The Latest Breaking News from City Hall

Editorial: We have a rare opportunity to fix LA City Hall. This is how

Los Angeles has been presented with a rare opportunity to redistribute political power and improve representation and governance. The leaked recording of three City Council members and a labor official breezily exchanging racist comments about their colleagues, while plotting to carve up the city into districts that protect their own…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 30, 2022

Sadiq Khan backing summit to reduce school exclusions

Mayor Sadiq Khan is backing a summit on school exclusions which are contributing to violence on the streets of the capital and costing £370,000 each. Teachers, police, local authorities and community groups and parents meet on Wednesday to find ways to avoid excluding pupils under an ‘inclusion charter’ in the…

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2022

Mayor backs plan to tackle school exclusions fuelling youth violence

The level of youth violence in the capital has prompted action on exclusions led by the Violence Reduction Unit

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2022

Kevin de Leon refuses to resign from the LA City Council. What happens to his constituents?

LOS ANGELES — Just down the street from Pamela and Valentin Marquez's tidy two-bedroom home, next to an industrial strip where trains rumble through the night, is a park and playground with a walking path through oak trees.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 25, 2022

Time to end BTS drama

Tweets by BTS Group Holdings and the firestorm surrounding the hashtag #DebtMustBePaid on Twitter in recent weeks show how nasty the debate over the country's management of public transport concessions can get. The furore on social media followed the grievances of BTS -- which holds the concession to run the…

Bangkok Post · Nov 24, 2022

Plug It In: London to see surge in ultra-rapid charging points for electric cars

London’s electric vehicle revolution was given a big boost on Thursday by plans for 100 new ultra-rapid charging points. Mayor Sadiq Khan said City Hall and Transport for London would release land near the capital’s Red Route main road network to increase the number of “on the go” chargers for…

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022

Bristol's Central Library could move to former Debenhams building, say council chiefs

Bristol City Council's libraries budget is being slashed by a third as authority faces massive cuts to balance its books

Bristol Post · Nov 23, 2022

LA city voters sent conflicting messages, giving wins to both the left and the center

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmember-elect Hugo Soto-Martinez is heading to City Hall with what he says is a clear mandate to enact bold, progressive policies on housing, homelessness, transportation and other issues.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 23, 2022

Philadelphia's public input survey shows most area residents want a Harriet Tubman statue

PHILADELPHIA — Harriet Tubman was the overwhelming choice of Philadelphia area residents who took part in a survey asking which African American historical figure the city should honor with a statue.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 22, 2022

Belfast council asking for help from Stormont and Whitehall to avoid huge increase in rates

A rates freeze at City Hall has been ruled out without outside help

Belfast Live · Nov 22, 2022