Hollywood homeless encampments fuel neighborhood frustration
The fire that broke out on Franklin Avenue last month was, by some measures, a modest one. But with winds blowing in the Cahuenga Pass…
Bass, Padilla announce support for homelessness funding bill
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joined U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and local leaders Wednesday to voice support for the reintroduction of a bill that…
Affordable housing demand could derail Dodger Stadium gondola
In 2018, when former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt first pitched the concept of a gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium, then-mayor Eric Garcetti said…
L.A. should pay $6.4 million for slow action on cleaning homeless camps, judge is told
Alleging more than a year of foot-dragging by Los Angeles officials, lawyers for a group of businesses and residents are asking a federal judge to…
Karen Bass faces a climate test as she chooses DWP’s next leader
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has just over a month to choose the city’s next clean-energy leader. With the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s…
Bass polls well in a survey from new political advocacy group
Good morning and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith, informing you on the events of the past…
Michel Moore is out. Here’s what LAPD needs in a new chief
A month ago, not long after the news broke about Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore supposedly ordering a probe of Mayor Karen Bass’ scholarship…
Will L.A. salary contract repeat mistakes from the past?
Thousands of Los Angeles city workers are on track to receive a package of raises that would exceed 24% over five years, a deal similar…
DWP board president steps down amid ethics questions
Political veteran Cynthia McClain-Hill announced Tuesday that she is stepping down as president of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners following ethics-related…
Perception, not reality will determine if L.A. is solving homelessness
For as long as people have watched tents take over sidewalks and RVs deteriorate under freeways, politicians have been making promises about solving homelessness in…
Bass: L.A. has put 21,000 homeless people in interim housing
Over the past year, Los Angeles city and county agencies have moved more than 21,000 unhoused Angelenos into interim housing — motel rooms, shelter beds,…
Bass in the Grass 2024 line-up announced with Macklemore, Jet, King Stingray among headline acts
American rapper Macklemore will headline the 2024 Bass in the Grass music festival in Darwin with Bag Raiders, Bliss N Eso, King Stingray and new ARIA…
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass selects a new chief of staff
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday appointed Carolyn Webb de Macias as chief of staff, succeeding Chris Thompson, who held the powerful post for…
L.A. freeway closure a fresh political test for Mayor Bass
Los Angeles was still shrouded in darkness as Mayor Karen Bass prepared to give her first news briefing of the day Monday at the state…
Mayor Karen Bass makes a new move to build more housing
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, giving you the latest news and developments. Newsletter…
Mayor Karen Bass denounces ‘vile’ crime against Jewish family in Los Angeles
“We were very scared because of the situation in Israel now, and we are Israeli,” the woman’s husband, who said he confronted the intruder, told…
Mayor Bass goes (back) to Washington
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick, here with the week that was in L.A.…
Bass removes commission president after panel delays vote on Westside homeless shelter
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday abruptly removed a veteran city commissioner days after he led his colleagues in delaying a vote on a…
State housing official will lead Bass’ homelessness efforts
Mayor Karen Bass’ homelessness czar, Mercedes Márquez, will leave her high-profile post next month, with state housing official Lourdes Castro Ramírez set to succeed her,…
Newsom and Bass: ‘Grateful’ for breakthrough on Hollywood writers strike
Bass added in her own statement: “After a nearly five-month long strike, I am grateful that the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of…