The Los Angeles-Lusaka Sister City Committee is going strong. Los Angeles’ interdependent relationship with its sister city in Zambia, Africa – Lusaka – was strengthened last year with more widely available clean water and other strides that will benefit the two cities in 2023 and for years to come.
Members of the Los Angeles City Council continue to question whether City Controller Ron Galperin had the legal authority to cut Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas’ pay and benefits after Ridley-Thomas was suspended from the council last year, with the latest motion filed on August 9 by Councilman Curren Price.
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has been meeting with residents and leaders throughout the community in plans for appointing a voting member to the Los Angeles City Council to represent the 10th Council District in the coming weeks.
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion today aimed at using funds from the $100 billion California Comeback Plan to
clean public spaces near freeways.
The motion was introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez and directs the Chief Legislative Analyst and the City Administrative Officer to report on the state’s budget, including the $1.5 billion investment to clean public spaces, and identify the amounts of funding and planned expenditures that will benefit Los Angeles and clean public spaces near highways.