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LA City Council Approves Plastic Bag Ban

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday voted 11-1 to ban single-use plastic bags.

CBS2 / KCAL9–10 hours ago

California Legislature Nears Budget Vote

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg says Democratic leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown are close to a state budget deal that maintains fiscal balance.

2013/06/11

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Fate Of LA Pot Shops Left To Voters

Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.

2013/05/19

LAUSD Votes To Keep Controversial ‘Breakfast’ Program

The Board of Education voted Tuesday to continue its controversial “Breakfast in the Classroom” program despite critics who claimed about reduced instruction time and and unsanitary classroom conditions.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/14

Eric Garcetti vs. Wendy Greuel. (credit: CBS)

Greuel, Garcetti In Statistical Dead Heat Ahead Of Runoff Vote

The race for the next Mayor of Los Angeles is heating up less than two weeks before voters head to the polls.

2013/05/10

Zine Alleges Chamber Of Commerce To ‘Punish’ Him For LAX Vote

A longtime City Councilman and candidate for City Controller is accusing the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce of playing politics.

2013/05/07

Last Day To Register To Vote Ahead Of Mayoral Run-Off Election

With the runoff election for Mayor of the city of Los Angeles about two weeks away, residents were urged to register to vote ahead of a Monday deadline.

2013/05/06

City Council OKs $4B LAX Runway Expansion Proposal

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve a controversial plan to rebuild and expand a runway at Los Angeles International Airport.

2013/04/30

Glendale Council Bans Gun Shows From City Property

The City of Glendale has voted to ban the Glendale Gun Show after hosting it for 20 years.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/03/13

Voters To Decide New Los Angeles Mayor Tuesday

Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for voters to choose Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s successor.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/03/05

Santa Ana City Council Votes To Fire City Manager 7 Months Into Job

The Santa Ana City Council voted 6-to-1 Tuesday night to fire City Manager Paul Walters just seven months after he was hired for the position.

2013/01/23

Pasadena City Council To Vote On 710 Freeway Extension

City leaders have been reluctant to weigh on the proposed extension ahead of a legal opinion on limitations imposed by Measure A, which voters passed in 2001 in support of completing the project.

2012/12/10

Long Beach School Board Votes To Close Lakewood K-8 School

The Long Beach Unified School Board voted Tuesday night to close a Lakewood elementary school in January.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/05

Monthly Retail Sales Statistics Dip In July

City Council Votes To Put Sales Tax Increase On March Ballot

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to place a half-cent sales tax increase on the March ballot.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/11/20

An Education About The Electoral College

Mo Rocca, host of the film “Electoral Dysfunction”, helps us understand just what the Electoral College is, how it affects our choosing the president, and introduces us to one lawmaker’s plan to abolish it.

2012/11/06