L.A. looks to increase trash fees in each of the next five years
Faced with a budget shortage of around $100 million, Los Angeles elected officials are back to a proven formula to weather a challenging financial era. On Wednesday, two city council committees focused on public works, the other focused on environmental issues — approved plans to raise garbage pickup fees over the next five years, with […]
California Sen. Padilla hopes Fix Our Forests Act will prevent more L.A. fires
Washington – California Sen. Alex Padilla hopes that bills to oversee forest management and prevent wildfires may be the first bipartisan measure President Trump will sign up for, months after wildfires destroyed Los Angeles County. “I don’t think anything can completely prevent wildfires, but this effort was worth it if we could prevent the work […]
Soboroff bows out as L.A. fire recovery czar, with some parting shots
Last week as L.A.’s fire recovery emperor, Steve Soborov said he was locked out of almost high-level plans from the start, raising questions about why Mayor Karen Bass chose him and whether the reconstruction from the Parisades fire is on track. A longtime civic leader who likes to speak his heart prefers to speak at […]
Bringing the death penalty back to L.A. is the opposite of justice
California currently has it 592 people in our prison Someone sentenced to death. It is the largest population of prisoners awaiting executions in any state. Amazing 175 of those inmates He was declared by Los Angeles County Court and gave LA the questionable distinction of having more men (and three women) on death row inmates […]
Anti-Trump, Musk protests kick off in L.A. and around the nation
Tens of thousands of people took him to the streets across the country on Saturday to protest a wide range of his administration’s actions, including a shrinking President Trump and his government, an attack on the rights of immigrants and transgender people, and tariffs that are bolstering the economy around the world. More 500,000 people […]
Debate over homeless funds puts L.A. city and county at odds yet again
Good morning and welcome to Records LA – City Hall newsletter. Assistant to Julia Wick, it’s David Zanizer, who will provide city and county government updates. Newsletter Get Lowdown for La Politics Sign up for our LA City Hall newsletter for weekly insights, scoops and analysis. Please enter your email address Please sign up We […]
In unprecedented payout, L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion
Los Angeles County is set to pay $4 billion to resolve roughly 7,000 claims of childhood sexual abuse that allegedly occurred within juvenile facilities, and warns the largest sexual abuse settlement in US history. Mammoth settlement that must be approved by both counties Request Committee County supervisors are $1 billion more than county officials had. […]
L.A. County monitor abused her daughters, claim alleges
According to the allegations filed with the county, the woman who oversees the visit to oversee the visit between a troubled mother and a troubled mother had a history of whipping her three daughters belt buckles, raising sleeping pills and feeding them only on water. The county child welfare department has approved Secret Daniel, 30, […]
L.A. City Councilmember Traci Park stakes out a new role in the wake of Jan. 7 blaze
Los Angeles City Councilman Traci Park passed through an auditorium filled with Pacific Palisade residents who had lost their homes, schools and churches. The mid-January charity event was the first time many neighbors saw each other since they had escaped from the monster. They spoke with uneasy voices about toxic dirt and elderly parents. Some […]
L.A. federal prosecutor axed amid Trump war on perceived legal enemies
When the White House fired a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles last week, it could have been dismissed as an isolated lawsuit, with the administration targeting former Democratic Congressional candidates who denounced President Trump on the campaign trail. But since then, it has been revealed that the fire is part of a broader campaign against […]
