Thursday, May 14

LA City Council approves plan to convert largest gas plant to green hydrogen

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to approve a plan to convert the city’s largest gas power plant to green hydrogen. The plant’s transformation will advance the city’s goal of reaching 100% clean electricity by 2035, said Paul Krekorian, president of the LA City Council and District 2 council member. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles City Hall. The LA City Council has approved a plan to convert Scattergood Generating Station, the largest gas power plant in the city, to green hydrogen. (Daily Bruin file photo)


LA City Council to expand tenant protections with expected start in February

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted Jan. 20 to expand tenant protections aimed at keeping renters in their homes, following the conclusion of its pandemic-era regulations at the end of the month. Read more...

Photo: Housing in Westwood, Los Angeles, pictured. The LA City Council recently unanimously voted to expand tenant protections aimed at protecting renters from “just-cause” evictions and being priced out of their housing. (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)


LA City Council passes ordinance providing schedule stability for retail workers

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)


US Representative Karen Bass becomes first Black woman to be elected LA mayor

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)


USAC calls for resignation of LA city council members caught on racist recording

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...

Photo: (By Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director)


LA City Council votes to expand encampment ban amid active protest

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)




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