UN Security Council urged to take united action in DR Congo as conflict deepens – JURIST
UN Special Envoy Huang Xia called for greater coordination of efforts to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday amid escalating violence by the M23…
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L.A. Convention Center renovation still alive, as City Council commits more funds
A plan to renovate the 1970s-era Convention Center is moving forward, with the Los Angeles City Council agreeing Wednesday to spend $27.7 million for additional design and technical work. The…
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Syria welcomes UN Human Rights Council resolution demanding investigation into former Assad regime – JURIST
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution demanding accountability for violations and abuses by the Syria’s ousted Bashar Assad regime through transitional justice, and declaring support…
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Western Sahara youth organization urges UN Human Rights Council to safeguard Saharawi peoples’ rights – JURIST
Saharawi Youth Union, advocating for the independence of Western Sahara, and the International Service for Human Rights urged the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to “take action” and uphold…
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Betty Martinez Franco, Irvine City Council District 5 candidate, 2025 special election questionnaire – Orange County Register
Ahead of the special election, the Orange County Register compiled a list of questions from our readers to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. Subscribe to continue…
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Orange City Council likely to commit to balanced budget rule; bringing in consultants to help – Orange County Register
The city of Orange is taking bold steps to address chronic budget deficits since the Great Recession. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here….
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California’s Fast Food Council is an unnecessary burden – Orange County Register
A relatively new taxpayer-funded council aims to regulate various aspects of California’s fast food industry – but though it’s barely able to perform basic functions it’s already considering sticking it…
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Former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley loses her bid to get her job back
The Los Angeles City Council rejected former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s bid to get her job back leading one of the nation’s largest fire departments, over fierce objections from the…
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L.A. City Council gives final approval to housing rezoning plan
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday granted final approval to a sweeping rezoning plan that aims to boost housing development along commercial corridors and existing dense residential neighborhoods. In…
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L.A. to bar landlords from evicting tenants for housing fire refugees
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to prohibit landlords from evicting tenants for allowing people or pets displaced by last month’s fires to live them. In a 14 to…
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Santa Ana City Councilmember Jessie Lopez asking council to bring back sanctuary advisory group
City Councilmember Jessie Lopez wants her colleagues to bring back Santa Ana’s Sanctuary Policy Advisory Group, a committee responsible for reviewing the city’s sanctuary policies and possibly strengthening the protections…
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The sky is not falling: Why Trump may not need the space council anyway
US President Donald Trump watches the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, with astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in…
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UN Security Council holds emergency meeting over violence in DRC – JURIST
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss the violence occurring in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as M23 forces supported by Rwanda advance through…
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3 newcomers on San Bernardino City Council promise positive change – Press Enterprise
Entire wing of council, replaced in 2020, is replaced again in 2024. Columnist David Allen is there as newcomers are sworn in and outgoing members sound off. Subscribe to continue…
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L.A. to boost pay for nonprofits at its homeless shelters
The Los Angeles City Council hiked the rate that it pays for services at many of its homeless shelters on Friday, in an attempt to keep nonprofit contractors from pulling…
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Newly expanded Irvine City Council deadlocks on first vote; special election for 7th member set
The newly expanded Irvine City Council deadlocked on its first vote, disagreeing on who among its members should become vice mayor. The stalemate followed a joyous swearing-in ceremony during which…
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L.A. council backs $30 minimum wage for hotel and LAX workers
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to hike the minimum wage for more than 23,000 tourism workers, handing a huge victory to labor unions whose members have struggled to…
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L.A. City Council committee approves sweeping housing rezoning plan
A key Los Angeles City Council committee signed off on a sweeping rezoning plan Tuesday that would focus new market rate and affordable housing on commercial corridors and in existing…
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Moreno Valley council to consider plan to add 15,000 homes
The Moreno Valley City Council is set to consider whether to approve a 15,000-home development Tuesday, Nov. 19, despite criticism from the Sierra Club. The Aquabella project would cover 700.5…
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L.A. city leaders seek crackdown on the N-word and C-word
For the last decade, the Los Angeles City Council chamber has been center stage for some of the meanest, most offensive messages delivered in an open government forum. A few…
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