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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman talks to reporters after a campaign event in Los Angeles, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Nithya Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt in L.A. mayoral race

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The backyard of the home where Marilyn Monroe lived is shown after she was found dead in Hollywood, August 5, 1962. The Los Angeles City Council voted to declare the home where Marilyn Monroe briefly lived and died a historic cultural monument in order to save it from demolition by its owners. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File)

Marilyn Monroe’s former home declared historic cultural monument, stopping demolition

By Staff - The Washington Times

Marilyn Monroe has held a variety of jobs, from making five cents a week in an Orphan home to a stock contract at a studio. She clicked as the sexy girl in "Asphalt Jungle", and the roles got better. She has been named to Miss Cheesecake of 1951 by stars and stripes, a service paper. The Hollywood icon earned $17 million last year, 52 years after her passing. (04/17/1951)(AP Photo)

Los Angeles City Council saves Marilyn Monroe’s historic home from demolition in unanimous vote

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Los Angeles City council member Curren Price Jr., speaks at the Paradise Baptist Church in Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2014, during a community forum. Prosecutors charged Price, with embezzlement and perjury on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The criminal case is the latest one to upend the scandal-plagued governing board of the nation's second-largest largest city. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension

By Stefanie Dazio and MIchael R. Blood - Associated Press

Protesters hold signs and shout slogans during the Los Angeles City Council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 in Los Angeles. A small group of protesters is chanting throughout the meeting calling for the resignations of Councilman Kevin de Leon. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Los Angeles City Council ‘in shambles’ as Democrats squirm against charges of racism

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

LAPD seeks Reddit search warrant over leaked council remarks

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In this June 13, 2015, file photo Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar is seen at the signing of a minimum-wage ordinance at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Los Angeles. Huizar, who has been under the cloud of a federal corruption investigation, was arrested Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the FBI said. Councilman Huizar was taken into custody without incident at his Boyle Heights home, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller. The mayor and other city leaders have been calling for Huizar to resign since his former special assistant agreed to plead guilty in a $1 million bribery scheme involving real estate developers. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Chinese real estate company found guilty of bribing former LA council member

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Police tape put up by protesters blocks the entrance of Los Angeles City Hall, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. The demonstrators demanded the city council stop its virtual meeting Tuesday until two of its members resign over racist remarks. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles council censures members amid racism scandal

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez at the podium, and Mayor Eric Garcetti, standing to her right, are seen during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles on April 1, 2022. The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from the post Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders. Council President Nury Martinez issued an apology and expressed shame. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

L.A. City Council president resigns after leaked audio catches her making racist remarks

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

The Los Angeles City Council is considering an ordinance to ban certain techniques and devices used in rodeo, prompting a backlash from the Western sports industry. (Photo by Andre Silva/Bull Stock Media courtesy the Professional Bull Riders)

Rodeo industry bucks Los Angeles City Council bid to bust up sport

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Masked pedestrians walk past a COVID-19 testing site on the Martin Luther King Jr. Medical Campus Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Los Angeles leaders seek to toughen mask enforcement

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Los Angeles council moves toward short-term rental rules

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Musk’s LA transport tunnel proposal takes step forward

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FILE - In this May 11, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the venue proposed for Olympic opening and closing ceremonies and track and field events. stands in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Council is expected Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 to endorse a proposal to host the 2028 Olympics, following an announcement of a deal last month to leave 2024 to Paris. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

The Latest: LA takes another step toward 2028 Games

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United States' Gwen Jorgensen celebrates with her gold medal next to the Olympic rings after winning the women's triathlon competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. (Jeff Pachoud /Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Los Angeles reaches deal with international Olympic leaders to host 2028 Summer Games

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

A pedestrian crosses a section of Rodeo Road that will be renamed Obama Boulevard in honor of former President Barack Obama, on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to name a street for former President Obama. The motion approved 14-0 Wednesday calls for the city engineer to begin the process of renaming several miles of Rodeo Road as Obama Boulevard. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Los Angeles council votes to rename street Obama Boulevard

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Proposal would rename LA street Obama Boulevard

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Maria Elena Durazo, an official at the national labor organization Unite Here and former head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, center, and Ilse Escobar, program director at the Miguel Contreras Foundation, listen to motions as the Los Angeles City Council votes to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour by 2020, making it the largest city in the nation to do so, in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The measure approved Tuesday calls for small businesses with 25 or fewer employees to have an additional year to reach the $15 plateau. The council voted 14-1 after members of the public made impassioned statements for and against the plan. The increases begin with a wage of $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annual increases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and then $15. Small businesses and nonprofits would be a year behind. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes )

NICK NOVAK: LA labor unions bite the hands filling their pockets

By Nick Novak

Nevada court asked to hear candidate residency

By SANDRA CHEREB - Associated Press

Los Angeles OKs workplace ban on e-cigarette use

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