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In her first official act as mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness Monday in an effort to underscore the severity of the housing crisis in the nation's second largest city.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to ban the sale and distribution of products made with a type of plastic called polystyrene, known as Styrofoam, including "to-go" cups and takeout food containers.
A committee of the L.A. City Council just paved the way for LADWP to explore transitioning from burning natural gas to burning green hydrogen at the Scattergood steam plant in Playa del Rey, near Dockweiler State Beach.
The Los Angeles City Council has experienced a recent shakeup, with several seats up for the taking in the 2022 midterm elections and more up for grabs in the wake of Nury Martinez stepping down after making racist remarks on a leaked tape and calls for Kevin de León's resignation for his participation in the conversation.
Managed by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps and funded by Californians for All Youth Job Corps, the L.A. River Rangers will hire youth and young adults up to age 30 to help clean up areas along the L.A. River's 18 miles — the first program to do so.
In the November 2022 midterm elections, California voters overwhelmingly supported a diverse roster of candidates in statewide and citywide offices — helping to elect a historic number of women and those identifying as LGBTQ+, AAPI, Black, Muslim and more.
Rep. Karen Bass, a Democrat, will be the first woman and the second Black person to serve as Los Angeles Mayor. It was announced Wednesday that she defeated developer Rick Caruso, also a Democrat, with in insurmountable victory — despite many ballots still being counted.
Two tax-related measures are on the ballot for L.A. city voters Tuesday: Measure ULA, otherwise known as the "mansion tax," and Proposition SP, a parcel tax that would benefit parks and recreational facilities.
The race to succeed termed-out Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz in Council District 5 (CD5) features Katy Young Yaroslavsky and Sam Yebri, two candidates with different backgrounds and approaches to Los Angeles' homelessness crisis.
On Election Day, voters in both Los Angeles and San Diego counties are deciding on ballot measures related to taxing the cannabis industry: Measure C and Measure A.
In 1953 at age 22, Rosalind "Roz" Wyman became the youngest person — and the second woman — elected to the Los Angeles City Council. While in office, she helped convince the Brooklyn Dodgers to relocate to L.A. She died at age 92 on October 28, 2022.
Southern California radio pioneer Art Laboe spent seven decades behind a microphone, brought rock 'n roll to the West Coast and coined the phrase "Oldies but Goodies." The radio legend is credited with pioneering industry standards such as audience requests and song dedications, and he is believed to be the first DJ to play rock 'n roll tunes on Los Angeles radio.