A coalition of labor unions and advocacy groups — which could include thousands of participants — plan to hold a protest Saturday in downtown Los Angeles against President Donald Trump’s […]
Author Archives: By Eric Heinz, City News Service
LA Council Votes to Create Pilot Program of Unarmed Mental Health Responders
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to create a pilot program to divert nonviolent emergency calls involving mental health issues from armed police officers to […]
LA City Council Approves Funding for Renter Legal Defense Program
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously voted to authorize the use of more than $10.4 million for an emergency legal defense program to protect renters […]
Garcetti Says Some Businesses Could Reopen Soon, But Timeline Unclear
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Mayor Eric Garcetti said he and Los Angeles County officials are discussing plans to relax some Safer at Home orders to allow certain businesses to reopen. […]
CA Attorney General Says DOJ Will Audit LAPD Gang Field Reports
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Following allegations that some Los Angeles police officers falsified data collected during traffic stops and wrongly labeled some motorists as gang members, Attorney General Xavier Becerra […]
LA Council Temporarily Bans Private Immigrant Holding Centers
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban private companies from establishing or operating immigrant detention centers or similar facilities within the city. The […]
LA Council Takes First Step to Ban Private Immigrant Facilities
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously backed a proposal to temporarily ban private companies from establishing or operating immigrant detention centers or similar facilities within […]
Nury Martinez Elected as First Latina Los Angeles City Council President
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez has been chosen by her colleagues to become the next council president, making her the first Latina to be selected […]
LA Council Votes to Stop ‘No-Fault’ Evictions Until State Law Takes Effect
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously adopted an emergency ordinance aimed at halting “no-fault” evictions of many rental-unit tenants until Jan. 1, when a new […]
LA Council Discusses, Takes No Action, on Homeless-Sleeping Restrictions
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A proposal to restrict locations where homeless people can sleep appeared to be dead on arrival at a raucous Los Angeles City Council meeting Tuesday, Sept. […]