Los Angeles City Council – Page 6

Trust Fund Babies of the World: Unite!

February 28, 2023 2:55 amFebruary 28, 2023 2:56 am

Not too many years ago, the Democratic Socialists of America was a political afterthought, a movement that was born of the near-constant internal doctrinal struggle that hard-left ideologies encourage and endure. Now, the technically not a political party has about...

Gov. Newsom ‘Humbly’ Soliciting Contributions to Defeat ‘Big Oil’ Ballot Initiative

February 9, 2023 11:27 amFebruary 10, 2023 5:53 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is sending out email pleas asking for donations “to defeat a Big Oil ballot measure,” claiming oil companies want to drill near schools and parks. Here is the email letter from Gov. Newsom “Humbly asking you...

New Poll Finds Nearly 60% Of LA Councilman Kevin De Leon’s Constituents Want Him Recalled

January 24, 2023 12:08 pmJanuary 26, 2023 1:22 pm

According to a new Los Angeles Times/Survey 360 conducted in mid-January, nearly 60% of Los Angeles City Council District 14 residents said that they would vote to recall controversy riddled City Councilman Kevin de Leon, showing a stunning turnaround in...

LA City Council Votes 12-2 To Increase Punishments For Members Who Are Censured

January 12, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 11, 2023 10:00 pm

Embattled Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon spoke at his first City Council meeting since October, denouncing a measure that would drastically increase punishments for any members who are under censure. De Leon has been the subject of severe...

LA City Council Lurches Even Further Left With Democratic Socialists of America Members

December 29, 2022 9:12 amDecember 29, 2022 2:52 pm

With the swearing-in of Hugo Soto-Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez just a couple of weeks ago, the Los Angeles City Council officially became 20 percent socialist. Soto-Martinez and Hernandez join fellow Democratic Socialists of America member Nithya Raman to now give...

LA Motel Owners Fight Back Against Mayor Bass’ Homeless Housing Plans

December 20, 2022 2:39 pmDecember 20, 2022 2:39 pm

A new initiative by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to move the homeless into hotels and motels across the city while affordable housing units are built received stiff resistance from hotel and motel owners this week. They say they will...

A Division In The 14th District Over Kevin De Leon and the Recall Petition

December 15, 2022 5:29 pm

The Los Angeles 14th City Council District is a very split district. It encompasses the wealthy and gentrifying Eagle Rock, the poor and homeless-bound Skid Row, and the epicenter of Latinos in LA, Boyle Heights, going quickly from suburb to...