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Marilyn “Mari” Barke will have to pay more than $100,000 in penalties, according to a judge's ruling last week.
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Acting Council President Mitch O'Farrell also says he'll remove Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo from committees.
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A new motion could expand the City Council, spurred by council members’ racist conversations about redistricting.
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The leaders say L.A. has a history of using Asian Angelenos to inflame racial tensions and score political points.
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Councilmembers Cedillo and De León refuse to resign, while city business piles up.
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The racist conversation between three L.A. city councilmembers and a labor executive struck a familiar chord with Black and Afro Latinos struggling to gain political representation.
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Rodríguez is hoping to unseat the current Board District 6 incumbent — and board president — Kelly Gonez.
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Gonez, the incumbent and board president, is running to keep her seat in Board District 6 against challenger Marvin Rodríguez.
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The House Jan. 6 committee just wrapped up what could be its final hearing about the attack on the Capitol. The panel unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump.
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Former Councilmember José Huizar faces allegations he traded his influence over development projects for at least $1.5 million in cash and other perks.
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L.A. leaders are looking into the logistics of a special election to replace Martinez in District 6, but it will likely be months before people could vote.
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Public backlash erupted after a secret recording of a meeting between council members Nury Martinez, Cedillo, de León and labor leader Ron Herrera surfaced over the weekend.
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For decades, Black and Latino community leaders and groups have worked hard to organize both communities around shared goals and needs. Bad actors in City Hall don’t change that, they say.
