LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved new borders for the city's 15 council districts, which will go into effect on Jan. 1. The measure passed 13-0, with Councilman ...

A new analysis by UCLA associate professor Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld suggests that most Angelenos support new housing ...

The mayor said she was pulling back on development to respect constituents' wishes. But survey data say residents want more ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Every 10 years following the census, the Los Angeles Redistricting Commission proposes changes to the city of L.A.'s district maps. But their single proposal following the 2020 ...

What both examples illustrate is how quickly gerrymandering boils down to power. To date, the fight over five congressional seats has dominated headlines. The true impact lies in the quiet slicing and ...

A member of the Los Angeles City Council made waves with a recent podcast appearance in which she appeared to proudly boast of slashing the size of an affordable housing development. Lovett had ...

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Los Angeles City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez introduced a resolution Wednesday in support of legislation aimed at preventing federal agencies from using drones to surveil people exercising their ...

The city of Los Angeles is in a race to see if it can spend as much money on lawyers defending itself in a lawsuit over homelessness spending as it is spending on homelessness. It looks like it could ...

Los Angeles City Councilmembers and other local leaders are introducing a motion to establish a maximum indoor temperature standard for rental housing units, aiming to protect renters from hot weather ...