Billion Budget for 2022-2023 in 14-1 Vote

May 19, 2022 2:38 amMay 18, 2022 9:51 pm

The Los Angeles City Council Approved the revised $11.8 billion budget for 2022-2023, focusing largely on returning services and personnel to departments depleted during COVID-19 epidemic years. According to the approved budget, $3.2 billion alone will go towards the LA...

Three LA City Councilmen Propose Mandatory Firearm Liability Insurance and Fees

February 3, 2022 2:23 amFebruary 2, 2022 7:26 pm

Los Angeles City Councilmen Paul Koretz, Paul Krekorian, and Mitch O’Farrell introduced a motion on Wednesday that could lead to Los Angeles implementing an ordinance to require all gun owners in the city to have firearm liability insurance, as well...

Los Angeles City Council Passes Motion That May Lead To New Oil, Gas Extraction Ban in City

January 27, 2022 3:26 pmJanuary 27, 2022 3:30 pm

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted in favor of a motion on Wednesday that would direct city attorneys to draft an ordinance to ban all new oil and gas extraction, as well as phase out all existing wells over...

LA City Council Votes Unanimously To Ban Ghost Guns

December 1, 2021 11:48 amDecember 3, 2021 6:18 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban ghost guns in a sweeping new city ordinance on Tuesday. Ghost guns, which are unfinished firearms that can be built from different parts to allow buyers to get around background checks...