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Thoughtful context, dishy tidbits, occasional deep dives and a healthy dose of palace intrigue from L.A. Times city hall reporters.
We’ll tell you about important election campaigns and what happens once our politicians take office: their plans, their stumbles, their struggles to keep their promises.
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Pratt said Bass was “an assassin” and a “very skilled politician” who “made mincemeat of Nithya throughout the debate, both stylistically and substantively.”
Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said his decision to remove Nithya Raman as homelessness committee chair wasn’t punishment at all.
The former reality TV star has a history of lavish spending on hotels, according to his memoir, “The Guy You Loved to Hate.”
Deputy Atty. Gen. Marissa Roy raised nearly $74,000 for her city attorney campaign, compared with just $3,000 for Deputy Dist. Atty. John McKinney. Two other downballot contests were also lopsided.
How do L.A. City Council members match up by the numbers?
M Strategic Communications took on Lineage as a client two days after the fire ignited.
We all know the L.A. Zoo’s elephants are now in Tulsa, but did you know the zoo’s nonprofit partner is in bankruptcy court?
The council sidelined a long list of charter reform proposals. But one key idea will make it to the ballot: reducing the number of council meetings.
The City Council hired a law firm to represent the Ethics Commission as it defends its decision to fine Councilmember John Lee over gifts he allegedly accepted in Las Vegas.
Councilmembers said the proposal to expand the council lacked crucial details. Others say the council didn’t want to dilute its own power.
Karen Bass did the best in South L.A., while Nithya Raman did well in gentrifying neighborhoods near downtown. Spencer Pratt led the pack in the West Valley.
Spencer Pratt’s election night party at Don Antonio’s Mexican restaurant in West Los Angeles included a few uninvited guests.
The L.A. on the Record Team
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David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times.
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Noah Goldberg covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times.
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John Corrigan is the deputy editor of news coverage at the Los Angeles Times — his third tour of duty at the paper.
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Sandra McDonald covers L.A.’s City Hall at the Los Angeles Times.
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Melissa Gomez is an enterprise reporter on the State Team who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2018.
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Rebecca Ellis is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times focused on government accountability, investigations and legal affairs.
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Connor Sheets is an investigative and enterprise reporter for the Los Angeles Times.