The Latest Breaking News from City Council

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

As the city’s eviction moratorium expires, Los Angeles ponders action to keep longtime Chinatown residents in their home.

Ald. Jeanette Taylor complained about CHA property managers. “You all need to be looking at these landlords. They love taking vouchers. But they don’t do any upkeep to the building.”

Alisa Kaplan, executive director of Reform for Illinois, called public campaign financing “a very small investment ... that can really have a very high return on investment in terms of how it transforms the political landscape.”

Cllr Kevin Clarke, the leader of the Nottingham Independents opposition group, described the figure as 'frightening'

Two proposed pilot programs will lead to more surveillance cameras and automated ticketing of drivers in bike, bus and loading zones. But if it ultimately saves lives, count us in.

PHILADELPHIA — A Black liberation group is calling on City Council to study the effect of slavery on Black Philadelphians today and recommend ways to execute reparations.

Advocates warn that without immediate action rising evictions will complicate efforts to combat homelessness.

The project, which could bring in 1,500 new residences, is part of a continued push by developers into sites west of downtown, despite signs of caution the market.

Nearly 20 years after a CTA experiment with bus surveillance cameras failed miserably, Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to try it again and then some in a designated downtown area.

LOS ANGELES — Information obtained by Los Angeles police from search warrants served on Twitter and Reddit has led detectives to additional investigative avenues as they work to uncover who recorded a meeting between three L.A. City Council members and a labor leader that was filled with racist and offensive…