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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...

Three LA City Councilmen Propose Mandatory Firearm Liability Insurance and Fees

February 3, 2022 2:23 amFebruary 2, 2022 7:26 pm

Los Angeles City Councilmen Paul Koretz, Paul Krekorian, and Mitch O’Farrell introduced a motion on Wednesday that could lead to Los Angeles implementing an ordinance to require all gun owners in the city to have firearm liability insurance, as well...

Los Angeles City Council Passes Motion That May Lead To New Oil, Gas Extraction Ban in City

January 27, 2022 3:26 pmJanuary 27, 2022 3:30 pm

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted in favor of a motion on Wednesday that would direct city attorneys to draft an ordinance to ban all new oil and gas extraction, as well as phase out all existing wells over...

LA City Council Votes Unanimously To Ban Ghost Guns

December 1, 2021 11:48 amDecember 3, 2021 6:18 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban ghost guns in a sweeping new city ordinance on Tuesday. Ghost guns, which are unfinished firearms that can be built from different parts to allow buyers to get around background checks...

Los Angeles Restaurant Plastic Utensil Ban Ordinance Takes Effect

November 16, 2021 3:24 pmNovember 19, 2021 6:25 am

A new Los Angeles ordinance that bans automatically giving out plastic eating utensils unless the customer specifically asks for them went into effect on Monday, with the city becoming the largest city in the world to have such a law...

Revolution Prep Co-Founder Ramit Varma Enters LA Mayoral Race

October 28, 2021 5:04 pm

Encino Businessman and co-founder of the test preparation company Revolution Prep, Ramit Varma, announced his candidacy for the Mayor of Los Angeles on Wednesday at a special event at Banc of California Stadium. Varma enters the race with no prior...

LA City Council Redistricting Commission Announces New District Boundary Approval, Angering Members

October 1, 2021 11:38 amOctober 1, 2021 12:00 pm

The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission announced on Thursday that they approved of a single draft map, angering several council members whose districts have been radically altered. Due to population shifts, demographics changes, development expansion and other factors, largely...