Los Angeles City Council News

Insurance Executive Sees Problems, Opportunities in L.A.’s Earthquake Law

Who’s going to pay? It’s a big question in front of landlords of thousands of Los Angeles properties early next year. When the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted in October for new earthquake retrofit regulations it put in play …

Los Angeles City Council Votes for Quake Retrofit on Older Buildings

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings that would be vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under sweeping retrofitting rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many …

Los Angeles to Settle Police-Death Suit for $5 Million

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to pay $5 million to the family of an unarmed, disabled man who was killed by police in a shooting captured on live television. The council voted 12-2 in closed session to approve …

$4.2M Payout OK’d In LAPD Mistaken ID Shooting

The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay $4.2 million to two women whose truck was shot up by police during the manhunt for cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner. City News Service says the council voted 10-nothing on Wednesday to approve …