California
The measure would make an array of changes to the Los Angeles City Charter intended to strengthen the city’s powers, including clarifying the responsibilities of elected officials and commissioners.
Oct. 3, 2024
From parks to concessions, the ballot measure Amendment II would allow for changes in how the city operates.
After a string of City Hall corruption scandals, a ballot measure would strengthen the Ethics Commission by boosting its budget, increasing penalties for wrongdoing and giving it the power to hire its own lawyer.
The drawing of new boundaries for the City Council’s 15 districts has resulted in power plays, self-dealing and even some score-settling at City Hall.
Charter Amendment LL, like Charter Amendment DD for the L.A. City Council, would create a redistricting process for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
There are three other law enforcement agencies in addition to the LAPD that patrol Los Angeles parks, the port and the airport. But their officers have a different retirement plan than the city’s other public safety employees.
The 12 candidates in the L.A. Community College District Board of Trustees election include activists, former and current faculty and staff members, and incumbent trustees.
World & Nation
For the third time in 13 months, the town of Horseshoe Beach, part of Florida’s Big Bend along the Gulf of Mexico, took a direct hit from a hurricane.
Hollywood Inc.
The deal was struck a year early, giving Warner CEO David Zaslav a win after being bypassed by the NBA. The company’s stock jumped more than 10%.
Sept. 12, 2024
Opinion
Wrightwood’s local Fire Safe Council promoted ‘home hardening’ measures such as pruning grasses and branches around homes.
Sept. 23, 2024