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LOS ANGELES — Nury Martinez said Tuesday she would take a leave of absence from the Los Angeles City Council, two days after a surreptitious recording surfaced on which she is heard making racist remarks and denigrating colleagues.

White House calls recording of council members in a meeting last year ‘unacceptable’ and ‘appalling’

Lakers fans will have to wait a little while to see Troy Brown Jr. suit up for their team.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Hall has felt under siege the last few years.

The American French Film Festival opened on Monday in Los Angeles, against a background of industry concerns over the sharp drop in audience figures in France and the United States in the wake of the Covid pandemic.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gone from strength to strength in Major League Baseball under Chelsea owner Boehly and their Dodger Stadium is among the best in the league

LOS ANGELES — In September, Steve Lacy sauntered into the glassy upstairs lounge at the Novo in downtown L.A. bearing some remarkable news. The 24-year-old, Compton-raised singer-songwriter, dressed in a flowy trench coat, shoulder-length braids and imposing full-face sunglasses, had just learned that "Bad Habit," his bummed-out yet deliriously horny…

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez should resign from the council.

LOS ANGELES — Karen Bass wants to hire 500 new LAPD officers while Rick Caruso wants 1,800 more. Bass plans to house 17,000 homeless people in her first year as mayor; he promises 30,000. He excoriates her for accepting free tuition from USC, while she says he broke a promise…