David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. He joined the newsroom in 2007 and previously wrote on local government for the Claremont Courier, Pasadena Star-News, the Daily Breeze, the L.A. Weekly and the San Diego Union-Tribune. He is a graduate of Pomona College and lives in Los Angeles.
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With Mayor Karen Bass far from L.A., Rick Caruso, her opponent in the 2022 election, swept in to fill the gap, blasting the city’s handling of the wildfires.
Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, all hydrants ‘went dry,’ an LADWP official says.
The debate over the project has played out amid a downturn in the region’s entertainment industry, with studios taking their film and television productions elsewhere.
A major winner in this year’s committee assignment sweepstakes is Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, who is joining the powerful budget committee.
The FBI searched the home of Deputy Mayor Brian Williams while looking into a bomb threat he ‘allegedly made against City Hall earlier this year,’ said a spokesperson for Mayor Karen Bass.
San Fernando Valley leaders say the mayor should replace former Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who just left Metro’s board, with another Valley resident.
The City Council increased its provides to nonprofit groups that deliver homeless services, in an attempt to keep them from pulling out of more than a dozen sites.
Workers struggling with higher expenses called the wage proposal a matter of survival. Business owners warned they would scale back operations or shut down.
At City Hall, it’s not unusual for council aides to leave their positions and become lobbyists. It’s far less typical for a councilmember to hire a lobbyist for their staff.
The veteran city lawmaker will serve as the primary liaison between Mayor Karen Bass’ office and LA28, the group organizing and paying for the Games.