The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to expand worker protections by mandating retailers give two weeks of notice for assigned hours and 10-hour breaks in between shifts. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved “Fair Work Week LA,” an ordinance seeking to expand worker protections with standards such as 10-hour breaks between shifts. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Nov. 20 at 11:41 p.m. United States Representative Karen Bass will be Los Angeles’ first female mayor, defeating businessman and billionaire Rick Caruso in this year’s midterm elections. Read more...
Photo: United States Representative Karen Bass at a Get Out the Vote rally at UCLA, pictured. Bass defeated businessman and billionaire Rick Caruso in this year’s midterm election for Los Angeles mayor. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Oct. 18 calling on multiple Los Angeles city council members to resign. Council president Nury Martinez and councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo made racist and homophobic remarks about other council members, LA District Attorney George Gascón and the child of a council member in a leaked recording, according to the LA Times. Read more...
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This post was updated August 7 at 11:20 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban sitting, sleeping and storing property in public near all schools and daycare centers in the city. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban sitting, sleeping and storing property in public within 500 feet of schools and daycares. This motion creates an amendment to LA Municipal Code 41.18, which already prohibits these activities in several other public places in the city. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 2 at 1:05 p.m. Four candidates are running for councilmember representing District 5 in the Los Angeles City Council. District 5 represents neighborhoods such as Westwood and Mid City West. Read more...
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A group of West Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils held a series of candidate forums to discuss regional issues, such as homelessness, public safety and mental health. Read more...
Photo: Westside Regional Alliance of Councils includes 14 neighborhood councils in West Los Angeles, representing areas including UCLA and Westwood. WRAC holds forums for LA city government candidates and represents the voices of residents in West LA. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)
Candidates running for the Los Angeles City Council District 5 representative seat discussed a variety of topics including homelessness, mental health services, housing and boulevard development on April 29. Read more...
Photo: Westwood (pictured) falls under the Los Angeles City Council District 5. Representative candidates from LACC District 5 discussed topics relating to homelessness, mental health, housing and transportation on Friday, April 29. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)
