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What does it mean when a City Councilmember bypasses the graffiti abatement process by spray painting over political speech under pressure from locals? That’s what just happened in Brentwood, when

The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission has imposed the maximum penalty against Councilmember John Lee, finding him liable on all ten counts in a long-running ethics case involving undisclosed gifts,

Traci Park’s 2022 City Council campaign paid thousands of dollars in penalties after the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission found repeated campaign finance violations involving over-the-limit donations. The violations were

On Friday, LA City Council approved new funding for LAPD after the department hired far beyond what the Council itself had authorized in the budget. The vote was framed as

For years, the Westside’s FamilySource Center quietly provided a lifeline for low income families in one of the most expensive parts of Los Angeles. When the center closed in early

YIMBY Law has filed a lawsuit challenging a July 2025 executive order issued by Governor Gavin Newsom that allows local governments to limit or suspend SB 9 housing development in

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