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In leaked audio, LA City Council members make racist remarks, mock colleagues

LOS ANGELES — Three Latino members of the Los Angeles City Council and a top county labor official held a conversation last fall that included racist remarks, derisive statements about their colleagues and council President Nury Martinez saying a white councilman handled his young Black son as though he were…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 9, 2022

'This is not the end': LA advocates say veto doesn't shut door to safe injection sites

LOS ANGELES — In the sweltering heat, activist Soma Snakeoil gripped the microphone and led the crowd outside Los Angeles City Hall in a chant.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 17, 2022

LA is banning most gas appliances in new homes. Get ready for electric stoves

Citing the climate crisis, the Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to ban most gas appliances in new construction, a policy that's expected to result in new homes and businesses coming equipped with electric stoves, clothes dryers, water heaters and furnaces.

Los Angeles Times · May 31, 2022