City Government West Los Angeles
Affordable Housing Remains a Contentious Topic in Historic Districts
When the Miracle Mile Democratic Club and the Mid City West Neighborhood Council convened to discuss proposed restrictions that would protect historic neighborhoods from the swift development of affordable housing, they noticed something peculiar.
COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK IS FAILING OUR COMMUNITY–CD11 CONSTITUENTS PLAN VENICE ACTION IN PROTEST
LOS ANGELES, CA – The CD11 Coalition for Human Rights calls on Mayor Karen Bass and other City leaders to intervene on behalf of CD11 constituents who are being criminalized, displaced, and banished from the Westside at the behest of a Councilmember who answers primarily to real estate interests, police, and a minority of homeowners. Traci Park is failing not only her constituents living in poverty, but all of us who desire to live in a vibrant and diverse community that embraces people of all economic classes.
Controller Mejia Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Cities to Criminalize Homelessness
Today, the US Supreme Court ruled that Los Angeles and other cities can criminally punish people for sleeping outside - clearing the way for cities to punish unhoused people for their existence - even when those cities do not have places for those people to sleep. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled that it is “cruel and unusual punishment” to criminalize people for sleeping outside when there is no available shelter.
Marqueece Harris-Dawson Voted in as New L.A. City Council President
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 to confirm the nomination of President Pro Tem Marqueece Harris-Dawson as the next council president, with Councilmember Monica Rodriguez absent from the vote.
Affordable Housing Remains a Contentious Topic in Historic Districts
When the Miracle Mile Democratic Club and the Mid City West Neighborhood Council convened to discuss proposed restrictions that would protect historic neighborhoods from the swift development of affordable housing, they noticed something peculiar.
COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK IS FAILING OUR COMMUNITY–CD11 CONSTITUENTS PLAN VENICE ACTION IN PROTEST
LOS ANGELES, CA – The CD11 Coalition for Human Rights calls on Mayor Karen Bass and other City leaders to intervene on behalf of CD11 constituents who are being criminalized, displaced, and banished from the Westside at the behest of a Councilmember who answers primarily to real estate interests, police, and a minority of homeowners. Traci Park is failing not only her constituents living in poverty, but all of us who desire to live in a vibrant and diverse community that embraces people of all economic classes.
Controller Mejia Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Cities to Criminalize Homelessness
Today, the US Supreme Court ruled that Los Angeles and other cities can criminally punish people for sleeping outside - clearing the way for cities to punish unhoused people for their existence - even when those cities do not have places for those people to sleep. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled that it is “cruel and unusual punishment” to criminalize people for sleeping outside when there is no available shelter.
Marqueece Harris-Dawson Voted in as New L.A. City Council President
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 to confirm the nomination of President Pro Tem Marqueece Harris-Dawson as the next council president, with Councilmember Monica Rodriguez absent from the vote.
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