Nury Martinez stepped aside as city council president on Monday after she was secretly recorded making racist remarks in a meeting with two other city lawmakers, but she still clung on to her council seat. She has now resigned.
The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from her leadership post on Monday after recently leaked audio revealed her hurling racist comments about a council colleague and his Black child.Council President Nury Martinez released a statement saying her resignation [as Council President] is effective immediately — a…
Will CD10 residents get on board with the shake up happening in districts around the city?Councilmember-Elect Eunisses Hernandez Wants to Shake Up L.A. City Hall JESSICA GOODHEART 22 AUGUST 2022 Reprinted with permission from CityWatchLA Originally published in Capital & Main
LA POLITICS - Eunisses Hernandez’s toppling of Los Angeles City…
The Neighborhood News gives Jan Perry a hearty endorsement!Her back story will inspire you...Los Angeles, Calif. Former Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry, recently declared her candidacy for the United States Congress to fill the seat vacated by Representative Karen Bass.The newly drawn 37th Congressional District includes…
JACK HUMPHREVILLE 28 APRIL 2022Reprinted from CITYWATCH LALA WATCHDOG - In early March, the prospects for the City’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year (2022-23) were not promising.The Federal government would not be continuing with its $640 million cash infusion pursuant to the American Rescue Plan. This would require…
LA City Council seeks enforcement against illegal short-term rentals and non-compliant AirbnbsA study found a third of L.A.'s advertised short-term rental listings have been illegal since the ordinance went into effectLOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion Friday aimed at strengthening enforcement of…
Gas-powered leaf blowers face a moment of reckoning
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February 3, 2022·5 min readALTADENA, Calif. — With the Omicron variant of the coronavirus still circulating, six friends gathered last Saturday for an outdoor brunch on the patio of a house in Los Angeles County. But as the meal…
Reprinted with permission from Citywatch LAOriginally published 15 NOVEMBER 2021A VIEW FROM HERE - The Los Angeles Conservatorship Court set Britney Spears free for one reason – to protect itself from additional public scrutiny. In Los Angeles, conservatorships are handled by the Probate Court. Other states have different names for the…
Reprinted with permission from CityWatch LALA WATCHDOG--On Thursday, a federal grand jury threw the book on Councilman Jose Huizar, returning a 34-count indictment on “charges that he lead a criminal enterprise where he used his powerful position at City Hall to enrich himself and his close associates, and unlawfully gave…
Dogs are being stolen out of cars, yards, off sidewalks and even out of shelters at an alarming rate, according to the American Kennel Club. “It only takes a minute for a theft to occur,” American Kennel Club spokeswoman Lisa Peterson told CBS 2's Dave Carlin.Making any pet owner…
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