Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick, giving you the latest on city and county government. Rick Cole has forgotten more about municipal ...

The report describes how the city administrator has come to control a huge range of city government programs. Its 26 functions have a combined annual budget of $923 million,and include nearly ...

Some moderates have pointed to the structure of city government in the past as reasons why the mayor has not always been able to accomplish her objectives. Critics have said she has plenty of ...

Things look different from the inside.” Name tags for the mayor and city council members are seen following a Swisher City Council meeting at the Swisher Community Library Oct. 23.

The lack of southeast voices in city government was a big factor in Torres becoming involved in the Democratic party and, ultimately, for her pulling away from the party after nearly six years.

Editorial: City Council has a Google Doc full of wild new tax ideas and no clear plans to review spending. What a shocker. In Chicago, a budget ‘emergency’ is when a 30% one-time spike ...

New York City is on track to receive less than $40 million in additional emergency funding from FEMA as it is poised to reassess its multi-billion dollar estimate of the migrant crisis’ total cost.

Retooling the city’s government could help address what critics of elected leaders see as inaction and a lack of urgency on issues such as homelessness and public safety.

Under the "home rule" form of government, municipal matters are governed by a local charter, rather than state laws, and the city administration has more authority to make decisions on its own.