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Los Angeles made big promises for the Olympics. Can it deliver by 2028?
Three years before the Games, ambitious promises have been scaled back, supplanted by obstacles that are threatening to ...
Szabo defends LA homeless strategy amid ‘financial headwinds’ during sometimes tense questioning
A federal judge has not yet ruled on whether to compel Mayor Karen Bass and two Los Angeles Councilmembers to testify in a ...
There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
The county's new elected chief executive, approved by voters last year, will be a political juggernaut. But first, a task ...
L.A.’s mayor declared a homelessness emergency. Now, some at City Hall want to move past it
Some council members are looking to reassert their authority over homeless services, by rescinding the emergency declaration ...
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Picture Abhi Baki Hai Mere Dost: Eric Garcetti Bids Farewell As US Envoy To India
NEW DELHI (ANI) – In his farewell message, Eric Garcetti, the outgoing US Ambassador to India, reflected on the strong ties forged between the two nations during his tenure. As the 26th US ...
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LA mayor, city officials called to court in contentious federal hearing on homelessness spending
After an audit found the city failed to accurately track its homelessness spending, a federal judge is considering ...
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LA Deputy Mayor, CAO Pressed Over Homeless Failures, 'Skimmed' Settlement
LOS ANGELES - In an evidentiary hearing Wednesday, Los Angeles' homelessness crisis was laid bare as City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, Dr. Etsemaye P. Agonafer-the city's first-ever Deputy Mayor ...
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Unhoused residents demand LA Councilmember Hernandez provide trash cans instead of sweeps
People living in a Historic Filipinotown encampment said they've undergone at least two recent sweeps where people lost ...