LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved on March 1 some components of a plan aimed at reducing illegal dumping throughout the city, including shortening the time it takes to deploy cleanup teams when a report is made about excess trash and debris. “The city of Los Angeles is facing a crisis when it comes…
Los Angeles Approves Motions to Combat Illegal Dumping Throughout City
March 1, 2022
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Los Angeles Seeks State Funding to Local Organic Waste Diversion Programs
February 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles City Councilmen introduced a resolution on Feb. 23 to support state legislation that would provide funding to organic waste diversion programs in Los Angeles and other California jurisdictions. The resolution, which was introduced by Councilmen Mitch O’Farrell and Paul Krekorian, contends that Senate Bill 45 would help Los Angeles and other…
Judge Temporarily Stops Wesson from Returning to LA City Council
February 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A judge issued a temporary restraining order on Feb. 24 blocking former Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson from filling the council seat left vacant by the suspension of Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was indicted in a federal corruption case. The order by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel prevents Wesson, who was…
Los Angeles to Fund Unarmed Policing Pilot Program
February 23, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles will allocate $2.3 million to “alternative” policing programs that deploy unarmed responders to areas with high gun violence in order to lower the number of violent crimes in those areas. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion Feb. 23 to fund a policing pilot program that would send “alternative” unarmed…
Los Angeles to Reduce Speed Limits for Over 177 Miles of City Streets
February 22, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles will reduce its speed limits by 5 miles per hour in many areas of the city to improve pedestrian safety amid increasing fatal cases of speeding-related car accidents. On Feb. 22, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to lower the speed limits for more than 177 miles of city streets, after…
LA City Council Temporarily Appoints Wesson to District 10 Seat
February 22, 2022
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The Los Angeles City Council appointed former District 10 Councilman Herb Wesson to temporarily represent the district on Feb. 22 while Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas is suspended due to federal fraud charges. The council unanimously voted to appoint Wesson to the position until the end of the year, or until Ridley-Thomas’s suspension is lifted in the event…
LA City Council to Consider Appointing Herb Wesson to Represent District 10
February 21, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—On Feb. 22, the Los Angeles City Council will consider appointing former Councilman Herb Wesson to represent the city’s 10th district as a replacement for Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was suspended in October 2021 after being indicted in a federal corruption case. “With over 30 years in public service representing the residents of Council…
Group Files Lawsuit to Reinstate Mark Ridley-Thomas to LA City Council
February 19, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California (SCLC) has filed a lawsuit aimed at getting Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas reinstated to the Los Angeles City Council, from which he was suspended in October 2021 after his indictment in a federal corruption case. Ridley-Thomas was the organization’s Greater Los Angeles chapter’s executive director from 1981–1991….
City Council Candidate Disinvited by UCLA Democratic Club Event Due to ‘Differing Views’
February 18, 2022
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A candidate for the Los Angeles City Council said she was disinvited from speaking at a student political organization at the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) because her views did not align with the views of the club. LA City Council District 5 candidate Kristina Irwin said she was invited to speak to Bruin Democrats…
LA City Attorney: Council Does Not Have Authority to Instruct LAPD to Hand Over Evidence
February 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 9 approved measures to instruct the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to provide internal information—including unreleased bodycam footage—regarding the death of a teenage girl last year during an officer-involved altercation in a clothing store. The council coupled the motion with another measure requesting an overview of…
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