The L.A. City Councilmember and daughter of undocumented immigrants speaks about immigration raids and recent LAPD activity.
Hospitality unions claim a ballot-measure proposal blocking Olympics wage hikes rests on fraudulently obtained signatures.
Hotel industry predicts financial ruin, but data shows a $30-an-hour minimum wage will stabilize the city’s tourism ecosystem.
After a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation found that landlords were turning low-cost housing into tourist hotels, the city ordered some building owners to comply with the law.
The city could guarantee payment to lawyers who win cases for renters, as alleged abuses continue despite 2021 anti-harassment law.
To do so he must transcend an office bound to the status quo, say his predecessors.
Kenneth Mejia won with a progressive mandate, but Laura Chick says the controller’s office has been weakened by factors beyond its power.
Councilmembers blocked by the trio now see opportunity for housing reforms.
As calls for the resignation of three Los Angeles city councilmembers mount, Weingart Foundation CEO Miguel Santana says Latino officials must show they represent everyone.
With more progressives likely to join her on L.A.’s City Council, Nithya Raman talks about the prospects for breaking the ‘culture of unanimity’ at City Hall.
The 2021 Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance lacks staff, money and will to enforce.
‘People’s lives haven’t really changed much. In fact, they’ve worsened around us.’
Gloves off, departing L.A. Councilmember Mike Bonin says that’s what voters demand to know about homelessness, climate, policing and other crises.
The L.A. City Council’s recent approval of a hotel worker protection measure is part of a growing trend.
Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León discusses new gains for some of the most invisible workers in town.
Though imperfect, the city’s mandate shows promise for the likely holiday COVID surge.
Los Angeles could learn from past host cities that have included social equity provisions in their contracts.
The second-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. is in limbo — and wasting time.
Advocates hope the use of eminent domain can become a new model for generating affordable urban housing.
L.A.’s City Council will vote on a far-reaching aid package for workers and renters. Business groups are fighting the plan.