Skid Row toilet misery fuels disease danger: LA council’s $1.87 million fix
In response to a lack of public restrooms on Skid Row and an outbreak of…
We’re No. 18! Hotel room wasteland near LA Convention Center
The Los Angeles Convention Center needs more nearby hotels to compete with similar facilities in…
Mexican immigrant LA councilman ‘horrified’ by Trump Muslim ban
A ‘horrified” Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar was among thousands of protesters at Los…
Councilman Huizar sponsoring 2 July 4th fireworks shows
City Councilman Jose Huizar is sponsoring two Fourth of July fireworks shows in his district…
‘Dead Man’s Party’ ’80s band Oingo Boingo honored by LA City Council
Oingo Boingo, the Southern California new wave band that rocked the 1980s with hits like…
Will new timing on DTLA street signals give pedestrians head start on drivers?
Street signals at more than a dozen intersections in downtown Los Angeles will now give…
Gov. Brown proposes $177M to speed up Exide plant cleanup
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Wednesday spending $176.6 million to expedite and expand the testing and cleanup…
Backyard beekeeping in L.A.? You better bee-lieve it!
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to allow backyard beekeeping, joining cities like Santa Monica,…
Do you have what it takes? Competition underway to redesign Pershing Square
An international competition was launched Wednesday to redesign the five-acre Pershing Square urban park in…
LA city, county launch battle against skid-row homelessness
Los Angeles city and county are combining to expand homeless outreach teams on skid row,…
