California
The City Council voted to give final OK to a plan that aims to boost development of market rate and affordable housing. Single family zones will be largely untouched.
Heather Hutt’s victory, along with Ysabel Jurado’s defeat of Kevin de León, means there will be a female majority on the L.A. City Council for the first time.
Opinion
Heather Hutt was appointed to the Los Angeles City Council District 10. She’s performed well and deserves to be elected for a full term.
The tenants’ rights attorney would be a refreshing change for this Eastside Los Angeles City Council district, currently represented by Kevin de León.
Altura Los Angeles in Lincoln Heights is a “brown gallery” that amplifies new and emerging Latino artists.
The city of L.A. should take some lessons from the southeastern suburbs in the county. Paramount, South Gate and others govern within themselves; they are laser focused on the here and now.
The Los Angeles City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee rejected a proposal for a rent freeze, but advanced a series of eviction protections for people economically affected by the fires. The motion now heads to the full council.
Food
The L.A. City Council is proposing more immigrant protections, even in the face of President Trump’s threats to withhold funds from “sanctuary cities.”