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Leaders’ Mask Hypocrisy Renews Calls for Change in LA

02/08/2022 - 2:30 AM By Brittany M.

There’s a new push to rescind mask mandates in LA County — at least outdoors — after Gov. Gavin Newsom, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, and San Francisco Mayor London Breed were all photographed maskless at SoFi stadium during the NFC championships.

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Member of LA Redistricting Commission Resigns Over Facebook Controversy

07/01/2021 - 7:19 AM By Brittany M.

A member of the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission resigned Tuesday amid ongoing fallout over a private Facebook group that has elicited outrage.

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Garcetti Proposes UBI, Record Spending on Homelessness as Part of “Equity and Justice Budget”

04/22/2021 - 4:15 AM By Brittany M.

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed the largest basic income pilot program in the nation this week as part of his $11.2 billion budget proposal.

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L.A.’s Fiscal Outlook is Grim

10/27/2020 - 8:53 AM By Brittany M.

Los Angeles city coffers have been battered by coronavirus business closures. And with stimulus talks going nowhere, the future looks bleak.

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Police Union Dismisses Garcetti’s Plans to Shut Down Party Houses

08/13/2020 - 8:44 AM By Brittany M.

"Mayor Garcetti wants to reimagine policing. He should send his civilian staff to turn off people's electricity & cut off their water."

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Los Angeles Could Return to Stay-at-Home Orders

07/09/2020 - 5:59 AM By Brittany M.

Plus, Los Angeles will launch a new renters assistance program next week.

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L.A. Mayor Says School Children Will Need Corona Testing “At Least Weekly, If Not More”

05/14/2020 - 9:27 AM By Brittany M.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared on The Lead with Jake Tapper Tuesday to discuss the future of L.A.’s stay-at-home orders.

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Four Years Into L.A.'s Vision Zero, Things Are Not Going as Planned

02/11/2020 - 6:59 AM By Brittany M.

There's still time. But by any reasonable measure, Los Angeles’ Vision Zero is not looking like a successful endeavor so far.

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L.A.’s Vision Zero Plan is Slow Moving Three Years In

07/09/2019 - 2:50 AM By Brittany M.

The year of Vision Zero's launch, 183 people were killed on L.A. streets. By 2017, that figure jumped to 245. Last year, the number dropped only slightly to 240.