Category: Los Angeles city council

Biden Calls for LA City Councilors to Resign Over Audio Leak

October 11, 2022
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President Joe Biden join the group of officials calling for three Los Angeles City Councilors who took part in a racially charged conversation to resign, according to the White House press secretary Oct. 11. “I spoke to him about it yesterday [Oct. 10],” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a White House briefing. “The president…

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LA Councilwoman Martinez Resists Resignation Calls, Takes ‘Leave of Absence’

October 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, who is facing a torrent of criticism and calls for her resignation over racially charged remarks she made in a recorded conversation last year, announced Oct. 11 she is taking a “leave of absence” from the council. “This has been one of the most difficult times of my…

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Los Angeles Homeless Agencies Fail to Spend $150 Million Federal Funding

October 1, 2022
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The three main homeless service and housing agencies in Los Angeles failed to spend almost $150 million in federal housing grants between 2015 and 2020, according to a newspaper report. The unused funds were returned to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Los Angeles Housing Services Authority (LAHSA)—the lead agency servicing both…

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LA City Officials Seek Third-Party Homeless Count, Audit of Previous Counts

September 23, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Some City Council members are calling for options to have a third party conduct a count of Los Angeles’ unhoused population and a multi-year audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) previous counts, according to two motions filed Sept. 20. LAHSA has conducted point-in-time homeless counts every year since 2015—with the exception…

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Ex-USC Social Work Dean Pleads Guilty in Ridley-Thomas Bribery Case

September 19, 2022
Local NewsLos Angeles city councilLos Angeles County Board of SupervisorsMarilyn Louise FlynnMark Ridley-ThomasRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern Californiauniversity of southern californiaUS
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LOS ANGELES—A former dean of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Social Work pleaded guilty Sept. 19 to a federal bribery charge in a political corruption case, admitting she funneled $100,000 through the university on behalf of then-County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas in hopes of earning his support for a lucrative county contract that…

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Ridley-Thomas Co-defendant to Plead Guilty in Bribery Case

September 15, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A former dean of the University of Southern California (USC) School of Social Work has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery charge in a political corruption case involving suspended Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, prosecutors announced Sept. 15. Marilyn Louise Flynn, 83, of Los Feliz, is expected to plead guilty in…

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Los Angeles Approves $129,000 to Remove Graffiti From Sixth Street Bridge

September 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council has approved $129,000 in funding to remove graffiti and provide other maintenance on the Sixth Street Bridge. The amount is a decrease from the originally proposed amount of $353,000, which the council’s Budget and Finance Committee slashed last month due to the bridge seeing fewer incidents of graffiti in…

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After ‘Divisive’ Week, LA Council Appoints Heather Hutt to 10th District Seat

September 2, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Sep. 2 appointed Heather Hutt to serve as an interim council member for the 10th District, filling in for the suspended Mark Ridley-Thomas—and giving the South Los Angeles district a voting representative on the body for the first time in over a month. The appointment came after a week…

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LA Council Members Delay Heather Hutt’s Nomination for 10th District

August 31, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council’s 10th District will remain without a voting representative for a little longer, with the proposed appointment of Heather Hutt as an interim council member failing to receive the 10 votes required for a public hearing Aug. 30, forcing the matter to committee discussion. Council President Nury Martinez introduced a…

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LA City Council Approves $2.9 Million to End Project Roomkey

August 29, 2022
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After two years of Project Roomkey—a temporary emergency housing placement for the homeless in hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic—the Los Angeles City Council is calling for an end to the program. The council voted 11–0 Aug. 26 to approve $2.9 million to pay for closing the city’s remaining Project Roomkey sites along with emergency housing…

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