LA City Council

Voters will pick their representatives in three Los Angeles City Council Districts this Tuesday.

Family members of Los Angeles Police Department officers demanded LA City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado drop out of the race. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.

In response to the recent controversy, Jurado said she was simply repeating a lyric from a rap song.

Harris-Dawson was sworn in as leader of the City Council during Friday’s meeting. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 news at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sep. 20, 2024. 

Former Los Angeles City Councilman and Assemblyman Richard Alatorre has died at age 81.

Los Angeles leaders are calling for more state assistance to clear homeless encampments, in order to abide by Newsom’s new executive order.

There’s a new push to clean up some of the homeless encampments on the west side of Los Angeles. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 4 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2024. 

The LA City Council wants to halt the specific type of traffic stops during which someone suspected of a crime is pulled over for breaking a less serious traffic law.

Los Angeles began considering how it can prevent police officers from pulling people over while they are driving on city streets. The I-Team’s Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Monday to strengthen its ability to monitor and possibly create rules around driverless vehicles in the city following persistent public concern over safety.

California has become one of the largest testing grounds for self-driving vehicle companies, like Waymo. John Cádiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on Tuesday June 11, 2024.

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday declined to accept a donation of two police service dogs after a councilmember raised concerns about the name of the company that made the donation.

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday confirmed the nomination of President Pro Tem Marqueece Harris-Dawson as the next council president.

A motion that seeks to crack down on the illegal booking and reselling of tee times for profit was approved by the Los Angeles City Council.

The Los Angeles Zoo was ordered to study the death of two of their elephants, Jewel and Shaunzi, for factors that may have led to their death. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on May 15, 2024.

Kevin de León, the embattled city councilmember of City Council District 14, is being challenged by two of his former political allies, Wendy Carrillo and Miguel Santiago, in the primary election on Tuesday.

United States Senator Laphonza Butler was honored by the Los Angeles City Council on Friday as part of the city’s ongoing celebrations of Black History Month. The NBC4 News reports on Feb. 23, 2024. 

Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday in a corruption case involving at least $1.5 million in cash and benefits in exchange for help in approving downtown LA real estate projects.

NBC4’s John Cádiz Klemack speaks with José Huizar in an exclusive interview after the former LA City Councilmember was sentenced to 13 years in prison for what prosecutors called “corruption on a massive scale.”

Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday in a corruption case involving at least $1.5 million in cash and benefits in exchange for help in approving downtown LA real estate projects. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 26, 2024.