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Estuardo Mazariegos and Jose Ugarte both said they are committed to representing all their constituents equally, including Black residents who have expressed concerns about the change.
Billy Gene Mills was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1963 and served until 1974. He was also the first Black graduate of the UCLA Law School.
A post-game fireworks show went awry at BMO Stadium on Friday night, when fireworks set off on the playing pitch sent flares streaming into the stands, forcing fans to scatter to safety.
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.
Some critics said the proposal lacked much-needed specifics, while others worried it would endanger the very people it was designed to help.
The flurry of votes brought an underwhelming end to the yearlong effort at rewriting the City Charter, L.A.’s municipal governing document.
In January, the only Postal Service office serving the Skid Row community and surrounding businesses abruptly closed, prompting anger and frustration.
The assessment has not changed since 1996, and the funds are used to operate and repair the city’s streetlight system.
Los Angeles appears poised to lose in its attempt to keep $100 million in state grant funding for transportation projects in some of the neediest neighborhoods after a state commission declined to hear the city’s appeal for an extension.
The L.A. City Council approves a package of city charter reforms, including noncitizen voting, for the Nov. 3 ballot. A measure to expand the council to 25 members was sidelined for further study.
