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Man Shot and Killed Near Los Angeles City Hall

LOS ANGELES—A 30-year-old man was shot and killed near Los Angeles City Hall before sunrise on July 14. Central Division officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 3:05 a.m. to First and Spring Streets regarding shots fired. Upon their arrival, the officers found the victim on a sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds,…


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 site’s toxic dumping history. The motion, which was both introduced by Councilman Gil Cedillo and passed by council members Wednesday, cited Los Angeles Times reporting…


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 of FOX 11 and Erika D. Smith of the Los Angeles Times moderating. U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), real estate developer Rick Caruso, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, and LA Councilmen Joe Buscaino and Kevin de…


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 fuel-powered vehicles are considering switching to electric cars. The average price of regular gasoline in Los Angeles hit $4.78 per gallon as of Feb. 17, which is $1.23 more than a year ago, according to figures from…


Massive Venice Beach Affordable Housing Project Back up for a Vote After Council Rescinds Its Approval

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles city officials are pushing to expand affordable housing projects amid a homelessness crisis gripping the state’s neighborhoods and coastal towns, but some of them are being countered with lawsuits and outcries from residents who say affordable housing will only attract more homeless. A handful of Venice Beach residents called into a…


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 have been repaired in the six years since the city settled a $1.37 billion lawsuit with disability groups to repair sidewalks. On Feb. 2, the LA City Council unanimously approved a motion to instruct the city’s bureaus…


Group Demands Firing of LA County Health Director

LOS ANGELES—A nonpartisan group has started a petition calling for the firing of Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer and the end of COVID-19 mandates. LA Uprising, a grassroots group that represents parents, had gathered nearly 1,000 signatures for the petition by noon on Feb. 2. Ross Novie, the group’s founder, told The Epoch…


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 Barbara Ferrer and the end of COVID-19 mandates. LA Uprising, a grassroots group that represents parents, had gathered nearly 1,000 signatures for the petition by noon on Feb. 2. Ross Novie, the group’s founder, told The Epoch…


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 combat a rising crime wave. The organization, which is called Melrose Action, had raised about $30,000 by Dec. 8 through donations to purchase up to 15 readers that will capture license plates on vehicles traveling in the…


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 after its president tossed out a version developed by a citizen-led panel—will again go before the public for comment and the council for discussion Nov. 23. According to LA City Council President Nury Martinez, reworking the original…