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Pushback Against Proposed Ordinance To Force LA Hotel Owners Give Vacant Rooms to Homeless

August 5, 2022 12:40 pmAugust 5, 2022 1:47 pm

Hotel owners and workers in Los Angeles continued their push against a proposed ordinance on Friday that would force hotels in Los Angeles to give vacant rooms to the homeless. The proposed ordinance dates back to April 2020 with Project...

Gavin ‘Orchis Hairgelia’ Newsom in 2024?

July 24, 2022 2:30 amJuly 23, 2022 5:46 pm

So Gavin Newsom is running for President (well, kinda maybe, probably pinky swear if he has no other way to save the country from itself possibly). He doesn’t stand a chance, though oddly enough it may not be totally his...

LA City Council Gives Final Approval of $25 Hour Wage Increase For All Private Hospital Workers

June 30, 2022 5:07 pm

The Los Angeles City Council gave a final vote on an ordinance Wednesday to increase the minimum wage for workers at private hospitals to $25 an hour throughout the city. The increase, which will affect all workers in the hospital...

LA City Council Votes to Pass Ordinance Prohibiting Sale, Repair of Bikes on City Streets

June 16, 2022 6:34 pmJune 16, 2022 5:34 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-3 on a measure to prohibit the sale and repair of bikes in the street, with proponents celebrating it as a new way to limit crime and opponents saying that is going to hurt...

Rick Caruso, Karen Bass to Face Each Other in LA Mayoral Runoff Election in November

June 8, 2022 12:18 pmJune 8, 2022 1:14 pm

Real estate developer Rick Caruso came out ahead of Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) in the Los Angeles Mayoral Primary on Tuesday, with both now heading to a runoff later this year. With around one-third of the votes in on Wednesday,...

LA City Council Approves $11.8 Billion Budget for 2022-2023 in 14-1 Vote

May 19, 2022 2:38 amMay 18, 2022 9:51 pm

The Los Angeles City Council Approved the revised $11.8 billion budget for 2022-2023, focusing largely on returning services and personnel to departments depleted during COVID-19 epidemic years. According to the approved budget, $3.2 billion alone will go towards the LA...

LA City Council Finally Votes To End Proof of Vaccination Mandate For Indoor Biz and Events

March 31, 2022 2:26 amApril 6, 2022 8:45 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on Wednesday to end the proof of vaccination mandate to enter most indoor places and large outdoor events. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. The mandate,...