This November, California voters will confront the deceptively simple question of whether a small minority of voters be allowed to overrule nearly twice as many of their neighbors. That is
Raz Chowdhury spent years looking after people living outside in Koreatown. Friends remember him finding tents, tarps and clothing for neighbors, helping volunteers understand who needed supplies and creating a
The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a nearly $2 million design contract for a protected bikeway on 14th Street, advancing a project first included in the
On a hot Saturday evening, dozens of Westside residents walked into a Westchester pole dance studio to talk about zoning. That alone might count as a small victory for civic
For more than a year, one of Councilmember Traci Park’s most sweeping proposals to criminalize homelessness sat untouched in committee. Introduced in May 2025, Council File 20-1376-S5 would push Los
On September 1, LA City Council unanimously approved a motion from Councilmember Traci Park ratcheting up the City’s coercive approach to unhoused people on the Westside. The motion replaces two
