The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Jan. 20 to make some COVID-era protections for renters permanent, less than two weeks before they were set to expire. “Today was a huge victory,” recently-elected Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky posted to Twitter after the vote. “The Los Angeles City Council just unanimously adopted several common sense tenant protections that will protect thousands of…
Los Angeles Extends Rent Protections After COVID-Era Moratoriums Set to Expire
January 23, 2023
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Former Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Guilty to Racketeering, Tax Evasion
January 20, 2023
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Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar pleaded guilty Friday to two federal charges stemming from a City Hall-based bribery and money laundering scheme in which he took more than $1.5 million in cash, gambling trips, and escorts in exchange for his support of a planned downtown hotel project. Huizar pleaded guilty in downtown Los…
Former LA Councilman José Huizar to Plead Guilty in Corruption Case
January 19, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar will plead guilty to federal charges that outline a City Hall-based bribery and money laundering scheme in which he took more than $1.5 million in cash, gambling trips, and escorts in exchange for his support of a planned downtown hotel project, according to court papers obtained Jan….
Los Angeles City Council to Create $50 Million Emergency Homeless Fund
January 18, 2023
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The Los Angeles City Council will create a brand-new emergency fund of about $50 million to address its homelessness crisis. Council members passed a motion Jan. 18 authored by interim council President Paul Krekorian to transfer city funds to a new emergency homeless response account—$26.5 million from the general fund and $23.5 million from what…
7 Candidates Certified to Run for Nury Martinez’s LA City Council Seat
January 17, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The City Clerk certified the list of seven candidates Jan. 17 for the April 4 special election to represent the Sixth District City Council seat left vacant by Nury Martinez’s resignation. The candidates are the following: Isaac Kim, small business owner. Imelda Padilla, community relations manager. Rose Grigoryan, social activist/journalist. Marisa Alcarez, environmental policy…
Los Angeles Continue State of Emergency on Homelessness
January 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The city council voted Jan. 10 to continue a state of emergency on homelessness in Los Angeles, reaffirming Mayor Karen Bass’s first official act last month that gives her the ability to confront the crisis more aggressively. Since the council approved the emergency last month, Bass has signed directives to streamline the approval of…
Former LA City Controller Galperin Joins Councilman Blumenfield’s Office
January 6, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Former City Controller Ron Galperin is joining Councilman Bob Blumenfield’s office as a special adviser, Blumenfield announced Jan. 5. Blumenfield was re-elected to his third and final term last year and was appointed chair of the council’s powerful Budget and Finance committee. Galperin, who served as controller from 2013 to 2022, will advise Blumenfield…
It’s Time for Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de León to Take His Own Advice
December 27, 2022
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Commentary On Sunday, Oct. 9, the release of a revealing private conversation on Reddit that took place one year prior, quickly, and forcefully shook the core of the Los Angeles City Hall with revelations of its racist comments. It was in the office of Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera, with councilmembers…
Mark Ridley-Thomas Attorneys Strike Deal for City to Reimburse Him Following Corruption Charges, Suspension
December 22, 2022
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Attorneys of suspended Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who faces federal corruption charges, filed court papers Dec. 20 showing a resolution of his lawsuit against the city and then-City Controller Ron Galperin over the cancellation of his salary and benefits. After the City Council voted to reinstate Ridley-Thomas’s salary and benefits earlier this month, Ridley-Thomas…
Gil Cedillo Defends Not Resigning From LA City Council Over Racist Conversation
December 13, 2022
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Just hours after his term ended, former Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo released a statement Dec. 12, defending his decision not to step down from his seat over his participation in a racist 2021 conversation that involved three other officials. Cedillo lost his re-election bid to Eunisses Hernandez in June—months before the conversation between…
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