The Horizon and the SkylineOct 25
In September, elected officials voted to bury the City of LA in debt for decades. Councilmembers Raman and Yaroslavsky opposed. Eleven others decided to push the city even closer to the precipice. https://horizonskyline.net/2025/10/25/city-council-votes-to-bury-la-in-debt-for-decades/ #ConventionCenter #LACityCouncil #budget #Olympics #LANews
City Council Votes to Bury LA in Debt for Decades

Rendering of Convention Center expansion project recently approved by LA City Council. I’ve been critical of the LA City Council for years, so I don’t expect a lot from them. But even I…

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DeadlineJun 20, 2025

LA City Council Approves New 5-Year Contract With FilmLA, Drawing Criticism From Groups Calling For Permitting Process Reform
#News #FilmLA #LACityCouncil #Labor

https://deadline.com/2025/06/la-city-council-renews-filmla-contract-without-reform-1236438696/

LA City Council Approves New 5-Year Contract With FilmLA, Drawing Criticism From Groups Calling For Permitting Process Reform

The LA City Council voted to renew its contract with FilmLA despite criticism from groups calling for reform to the city's permitting process

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DeadlineApr 29, 2025

LA Is Set To Become A Little Easier To Film In After City Council Passes Motion To Reduce Red Tape
#News #California #LACityCouncil #Labor

https://deadline.com/2025/04/la-city-council-passes-vote-reduce-regulation-1236378991/

LA Is Set To Become A Little Easier To Film In After City Council Passes Motion To Reduce Red Tape

The motion is designed to reduce “onerous regulations and permitting” for mid-budget movies and series.

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Show threadAmaya 🌹Jan 8, 2025
Shame on #LACityCouncil and those they represent for budget cuts to the L.A. City Fire department, making their essential efforts in fighting fires across the city that much more difficult. #lafire
Mike FeinsteinMay 14, 2024
OPINION: LA City Council poised to strong-arm local democracy. Why a ‘democracy package’ of charter amendments needs to be considered independent of elected officials. By Michael Feinstein. LA Daily News. https://www.dailynews.com/2024/05/13/la-city-council-poised-to-strong-arm-local-democracy/
#LACityCouncil #LosAngeles #Democracy #charterreform #ElectoralReform #LosAngelesCityCouncil
LA City Council poised to strong-arm local democracy

LA City Council members need to think outside of themselves as creatures of the system they inhabit.

Daily News
DeadlineAug 28, 2023

Former L.A. City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Sentenced To 3-Plus Years In Prison
#Crime #LALocal #Legal #Politics #LACityCouncil #MarkRidleyThomas #USC

https://deadline.com/2023/08/mark-ridley-thomas-sentence-3-plus-years-l-a-city-councilman-1235529694/

Mark Ridley-Thomas Sentenced To 3-Plus Years In Prison

Prominent Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison for voting in support of county contracts that would favor USC while accepting…

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Adrian Riskin Jun 13, 2023

R/T [email protected]

Another corrupt elected official caught….

https://bird.makeup/users/pplscitycouncil/statuses/1668736593589571584

#LosAngeles #LA #LACityCouncil #CD9 #CurrenPrice

People's City Council - Los Angeles

Another corrupt elected official caught….

Adrian Riskin May 19, 2023

I ran for city council because I actually believe the shit I say. I wrote that policy because it's what's in my heart. Fuck your strategy and fuck your coalition. If giving cops more money is part of it, I don't fuck with it.

R/T [email protected]

https://bird.makeup/users/digitalurn/statuses/1659419373222912000

#LosAngeles #LA #LosAngelesCityCouncil #LACityCouncil #CD13 #PoliceAbolition #Abolition #AlbertCorado #HugoSotoMartinez #LACityBudget #Eunisses

Albert Jaragua Corado

I ran for city council because I actually believe the shit I say. I wrote that policy because it's what's in my heart. Fuck your strategy and fuck your coalition. If giving cops more money is part of it, I don't fuck with it.

lahistoryMay 15, 2023
Gloria Molina's "political life had been a series of firsts that inspired generations of women & #Latinos to seek public office — the first Latina Assembly member in CA, the first Latina on the #LACityCouncil, the first Latina on the #LACounty Board of Supervisors." https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-05-14/gloria-molina-dead #GloriaMolina #LosAngeles #womenshistory
Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina dies at 74

The legendary politician gave hope to women, Mexican Americans and Eastside residents throughout a 32-year career that transformed L.A. politics.

Los Angeles Times
Adrian Riskin Apr 21, 2023

Absolutely fuck LA City Council for cancelling telephone comments in committee meetings. They're not just killers, they also want to be loved! If they can't be loved they can at least make you shut up, and that's what they're doing.

HT @UnrigLA

https://laist.com/news/politics/los-angeles-city-council-commitee-comments-virtual-in-person-email-phone

#LosAngeles #LA #LACityCouncil #MunicipalPolitics #PublicComment #BrownAct

LA Strips Telephone Comment Option From Council Committee Meetings

California's state of emergency is over and that’s changing how people access some public meetings.

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