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A City Council member has written a letter urging adoption of a sign ordinance provision that would allow signs, banners, and other forms of commercial advertising in city parks and other public facilities.
Detail of the approved 2011 redistricting plan for Los Angeles County
What would it take for an independent commission to draw the new district lines every 10 years, instead of the LA County Board of Supervisors?
U.S. President Barack Obama made a stop on Monday and ordered for food at the Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles on Pico Blvd. | Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
Dear President Obama, please do not let the traffic hit you on the way out.
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Customers could see an average of $2.58, a 5.5% increase, added to their bills beginning in January.
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Those who made contributions in support of Proposition 8, a successful ballot measure which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman, unsuccessfully asked a federal court to exempt them from state campaign disclosure laws.
In 1991's landmark L.A. County redistricting case, the Department of Justice played a key role, alongside the ACLU and MALDEF. Will the DOJ get involved again 20 years later? (Photo by Matt Churchill/Creative Commons)
Nearly one month following the LA County Board of Supervisors' controversial decision not to create a second Latino-majority district, speculation continues on whether a lawsuit will be filed to challenge the amended map.
A mural in Los Feliz seen in 2007
By and large, when it comes to determining the permissible content of art, let us live by the adage of "each to her own," not "each to the discretion of the government."
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It's been more than two months since the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to ditch the city's widely unpopular -- and admittedly costly -- red light camera program.
Despite loud opposition from neighborhood organizations, a city council committee is on track to give preliminary approval to a controversial revision of the city's sign ordinance.
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California is the first state to allow contributions via text message, but it certainly will not be the last. Like online voter registration, I believe it is only a matter of time until this change will become the norm.
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In what is the strictest bag ban to be explored to date, the Los Angeles Board of Public Works met Wednesday morning and unanimously voted to support a ban of plastic and paper bags in the city of Los Angeles.
Photo courtesy of Aja Dang.
"They not only grade you once, but repeatedly visit you on your truck while we're at our peak hours. We've got to constantly be under some sort of inspection."
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