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Los Angeles City Council Orders Testing Near Former Toxic Dump Site

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday voted to begin off-site testing of wastewater, stormwater, and soil near a Lincoln Heights development project following reporting over the weekend about the ...

May 6, 2022BY City News Service
Caruso Defends Wealth During Mayoral Debate, Embraces Being an ‘Outsider’

LOS ANGELES—The top candidates to replace termed-out Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti debated March 22 with Elex Michaelson ...

March 28, 2022BY Jamie Joseph
Southern California Residents React to Record High Gas Prices

As gas prices in Los Angeles and across the state continue to hit record heights, more owners of ...

February 17, 2022BY Alice Sun
Massive Venice Beach Affordable Housing Project Back up for a Vote After Council Rescinds Its Approval

LOS ANGELES—City officials are pushing to expand affordable housing projects amid a homelessness crisis gripping the state’s neighborhoods ...

February 2, 2022BY Jamie Joseph
LA City Council to Speed Up Sidewalk Repair Programs

Los Angeles moved to speed up its sidewalk repair program after the city’s controller reported only a fraction ...

February 2, 2022BY Micaela Ricaforte
Group Demands Firing of Los Angeles County Health Director

LOS ANGELES—A nonpartisan group has started a petition calling for the firing of Los Angeles County Health Director ...

February 2, 2022BY Jill McLaughlin
LA Neighborhood Buys License Plate Readers to Fight Rising Crime

A neighborhood anti-crime group in the Melrose Avenue area of Los Angeles will install license plate readers to ...

December 9, 2021BY Jill McLaughlin
LA City Council’s Hybrid Redistricting Map to Undergo Second Public Hearing

LOS ANGELES—A map creating boundaries for Los Angeles’s 15 council districts—developed by a subcommittee of the city council ...

November 22, 2021BY Micaela Ricaforte
Average LA County Gas Price One-Tenth of a Cent From Record High

LOS ANGELES—The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County moved within one-tenth ...

November 22, 2021BY City News Service
LA Police Identify Gangs in ‘Follow Home’ Robberies

Los Angeles Police continued to look for suspects Nov. 19 in a series of home invasion crimes hitting ...

November 19, 2021BY Jill McLaughlin
Controller Accused of Embezzling $3 Million From Two Anaheim Companies

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former controller for two Anaheim-based companies was indicted Nov. 19 by a federal grand jury ...

November 19, 2021BY City News Service
Californians Lead Recall Campaigns Against Local Officials

California’s recent gubernatorial recall election set off a wave of efforts to recall local officials in the state. ...

November 13, 2021BY Micaela Ricaforte
LA County to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Kids 5–11

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County will begin offering pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to kids aged 5-11 ...

November 3, 2021BY City News Service
More Than 1,300 LAPD Employees Have Not Reported Vaccination Status

LOS ANGELES—Over 1,300 department employees had not submitted their vaccination status as of Friday, and each commander has ...

November 2, 2021BY City News Service
LA County Employees Lawsuit Alleges COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate ‘Unconstitutional’

Five Los Angeles County employees sued the city over the recent COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, arguing ...

October 5, 2021BY Micaela Ricaforte
LA City Council Tentatively Approves Law Prohibiting Protests at Private Homes

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance today that would prohibit protests within 300 feet ...

September 14, 2021BY City News Service