Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez and Councilmember Kevin de Léon — the former president pro tem of the California State Senate — apologized Sunday for a conversation including racial slurs against the black child of a white colleague.
A Venice community association is warning LA officials of potential lawsuits if the city does not adequately address homeless encampments.
A Los Angeles city councilman has introduced a ballot measure that would dock salaries of city officials if goals to address homelessness included in the measure are not reached.
Los Angeles City Council member Mike Bonin, whose 11th District spans much of the west side of the city, announced Wednesday evening that he will not be seeking re-election for a third term in June.
A homeless woman allegedly tried to steal an infant girl from her grandmother in Venice, CA, before hurling coffee in the baby’s face.
Controversial left-wing Los Angeles City Council member Mike Bonin appears to have escaped a recall election after the city clerk disqualified over 13,000 signatures, leaving proponents 1,350 short of the number needed.
Opponents of 11th District City Council Member Mike Bonin said Wednesday that they have gathered more than enough signatures to compel a recall election of the left-wing, second-term West Side incumbent.
A report by the Los Angeles city administrator has panned City Council member Mike Bonin’s proposals to build temporary housing shelters on parking lots at local beaches, which have provoked a recall campaign against Bonin.
Residents of the 11th District of the City of Los Angeles served notice on City Council member Mike Bonin on Tuesday that he is the subject of a recall effort, after growing backlash against his proposal to move homeless people to the beach.
Los Angeles residents have launched an effort to recall City Council member Nithya Raman after just six months in office, after her support for squatters at a local park and her alleged refusal to respond to constituents about their concerns.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva declared Monday that his department would clear out growing homeless encampments from Venice Beach by July 4 — to the delight of local residents and the horror of City Council member Mike Bonin.
Los Angeles residents are signing petitions for the recall of city council member Mike Bonin, as public outrage against his efforts to house the city’s homeless at the beach continues to grow.
L.A. City Council member Mike Bonin pushed for his plan to build temporary homeless shelters at a beach parking lot on Tuesday evening — even as firefighters continued to battle a wildfire nearby that was allegedly set by a homeless arsonist.
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office charged a homeless man, Ramon Santos Rodriguez, 48, on Tuesday with arson in connection with a large brush fire that erupted in the hills above Los Angeles and threatened the Pacific Palisades and Topanga.
The Los Angeles Fire Department is using the Will Rogers State Beach parking lot as a staging area as it battles a wildfire above the Pacific Palisades neighborhood — the same lot L.A. City Council member Mike Bonin wants to use for homeless shelters.
Residents of West Los Angeles are furious at City Council member Mike Bonin over his plan to move homeless people to “temporary” shelters at local beaches.
The Los Angeles City Council’s Homeless and Poverty Committee voted 4-1 Thursday to authorize a study for a controversial proposal by Councilmember Mike Bonin to build temporary shelters for the homeless at local beaches, among other sites.
Los Angeles City Council member Mike Bonin has proposed sheltering the city’s growing homeless populations in facilities at local beaches on the Pacific Ocean, provoking the ire of local residents who rely on the beaches for recreation.
Los Angeles City Council member Mike Bonin hosted an online town hall earlier this week with the local leader of Black Lives Matter — who proceeded to insult his constituents and called them “A-holes.”
A Los Angeles councilman who voted to cut the city’s police budget by $150 million allegedly called police to his home several times since April.
Community leaders are demanding answers from city officials as the City of Los Angeles continues to implement a plan to move homeless people indoors into recreation centers in residential areas during the coronavirus outbreak.
