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Imelda Padilla claims victory in LA council race

LOS ANGELES — Imelda Padilla declared victory Friday in the race for the vacant Los Angeles City Council seat representing the central and northeast San Fernando Valley, saying she is “ready to serve as the next councilwoman for the communities of CD 6.”

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Charges against Price draw outrage, sadness and sense of ‘Black loss’ in South LA

LOS ANGELES — Curren Price was sworn in for his third term on Los Angeles City Council last fall with a promise to mend rifts.

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LA City Council member Curren Price charged with embezzlement, perjury

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council member Curren Price was charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a years-long parade of elected city officials to face public corruption allegations from state or federal prosecutors.

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Brickbat: It's Just Too Easy

Explaining her vote against a measure to ban unlawful possession of a catalytic converter, Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman blamed automobile makers for making part too easy to steal. Council member Eunisses Hernandez voted against the measure as well, saying it could have a disproportionate effect on black…

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LA City Council members propose $30-an-hour wage by 2028 for hotel and LAX workers

The minimum wages of workers at larger hotels and Los Angeles International Airport would rise to $30 an hour by 2028 under a proposal put forth Wednesday by several Los Angeles City Council members.

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Editorial: Is LA's anti-camping law getting homeless people off sidewalks and into housing? Let’s find out

Nearly two years ago, the Los Angeles City Council passed a controversial ordinance that banned camping by homeless people near schools, day-care centers and parks as well as any other locations that council members wanted to decree off-limits. All they had to do was submit a resolution with a list…

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LA Council President Paul Krekorian won't join the crowded race to replace Schiff

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Krekorian announced Saturday that he will stay out of the hotly competitive race to replace U.S. Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., focusing instead on homelessness and reforms at City Hall.

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LA City Council members want to give police chief more power to fire officers for misconduct

LOS ANGELES — Two members of the Los Angeles City Council called Friday for an overhaul of the Police Department's disciplinary process, one that would enhance the police chief's power to fire officers and scale back the involvement of civilians in disciplinary hearings.

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LA is shutting down its largest gas plant — and replacing it with an unproven hydrogen project

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an $800-million plan to convert the city's largest gas-fired power plant to green hydrogen — a first-of-its-kind project that was hailed by supporters as an important step to solve the climate crisis but slammed by critics as a…

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LA City Council member Kevin de León says censure penalties would hurt his constituents

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de León addressed his colleagues for more than eight minutes Wednesday, speaking publicly in council chambers for the first time since an incendiary leaked audio conversation upended L.A. politics in October, propelling the legislative body into crisis.

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LA Council again struggles with fallout from racism scandal

The Los Angeles City Council is struggling with a still-unfolding racism scandal that left behind a dilemma about how to deal with a disgraced member who has resisted calls from President Joe Biden to step down

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Nicholas Goldberg: Mark Ridley-Thomas is accused of taking bribes. But that's no justification for stopping his salary

LOS ANGELES — Should Mark Ridley-Thomas be paid his salary as a Los Angeles City Council member — his exorbitant, more-than-$229,000-a-year salary — even though he's been indicted and is awaiting trial for betraying the public trust by taking bribes and engaging in fraud and conspiracy?

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LA Mayor Bass’ emergency homelessness declaration is approved during heated City Council meeting

LOS ANGELES — After several hours of turmoil, the Los Angeles City Council approved Mayor Karen Bass’ declaration of a homelessness emergency, allowing the new mayor’s first major policy proposal to move forward.

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Kevin de León returns to LA City Council, meeting is abruptly halted

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de León showed up for Tuesday’s council meeting nearly two hours into the proceedings, prompting council President Paul Krekorian to immediately call a recess.

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California rodeo animals face violent and deadly casualties: Broken backs, legs and skulls

LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles City Council prepares to weigh in on a measure to effectively ban rodeos, a review of 21 years of rodeo animal injury reports shows a hidden, violent and deadly side to a sport heralded as an icon of American tradition.

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Violence between LA Councilman Kevin de León, activist caught on video, sparks debate

LOS ANGELES — Hours after drawing protesters’ ire with his first in-person appearance in two months at a Los Angeles City Council meeting, Kevin de León was involved in a fight with an activist Friday night that was at least partially caught on video.

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Video reveals new details in physical fight between LA Councilman Kevin de León and activist

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Los Angeles council member involved in fight with activist

A Los Angeles City Council member was involved in a fight with an activist at a holiday event Friday night

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Chaos erupts after Kevin de León shows up at his first LA City Council meeting since October

LOS ANGELES — Council member Kevin de León showed up in Los Angeles City Council chamber Friday morning, appearing briefly at a council meeting for the first time since fallout from a racist leaked audio tape roiled the city in mid-October.

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Los Angeles officials ban Styrofoam products in move toward 'zero-waste' city

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has approved a new ban on certain single-use plastics, taking the latest step in an effort toward becoming a "zero-waste" city.

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In historic move, LA bans new oil wells, phases out existing ones

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to phase out all oil drilling in L.A. and ban new wells, a historic move in a city that was built by a once-booming petroleum industry and whose residents have suffered with decades of environmental consequences as a result.

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Los Angeles City Council votes to ban oil and gas drilling

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban the drilling of new oil and gas wells and to phase out existing ones over the next 20 years

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Alex Padilla made history with his US Senate win. What it means for Latinos

LOS ANGELES — Alex Padilla grew up on the polluted northern edge of Los Angeles framed by brown hills and freeways in a working-class community long neglected by the city.

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Alex Padilla makes history as first Latino elected to U.S. Senate from California

LOS ANGELES — Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla made history again Tuesday night when he became the first Latino to be elected to represent California in the U.S. Senate.

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Hire officers? Abolish the police? LA's election reveals deep divisions over the LAPD

LOS ANGELES — When community activist Eunisses Hernandez ran for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council this year, she made clear she thinks L.A. needs fewer police.

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