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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The sad, desperate, Hispandering end of Kevin de León’s
He preened, he hugged, he shook hands and hobnobbed with legends and politicians. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León was in full campaign mode two days before Tuesday’s election,…
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Bay Area council member accused of sexually abusing underage relative
San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly sexually abusing a family member beginning in the late 1990s when the alleged victim was a…
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Incoming LAPD chief could make more than the U.S. president
The incoming Los Angeles Police Department chief stands to get paid more than L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, the leaders of the police departments in New York and Chicago — the…
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In two L.A. City Council races, police ‘abolition’ is a wedge issue
Long before she uttered the words “F— the police,” Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado made clear she was not happy with the city’s approach to public safety. In…
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Endorsement: Tanner Douthit for Tustin City Council
Voters in Tustin’s District 1 have their pick of two candidates to represent them on the City Council. Candidate Lee Fink recently made headlines after a disturbing video was released…
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Rhonda Bolton, Dan Kalmick and Natalie Moser for Huntington Beach City Council – Orange County Register
Voters in Huntington Beach have City Council seats to fill this November. For this editorial board, the choices are clear Over the last several years, the city’s leaders have chosen…
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Hong Alyce Van, Stanton City Council District 2 candidate, 2024 election questionnaire – Orange County Register
Ahead of the November general election, the Southern California News Group compiled a list of questions to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. You can find the…
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Ross Chun, Aliso Viejo City Council District 5 candidate, 2024 election questionnaire – Orange County Register
Ahead of the election, the Orange County Register compiled a list of questions from our readers to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. Originally Published: October 4,…
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Council of Europe designates Julian Assange as ‘political prisoner’ following plea deal release – JURIST
The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) voted on Wednesday to formally recognize WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a political prisoner based on his time spent in UK custody while fighting…
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State attorney general wants L.A. to redraw council districts, document says
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has begun pressing Los Angeles political leaders to sign a legal agreement that would force them to draw new boundaries for the city’s 15 council…
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City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson is new council president
During his years as a community organizer in South L.A., Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson saw the devastation wrought by the crack cocaine epidemic and the economic fallout that…
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Related Bristol proposal to transform 42 acres on Santa Ana’s South Bristol Street hits City Council on Sept. 17 – Orange County Register
One of Santa Ana’s busiest intersections for shopping and culture in the South Coast Metro area could attract even more people if a proposed project promising to mix housing, retail…
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UN Security Council resolution imposes stricter sanctions on Sudan to mitigate violence in Darfur – JURIST
The UN Security Council unanimously decided on Wednesday to extend its longstanding sanctions against Sudan by adopting Resolution 2750. This extension, set under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, prolongs the sanctions…
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EU dispatch: European Parliament urges Council to determine whether Hungary has breached the rule of law before holding rotating presidency – JURIST
Law students and young lawyers from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Jacky-Long Mouthuy recently graduated…
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