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Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti Kicks Off Polo Season at Will Rogers

The Daily Truffle | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Will Rogers, Polo, Eric Garcetti, La-Mayoral-Candidates, La Around Town, LA City Council, Eric Garcetti City Council, Los Angeles News

Harvard-Westlake alum and current L.A. city councilmember and Los Angeles mayoral Democratic candidate Eric Garcetti threw out the ball for the 59th a...

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60,000 Angelenos Can't Be Wrong

Austin Beutner | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Los Angeles Politics, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Budget, LA City Council, Los Angeles News

A few weeks ago I shared my concerns about worsening response times in the Los Angeles Fire Department. Let's take a step back to see how Los Angeles got here.

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Chinatown Walmart: Where Do The Elected Officials Stand?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Walmart, Walmart Los Angeles, LA City Council, Villaraigosa Walmart, Walmart LA, Los Angeles News, Walmart LA City Council, Los Angeles, Ed Reyes, Video, Chinatown Walmart, LA Walmart, Walmart California, Los Angeles Walmart, Judy Chu, Walmart Chinatown, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Since Walmart announced its plan to build a store in Chinatown, the local community and Los Angeles at large has been buzzing about it. Chinatown busi...

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Chinatown Walmart Ducks Los Angeles Chain Store Ban

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Walmart, Chinatown Walmart, Video, Walmart Los Angeles, LA City Council, Paul Krekorian, LA Walmart, Walmart California, Walmart LA, Walmart Building Permit, Los Angeles Walmart, Walmart Unions, LA Walmart Chinatown, Walmart Small Businesses, Walmart LA City Council, Los Angeles, Ed Reyes, Los Angeles News

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved Councilman Ed Reyes's motion to ban chain retail stores from Chinatown on Friday. The ban appears...

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A Ban On ALL Chains In Chinatown?!

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Walmart, Chinatown Walmart, Video, Walmart Los Angeles, LA City Council, LA Walmart, Walmart California, Walmart LA, Walmart Building Permit, Los Angeles Walmart, Walmart Unions, Walmart Small Businesses, Walmart LA City Council, Walmart Chinatown, Los Angeles, Ed Reyes, Los Angeles News

One month after Walmart announced that it would bring a store to Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles, one City Council member has stepped in to stop it....

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City Council Tells KFI To Hire Non-White Staff

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.23.2012

Just three days after singer Whitney Houston passed away, KFI AM hosts John and Ken dismissed her as nothing more than a "crack ho." Nearly one month ...

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The Vote Is In: Will $250 Truancy Tickets Stay?

| Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: LAUSD Truancy Fines, Video, LA City Council, Lausd, Los Angeles Truancy Protest, $250 Truancy Fine, Tony Cardenas, Cardenas Truancy, Truancy Civil Rights, Students Protest Truancy, La Truancy Protest, Lapd, Los Angeles News

Story comes courtesy of The City Maven. By Alice M. Walton. Los Angeles students who are truant from school would not face a monetary fine unti...

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The Fight to Keep L.A. Street Vendors Alive

Voto Latino | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Boyle Heights, East L.A. Community Corporation, LA City Council, Usc, L.A. Street Vendor, Latino Voices News

Did you know the señora you bought a taco, fruta mixta, churro, or tamale from could be fined up to $1,000 and do jail time for selling food on an L.A. sidewalk or 500 feet from a school?

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Should Students Pay $250 For Being Late To Class?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Video, LAUSD Truancy Fines, Lausd, LA City Council, Los Angeles Truancy Protest, $250 Truancy Fine, Tony Cardenas, Cardenas Truancy, Truancy Civil Rights, Students Protest Truancy, La Truancy Protest, Lapd, Los Angeles News

Should students have to pay $250 for being late to class? How 'bout $800? The LA City Council Public Safety Committee thinks not and voted Monday i...

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LA's Mural Moratorium -- More Art! Less Red Tape!

Gregory Linton | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Melrose and Fairfax, LA City Council, Vhils, Murals, Rules, Street Art, Portland Oregon, Graffiti, Herakut, Los Angeles, Saber, La Art, Billboard, Cache, La Murals, La Around Town, Shepard Fairey, Los Angeles News

Los Angeles made a name for itself as the mural capital of the world between 1986-2002, when murals were encouraged and celebrated in the city. But in 2002 the city instituted a city-wide moratorium on murals.

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Two Peas In A Pod: City Council Votes 11-0 For Occupy LA

| Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Occupy La, Video, LA City Council, Occupy Los Angeles, La City Council Occupy La, Occupy Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of The City Maven. By Alice M. Walton The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-0 today to formally support the Occupy L...

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¿Did You Know August is Immigrant Pride Month?

Aurelia Fierros | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Cultura, LA City Council, Hispanic Heritage Month, sb1070, Dodgers, Immigrant Pride Month, Latino Voices News

The LA City Council proclaimed August as Immigrant Pride Month, celebrating with diverse events including a commemoration at Dodger stadium with a Dodgers-Rockies game this Sunday, August 28th.

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Public Ownership of Dodgers Backed By LA City Council

| Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Dodgers, LA City Council, Frank Mccourt, La-Dodgers-Owner, Bud Selig, Video, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of The City Maven By Alice M. Walton The concept of public ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers was backed today by th...

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The LA City Council Talks Too Much

Joel Epstein | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, Metro Orange Line, LA City Council, La Metro, Bill Rosendahl, Winston Churchill, Wilshire Subway, America Fast Forward, Bus Riders Union, Los Angeles, Wilshire BRT, Mass Transit, Condo Canyon, Freeway, La Transit, Los Angeles Buses, Los Angeles News

The LA City Council and needs to stop talking and start acting on the Wilshire bus rapid transit project.

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Fire Department's Plan Poses Hidden Risks

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.20.2011

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The Los Angeles City Council and L.A. Fire Department have proudly touted the advantages of a just-approved new deployment plan, which they claim will...

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'Political Bullet': Ugly Council Race Turns Former Buddies Into Political Nemeses

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jose Huizar, LA City Council, La City Council Race, 14th District City Council Race, Rudy Martinez, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — The neighborhoods that sprawl northeast from downtown Los Angeles are vexed by vanishing jobs, gang mayhem and clotted traffic, bu...

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Showing Some Political Backbone for the Wilshire Boulevard BRT

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Next to the spontaneous uprisings against illegitimate regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, as a news story, the Wilshire bus rapid transit (BRT) project pal...

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WATCH: Which City Officials Have Agreed To Pay Cuts?

go.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The budget crisis in L.A. has prompted many city officials and staff members to volunteer for a salary cut. But not everyone is ...

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LA's Librarians Demand Noise

Jodi Lampert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Cooley, LA City Council, Books, Los Angeles Library, Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics, Grammy Awards, Los Angeles News

For something to reach out and grab me, it has to have the effect of Changing My Life, and right away. Just say: The Public Library is closing on Mondays.

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The Case for Not Recalling Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Golden State, Recall Villaraigosa, Politics, LA City Council, California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Richard Riordan, Recall Election, Fiscal Crisis, Great Recession, Laura Chick, James Hahn, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

The great promise of Los Angeles' first Latino mayor in over 100 years has vanished in a cloud of disappointment and embarrassment.

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LA Business As Usual and A Better Place

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Returning to LA from an inspiring visit to Better Place, I wasn't ready for the now almost perennially bad news about the city's financial health. Bu...

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L.A. City Council To Consider $56-Million Arizona Boycott Over Illegal-Immigration Law

Los Angeles Times | Teresa Watanabe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Arizona, LA City Council, Arizona Boycott, Arizona Immigration Law, Immigration-Protests, Los Angeles News

The Los Angeles City Council could take a significant step in protesting Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration Wednesday when it considers up to ...

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L.A. City Council's Budget Committee Recommends 1,000 More Job Cuts

latimes.com | David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Layoffs, La-Budget-Cuts, Unemployment, LA City Council, Job Cuts, La-Layoffs, Budget, Job Layoffs, Los Angeles Unemployment, California Budget Crisis, Los Angeles News

The committee's budget plan, which goes to the full council Friday, omits revenue the mayor expects from privatizing city parking. One councilman call...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LA City Council, Finance, Investment Banks, Move Your Money, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Glass-Steagall, Los Angeles, Recession, Bill Maher, Business News

Friday night on Real Time, Bill Maher, Andrew Ross Sorkin, and I discussed Move Your Money. Andrew liked the idea, but worried that it might cause a run on the too-big-to-fail banks. It won't. But it's clear from what's happening in Washington that we need a citizens' intervention to reform our financial institutions. Creating a de facto Glass-Steagall by separating our government-guaranteed deposits from the casino/investment side of the banking industry is a great start. More people are reaching the same conclusion. A new poll found that 9 percent of Americans have already moved their money out of a big bank as a protest. And the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to require any bank doing business with the city to reinvest in the community. It's about time citizens and local governments inject some much-needed competition into our increasingly oligarchic banking system.

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Los Angeles Pushes for Responsible Banking

Dennis Santiago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Move Your Money, L.A. City Council, Dennis Santiago, Los Angeles, Richard Alarcon, Community Banks, Local Banks, Moving to Community Banks, Los Angeles Moves Its Money, Los Angeles News

The City Council of Los Angeles voted 12-0 today to require banks doing business with the City to report on the details of their local reinvestment in the community.

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