City Council

On the Ballot This November: Can L.A. Sell Asphalt?

For nearly 80 years, the city of L.A. has run an asphalt plant. Now it wants to make money off it — but voters must approve.

The Most Thankless Gig in L.A. City Government

Serving on the all-volunteer health commission, which meets every month and writes up reports — but oversees nothing, and advises no one.

Weekly Material: Dodgers owner spent millions on chimps

A Changing of the Guard in South L.A.

The story of this year’s Council District 9 election is also a story of demographic change: After more than a half-century of Black representation, all six of the candidates on the ballot are Latino.

A Passage Buried in L.A.’s Budget Hints at an Unusual Airbnb Gambit

The mayor appears to be pushing for a policy that would allow home-sharing companies like Airbnb to pre-pay taxes to help fill city coffers.