Jose Huizar

The chief of staff to Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar filed papers Friday to run for City Council in the district now represented by Councilwoman Jan Perry. Ana Cubas, who earns nearly $147,000 annually as Huizar’s top aide, filed......

Frustrated by reports of lavish spending and a high-priced employee payout, three members of the L.A. City Council called Tuesday for direct oversight of the beleaguered Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, saying state and federal law should...

City Council districts change every 10 years as lines are redrawn to reflect demographic shifts recorded in the decennial census. This decade's current redistricting effort is now underway. But except for gaining or losing a few blocks at the far......

Michael Dukakis will appear at a fundraiser for Rep. Brad Sherman. Other congressional candidates rack up endorsements....

Los Angeles' Redistricting Commission released its proposed boundary lines for 15 City Council seats, pushing one district deeper into the San Fernando Valley, pulling another completely out of it and employing what Councilman Bill Rosendahl called an...

Los Angeles City Council redistricting: As the public takes its first look at draft maps showing new boundary lines for 15 City Council seats, some residents are taking shots at the proposed changes....

Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson engineered another shake-up at City Hall on Friday, removing Councilman Bernard C. Parks from his post as chairman of the powerful Budget and Finance Committee, which serves as the clearinghouse for budgets...

L.A. mayoral candidate Jan Perry sent out a sharply worded campaign email laced with accusations of corruption on Tuesday. But she wasn’t attacking City Councilman Eric Garcetti, City Controller Wendy Greuel or any of her other opponents in next...

Strained relations between L.A. City Council president Herb Wesson and Councilwoman Jan Perry moved center stage on Friday during the contentious fight over 15 new council districts, with Perry apologizing publicly to Wesson in hopes of preserving her...

Fresh on the heels of Los Angeles County's contentious, divisive and nakedly political supervisorial redistricting debate, the City Council is embarking on its process. Early signs are that it will be contentious, divisive and nakedly political. The...

Ezat Delijani, a real estate magnate and philanthropist who bought four historic theaters on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles and spent millions in maintaining and upgrading them over the years, including restoring the Palace Theatre to its opulent former...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar is proposing a ban on all new medical marijuana dispensaries. Right now, there is a lot of confusion about how much authority cities have to regulate pot shops. The current ordinance would...