West Los Angeles Politics
Santa Monica’s Ceasefire Resolution Draws More Than 100 Speakers
The City of Santa Monica became the latest major entity in the Los Angeles area to call for a ceasefire in the current war between Israel and Hamas after the city council passed a resolution at a meeting on Tuesday.
UCLA Community Objects to Arrests of Pro-Palestinian Students and Other Observers
Yesterday morning at UCLA, more than 45 students and other community members were arrested by campus police (UCPD) in a parking structure on campus. The group, a coalition of UCLA students and faculty, some of whom two weeks ago raised a Palestine Solidarity Encampment, were detained for four hours in the parking lot and later charged by UCPD for conspiracy to commit burglary. Members of the press and legal observers were also arrested. Local leaders, UCLA faculty, and labor groups condemned the mass arrest.
L.A. City Council Creates Department of Homelessness; Amends Ballot Measure on Redistricting
On Tuesday, the L.A. City Council voted to move forward with two major initiatives. Creating a Department of Homelessness First, the council took a major step in approving a move to create a Department of Homelessness that would operate separately from the Housing Department. The department would specifically oversee the efforts to reduce homelessness in the city.
Santa Monicans: Beware Petitioners Working to Lower Taxes on Market Rate Developers
ASK BEFORE YOU SIGN – AND YOU PROBABLY WON’T WANT TO
Santa Monica’s Ceasefire Resolution Draws More Than 100 Speakers
The City of Santa Monica became the latest major entity in the Los Angeles area to call for a ceasefire in the current war between Israel and Hamas after the city council passed a resolution at a meeting on Tuesday.
UCLA Community Objects to Arrests of Pro-Palestinian Students and Other Observers
Yesterday morning at UCLA, more than 45 students and other community members were arrested by campus police (UCPD) in a parking structure on campus. The group, a coalition of UCLA students and faculty, some of whom two weeks ago raised a Palestine Solidarity Encampment, were detained for four hours in the parking lot and later charged by UCPD for conspiracy to commit burglary. Members of the press and legal observers were also arrested. Local leaders, UCLA faculty, and labor groups condemned the mass arrest.
L.A. City Council Creates Department of Homelessness; Amends Ballot Measure on Redistricting
On Tuesday, the L.A. City Council voted to move forward with two major initiatives. Creating a Department of Homelessness First, the council took a major step in approving a move to create a Department of Homelessness that would operate separately from the Housing Department. The department would specifically oversee the efforts to reduce homelessness in the city.
Santa Monicans: Beware Petitioners Working to Lower Taxes on Market Rate Developers
ASK BEFORE YOU SIGN – AND YOU PROBABLY WON’T WANT TO
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