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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to censure Council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, as well as former Council member Nury Martinez, for racist and incendiary comments made on a leaked recording.

The Los Angeles City Council was forced to recess to clear out chanting protesters from its chamber, as members were poised to formally rebuke two councilmen and its former president for their involvement in a racism scandal

In early 2020, City Council declared a state of climate emergency. Hiring a few people in the mayor’s office is not enough to tackle the crisis.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Ald. Brendan Reilly is proposing that legislation introduced directly to committee be sent to alderpersons and publicly posted at least 48 hours before a hearing, along with an “unbiased summary” and a “statement explaining the urgency.”

The Transportation Committee has repeatedly summoned transit agency leader Dorval Carter Jr., but he has ignored them, sending underlings instead.

For almost 250 years, white men have led the design, implementation and reform of American democracy, and, frankly, it is not working well for many of us. Women represent a slight majority of the U.S. population, and, according to the Brookings Institution, people of color will constitute a majority of…

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian had harsh words Monday for his colleague Kevin de León, telling the embattled council member in a letter that his continued presence on the legislative body was "causing actual ongoing harm" to the practical operation of the council.

LOS ANGELES — Dissatisfaction with Los Angeles City Hall has been simmering for years, with residents growing exasperated over the protracted homelessness crisis, anxious over crime and exhausted by a string of corruption indictments targeting various city leaders.