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City Council amends tenant anti-harassment ordinance
Abdullah Muhammad of Alliance of California Community Empowerment speaks outside City Hall Oct. 30 in favor of a revised tenant anti-harassment ordinance. The City Council voted 11-0 in favor of several amendments to the ordinance.
Photo by Lorenzo Gomez
Region receives $380 million to reduce homelessness
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces the state will provide the Los Angeles region with more than $380 million to reduce homelessness as part of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program. Behind Newsom are county Supervisors Hilda Solis and Kathryn Barger and Mayor Karen Bass.
South L.A. gets its first electric vehicle charging station
A ribbon cutting for South Los Angeles’ newest electric vehicle charging station was held Oct. 21 at PVJOBS. Pictured from left are Jim Bickhart, PVJOBS board member; Steve VanZwieten of VanZwieten Electric; James “Roc” Farmer, PVJOBS trainer and gang interventionist; Mary Taylor, PVJOBS executive director; and City Councilman Curren Price.
Governor proposes doubling tax credit for film shoots
Gov. Gavin Newsom came to Hollywood Oct. 27 to announce a proposal to double the tax credit the state offers for to producers of films and TV shows that shoot in California. The plan, which needs approval from the state Legislature, could take effect as early as next July.
Organization provides support, stability for foster youth
County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, left, and Mayor Karen Bass were among the dignitaries attending the fourth annual gala for A Sense of Home, an organization serving youth who were formerly in the foster care systsem. The gala raised an estimated $1.5 million for the organization.
Independent Leimert Park storeowners fear displacement
Sika Dwimfo is a Leimert Park business owner who died in June. Since his death, his daughter has been served an eviction notice from the store he operated for 32 years. Many other Leimert Park business owners fear being displaced from their units.
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Other countries have no problem with women leaders
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was elected Mexico’s first woman president in June, joining several other countries that have elected women leaders over the years. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson wonders how long it will be before the United States elects a woman leader.
NAACP Convention highlights Black voter engagement
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters delivered remarks at the Women in NAACP Labor Luncheon during the 37th NAACP California-Hawaii State Convention in Los Angeles, focusing on the intersection of labor rights and civil rights.
Photo by Rich Woods
Council committee approves McDonnell as LAPD chief
Former Sheriff Jim McDonnell answers questions earlier this month after Mayor Karen Bass nominated him to be the next Los Angeles police chief. The City Council Public Safety Committee approved McDonnell’s nomination Oct. 29, sending the matter to the full City Council.