During her first week in office three years ago, Mayor Karen Bass issued a sweeping directive to speed up affordable housing applications. Now, that plan is permanent. The…
Read more L.A. City Council passes ordinance to streamline affordable housingThe Los Angeles City Council will consider an ordinance that would prevent the LAPD from using crowd control weapons against peaceful protesters and journalists. Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, who…
Read more City Council committee advances measure to limit LAPD’s less-lethal weapons at protestsTired of rampant shoplifting scaring away citizens and shoppers, Long Beach is trying to force stores to add staff and reduce dependence on self-checkout. The beachfront city, with…
Read more The controversial solution Long Beach has picked to battle shopliftersSacramento’s updated ordinance prohibiting unhoused individuals from sleeping outside of City Hall will go into effect on Thursday. Under the ordinance, camping outside City Hall between 9 p.m.…
Read more Ordinance banning homeless from sleeping outside Sacramento City Hall to go into effect ThursdayA 15-year-old Jones High student was charged for bringing a gun to an Orlando school. The Orlando Police Department said it will not hesitate to protect the students…
Read more 15-Year-Old Jones High Student Charged for Bringing Gun to Orlando Schoolclick to enlarge Photo by Jim Leatherman Permanent limits on nightclubs downtown have been passed Orlando City Council has voted to pass new and permanent mandates on nightlife…
Read more Orlando City Council passes permanent limits on downtown nightclubs that take effect this fallWorkers at big retail and grocery stores in unincorporated L.A. County can retain a little more control over their schedules — and rely a little less on managers’…
Read more New law promises retail workers in unincorporated L.A. County ‘fair workweek’Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in unincorporated areas will be restricted to hosts who are renting out their primary residence, under a proposal that gained preliminary approval from…
Read more Crackdown on Airbnb and other short-term rentals likely coming to unincorporated L.A. CountyFor five years, vendors hawking grilled meats, fresh fruit and used clothes on the streets of unincorporated L.A. County have been stuck in a strange legal gray area:…
Read more L.A. County backs a legal path for street vendors in unincorporated areasSan Mateo County officials are hoping to add an unusual tactic to their multi-pronged approach to tackling the homelessness crisis: making it a crime to refuse to accept…
Read more Some homeless people refuse shelter beds. In one Bay Area county, that could soon be a crimeThe cul-de-sac ends at the top of a hill with a sweeping view of the San Fernando Valley. From there, Hermano Drive slopes downward, curving left and gradually…
Read more The only cul-de-sac in L.A. with a law banning skateboardingWhen the L.A. Al Fresco dining program was established in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christy Vega said it saved her 67-year-old family-owned restaurant. The…
Read more After more than a year of discussion, L.A. is ready to make outdoor dining permanentSIMSBURY, Conn. (WTNH) – The town of Simsbury is holding a public hearing on an 18-month ordinance banning marijuana retail sales Monday evening. The meeting will be inside…
Read more Simsbury to vote on ordinance banning marijuana retail sales for 18 months – Medical Marijuana Program Connection
