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Los Angeles City Council Moves Forward With Proposal to Ban Cashless Businesses

October 4, 2023 11:42 amOctober 4, 2023 11:42 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 on Tuesday to move forward with a motion that would ban all cashless stores in the city, with the chief legislative analyst now being instructed to work with the city attorney on the...

Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee Accused Of Violating Ethics Laws back to 2016

October 3, 2023 12:21 pmOctober 3, 2023 12:21 pm

According to a new report by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission released on Tuesday, LA City Councilman John Lee stands accused of violating several ethics laws dating back to 2016 when he was then on the staff of former...

Controversy-Prone LA Councilman Kevin de Leon Announces He Will Run For Reelection

September 20, 2023 11:58 amSeptember 20, 2023 11:58 am

LA City Councilman and former California Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) announced on Wednesday that he would be running for reelection next year despite being caught making racist statements in a leaked audio recording last year, which resulted...

City Of Los Angeles Looking into a Ban on Tour Buses In Hollywood

September 1, 2023 11:32 amSeptember 1, 2023 11:32 am

Tensions between tour companies and the city of Los Angeles grew this week following the LA City Council passing a motion that will have the city’s transportation department look into a ban of tour buses in areas of Hollywood around...

Los Angeles City Council Considers Ban On Cashless Businesses

August 23, 2023 4:28 pmAugust 23, 2023 4:28 pm

The Los Angeles City Council continued this week to consider banning all cashless stores, those that only accept credit cards, debit cards, and other virtual payments while not accepting cash, and forcing all business to accept cash as a payment....

LA Hotel Owners Forced to Rent to Homeless Instead of Tourists

August 12, 2023 2:30 amAugust 12, 2023 2:31 am

The Los Angeles Housing Department announced this week that 17 owners of residential hotels in the city have received warnings over letting out rooms to tourists, highlighting that they are breaking city law if the rooms aren’t being rented out...

Suspected Los Angeles Racist Recording Leaker Questioned By LAPD

July 20, 2023 5:13 pmJuly 20, 2023 5:13 pm

The leaker behind last year’s major racist recording scandal in Los Angeles, that resulted in several LA City Councilmember resignations, has been found according to new reports from several publications. The recording, which also featured a conversation on how they...