
Now that Boston has withdrawn from bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics, the moribund offer from Los Angeles has been revivified, but the Los Angeles City Council’s demand that it have power to veto any taxpayer guarantee for financial losses may sink the city’s bid.
by William Bigelow6 Sep 2015, 9:45 AM PST0

Los Angeles City Council have proposed a transportation plan they know will increase L.A. traffic, in the hope that drivers will abandon their cars and turn to other modes of transportation, such as bicycling, walking, or public transit.
by William Bigelow10 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Some economists are warning that the Los Angeles City Council’s approval of what is essentially a $1.20 per year increase in the minimum wage for the next five years will be so inflationary that rents and other prices will rise.
by Chriss W. Street23 May 2015, 11:00 AM PST0

The City Council of Los Angeles has agreed to settle claims brought by Occupy LA protesters for $2.45 million.
by John Sexton2 Apr 2015, 1:27 PM PST0

The Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Eric Garcetti will meet with representatives of the California Restaurant Association and other city officials Tuesday to consider steadily raising the minimum wage over the next four years.
by Daniel Nussbaum24 Mar 2015, 12:50 PM PST0

Each member of the Los Angeles City Council now earns more than Governor Brown and more than every U.S. Congressional member, according to a study from the Pew Charitable Trust.
by Chriss W. Street8 Feb 2015, 5:00 AM PST0