The comments were delivered at the latest public hearing that the commission hosted as part of the redistricting process, which requires that the boundaries of council districts be redrawn following each census and that each district be approximately equal in size.
More African Americans are needed to participate in the public hearings conducted by the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission, especially if the Black community desires to retain a degree of power in the city.
The greater Los Angeles community remembers the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by presenting a variety of events throughout the Southland. Many organizations are commemorating the federal holiday as a “Day of Service” and offer opportunities for individuals to volunteer their time to neighborhood clean-up and improving activities.
Gov. Newsom Passes Bill Allowing Legislative Staff to Unionize On Oct. 7, Gov. Newsom’s office announced that he has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1, legislation that permits legislative staff to unionize and collectively bargain. Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus authored the bill, which was cosponsored by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) and 41 other Members. “@CAgovernor signed #AB1, #CALeg staff finally have the same right to form a union as all other workers,” California Labor Federation posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter after the Governor signed AB 1.
On Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the state is suing five of the world’s largest oil companies and their subsidiaries
As of late, we’ve all heard the term “creative” used to describe someone’s profession or work ethic. The word creative is usually defined as having the power to bring something new into being, or to evolve something original from one’s own thought or imagination, as a work of art or invention. Pamela Bright-Moon has been a professional creative before the trend. In her recent interview with the Los Angeles Sentinel, the L.A. native got her start in television broadcasting with CBS, and later evolved her career into advocacy and community building through art. Moon spent a total of 32-years in
Claiming to act in transparency, five members of Los Angeles City Council voted to delay the appointment of Heather Hutt as the temporary voting representative for Council District 10.
: Council Districts (CDs) 8, 9 and 10 saw minimal changes in the final draft map to be submitted to the Los Angeles City Council by the Redistricting Commission. The adopted draft map, which passed by a 15-6 vote, featured adjustments to the three CDs with the city’s highest numbers of voting age African Americans. Most notably, Exposition Park is now located in CD 8.
“Keep communities together” was repeatedly expressed by residents during the last two public hearings hosted by the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission.