City Controller Wendy Greuel announced today that Los Angeles could have an extra $23 million in the bank had officials not dragged their feet to approve permits for advertising on street furniture. more ›

Perhaps you could file this under the list of the many symptoms contributing to Los Angeles' budget crisis, now hovering around $218 million with 1,000 jobs to be eliminated. On Today's City Council agenda, Council President Eric Garcetti has a motion requesting $6,766 for the "Glendale Boulevard and Brunswick Avenue Urban Forestry Christmas Light Installation" in Atwater Village. more ›