Winners emerge as L.A. council members receive new assignments for 2025
2 days, 16 hours ago

Winners emerge as L.A. council members receive new assignments for 2025

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, pictured at a rally last month in Lincoln Heights, came out a winner in this year’s batch of council committee assignments. She assailed the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, saying efforts to get information from that agency has been “the merry go round from hell.” In recent weeks, Rodriguez criticized Harris-Dawson over his push to hike the city’s hotel minimum wage by 48% over three years, to $30 per hour in 2028. Harris-Dawson, for his part, did not respond directly to Rodriguez’s remarks, saying instead that he looks forward to the “fresh perspectives” that will come from the new committee assignments. — UNSAFE SHELTER: The state agency that oversees workplace safety issued a $563,250 fine to the city of Los Angeles after concluding that the severe mauling of an animal shelter worker by a dog resulted from “significant safety and training lapses.” — BAD DEPUTY: L.A. County will spend $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit on behalf of several girls who were sexually assaulted by a former L.A. County sheriff’s deputy.

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Marqueece Harris-Dawson takes over as L.A. City Council president
3 months ago

Marqueece Harris-Dawson takes over as L.A. City Council president

LA Times  

After being sworn in as the new Los Angeles City Council president, Marqueece Harris-Dawson addresses constituents at City Hall on Friday. During his years as a community organizer in South L.A., Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson saw the devastation wrought by the crack cocaine epidemic and the economic fallout that followed the 1992 L.A. riots. Los Angeles City Council …

Endorsement: Ysabel Jurado for Los Angeles City Council District 14
3 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: Ysabel Jurado for Los Angeles City Council District 14

LA Times  

Voters in City Council District 14, which includes downtown, Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock and other communities on L.A.’s eastern flank, have a stark choice on Nov. 5. Jurado’s strong performance over better-known and better-funded politicians speaks to both her strength as a grassroots organizer and the community’s desire for a council representative who can restore trust and address an array …

L.A. Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson wins the council presidency, will replace Krekorian
6 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson wins the council presidency, will replace Krekorian

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, pictured in January, was elected Tuesday to serve as the council’s next president, replacing Paul Krekorian. Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson won his bid for the council’s top leadership post on Tuesday, saying he intends to use the presidency to focus heavily on homelessness. Harris-Dawson had sought De León’s resignation nearly two years …

Marqueece Harris-Dawson secures enough support to become the next L.A. City Council president
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Marqueece Harris-Dawson secures enough support to become the next L.A. City Council president

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, pictured earlier this year. Marqueece Harris-Dawson has secured enough backing from his colleagues to become the next president of the Los Angeles City Council. Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Heather Hutt, John Lee, Curren Price, Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martínez and Katy Yaroslavsky signed the motion supporting Harris-Dawson, who has represented a South L.A. district for nearly …

L.A. City Council approves Mayor Karen Bass’ budget, cutting 1,700 vacant positions
7 months ago

L.A. City Council approves Mayor Karen Bass’ budget, cutting 1,700 vacant positions

LA Times  

The Los Angeles City Council signed off on Mayor Karen Bass’ $12.8-billion budget on Thursday, cutting 1,700 vacant positions and engaging in a back-and-forth over police spending. “There’s no sugarcoating the reality that we face next year,” said Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who heads the council’s five-member budget committee. In a statement, he said the mayor’s office would “continue the urgent …

L.A. on the Record: Who are council members supporting in the Valley race?
1 year, 9 months ago

L.A. on the Record: Who are council members supporting in the Valley race?

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record, our City Hall newsletter. A handful of Los Angeles City Council members are throwing their weight into the April 4 special election to fill the San Fernando Valley seat left vacant by Nury Martinez’s resignation. She cited Padilla’s “long record of service to the San Fernando Valley.” Padilla is also endorsed …

L.A. on the Record: A new leader for LAHSA
1 year, 10 months ago

L.A. on the Record: A new leader for LAHSA

LA Times  

Good morning and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. Public officials and services providers — even harsh critics of LAHSA — indicated broad excitement over the appointment, stemming mostly from Adams Kellum’s work in various communities on street homelessness. Mike Feuer, who dropped out of the L.A. mayor’s race last year after failing to gain …

Traci Park elected in Westside district, putting a record 6 women on L.A. City Council
2 years, 1 month ago

Traci Park elected in Westside district, putting a record 6 women on L.A. City Council

LA Times  

Traci Park, shown in August, has been elected to succeed Mike Bonin on the L.A. City Council, representing Venice and other coastal neighborhoods. Municipal law attorney Traci Park claimed victory Thursday in the bitterly contested election to represent the Westside on the Los Angeles City Council, saying her more than 5,000-vote lead was too large for civil rights and criminal …

McOsker, Yaroslavsky, Soto-Martinez claim victory in their L.A. City Council races
2 years, 1 month ago

McOsker, Yaroslavsky, Soto-Martinez claim victory in their L.A. City Council races

LA Times  

Three candidates for Los Angeles City Council declared victory in their races on Tuesday, part of the biggest shakeup of the 15-member council in nearly a decade. Attorney Tim McOsker, a onetime aide to Mayor James Hahn, will return to City Hall after a 17-year absence, having prevailed in his race to succeed Los Angeles City Councilmember Joe Buscaino in …

Eunisses Hernandez unseated Gil Cedillo. Can she help solve L.A.’s political crisis?
2 years, 2 months ago

Eunisses Hernandez unseated Gil Cedillo. Can she help solve L.A.’s political crisis?

LA Times  

Two days after a leaked audio recording jolted Los Angeles, angry and pained citizens packed the City Council chamber. “It’s my responsibility to push off this anti-Blackness and racism.” While it is unusual for a council member-elect to appear on the council floor, Hernandez wasn’t the only one bending protocol that day. He said Hernandez’s ascension, along with the potential …

LA Council faces uncertainty amid furor over racist remarks
2 years, 2 months ago

LA Council faces uncertainty amid furor over racist remarks

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Where does the Los Angeles City Council go from here? Martinez said in the recorded conversation that white Councilmember Mike Bonin handled his young Black son as if he were an “accessory” and said of his son “Parece changuito,” or “he’s like a monkey,” the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. She also referred to Bonin as a …

In West L.A., two lawyers clash over an open City Council seat, encampments and policing
2 years, 3 months ago

In West L.A., two lawyers clash over an open City Council seat, encampments and policing

LA Times  

Earlier this year, a homeless encampment along a Venice Boulevard median mushroomed to 60 tents — bringing thefts, fires, fistfights, drug use and a pronounced division in the heart of Venice. “Instead of focusing our energy on housing people and providing care, we’re just pushing people one or two blocks over.” Erin Darling, left, a candidate for Los Angeles City …

L.A. Council reshuffles leadership team, giving Mitch O’Farrell its No. 2 post
3 years, 2 months ago

L.A. Council reshuffles leadership team, giving Mitch O’Farrell its No. 2 post

LA Times  

The Los Angeles City Council voted to install Mitch O’Farrell in the council’s No. 2 leadership post The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to put Councilman Mitch O’Farrell in its No. The council voted 10 to 0 to remove Councilman Joe Buscaino as president pro tempore and replace him with O’Farrell, whose district includes Echo Park, Hollywood and Atwater …

With mayor’s race heating up, L.A. council members seek to oust Buscaino from post
3 years, 3 months ago

With mayor’s race heating up, L.A. council members seek to oust Buscaino from post

LA Times  

Six members of the Los Angeles City Council called Tuesday for Councilman Joe Buscaino to be removed from his leadership post, days after he and his spokesman were quoted in a magazine article making disparaging remarks about other council members. Council President Nury Martinez and five of her colleagues drafted a motion calling for Buscaino to be stripped of his …

Urban planner Nithya Raman unseats Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu
4 years, 1 month ago

Urban planner Nithya Raman unseats Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu

LA Times  

Urban planner Nithya Raman, 39, is the first person in 17 years to unseat a member of the L.A. City Council. Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu conceded defeat in his race for reelection against urban planner Nithya Raman on Friday, becoming the first council member in 17 years to be ousted by an opponent. In his concession statement, Councilman …

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