The Latest Breaking News from Council

For the past half-year, a small group of leading scholars has been quietly meeting to envision a less broken version of Los Angeles city government.

Lexington city officials continue their efforts to recruit and retain public safety workers. A council committee got a briefing earlier this week.

In January, opposition from police union allies on the City Council allies forced then-Finance Committee Chair Scott Waguespack to yank the $1 million settlement to the mother of Sharrell Brown off the agenda. But Wednesday, it passed with little or no debate.

In one of the more predictable rites of spring at the United Nations, the Security Council has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful 15-member council. While this year's contest lacked some of the drama, debate and deliberation of the past, there were some…