Mayor Karen Bass and other L.A. officials visit Paris to prep for 2028 Olympics
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our newsletter on the comings and goings of city government. It’s David Wharton, with help…
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…