Eric Garcetti
Leaked Emails Show LA Mayor’s Former Chief of Staff Calling Black Lives Matter ‘Annoying’
Private emails from 2016 and 2017 obtained by VICE News show members of Eric Garcetti’s office disparaging the Black Lives Matter movement.
Los Angeles Wants to Make Areas ‘Off Limits’ to Homeless Encampments
Activists say it will further punish homeless people in a deeply unequal city where more than 41,000 residents are unhoused.
LA Paid $62 Million for COVID Tests It’s Using Incorrectly
The off-label use of Curative's COVID-19 test increased the risk of false negatives.
COVID Is Much Deadlier for People of Color Than the CDC Thought
Compared to white people of the same age, Black and Latino people are nearly three times as likely to die of coronavirus
LA Almost Closed a Busy COVID Test Site to Film a Remake of 'She's All That'
Scores of people with test appointments for Dec. 1 at the Union Station Kiosk were told they’d have to reschedule due to an “event.”
Finally, Everyone in Los Angeles Will Be Able to Recycle
The city of Los Angeles is rolling out more than 80,000 new recycling bins, plus a ton of jobs.
The IOC Shouldn't Ask Los Angeles to Host The Games in 2028
The LA 2024 Summer Olympics bid is reportedly discussing hosting the Games in 2028. But the International Olympic Committee should be looking at shorter windows rather than planning so far ahead.
How Mayors Like Sadiq Khan Nourish Their Cities' Nightlife
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Detroit have pro-nightlife mayors.
Obama Has Launched a New Effort to Help More Immigrants Become US Citizens
A task force created by the president to increase the number of immigrants that become naturalized US citizens just kicked off a national tour in Los Angeles.
Why Would Any City Want to Host the Olympics?
The Olympics have been a money pit for host cities in past years, but officials in Los Angeles are still excited to make a push for the 2020 games.