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Recently-elected city councilmember Nithya Raman of Los Angeles’s 4th District is pushing the council and city/county officials to deal more equitably with street vendors. Raman has long been an outspoken advocate for “micro-entrepreneur” vendors, even penning an op-ed for Eater back in the early days of the pandemic that put her perspective plainly that LA has continually failed its street vendors. Now Raman is pushing a new motion in council chambers that aims to change the way officials deal with vendors on the streets. The motion, co-authored by Curren Price, seeks to “reestablish...

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Supes Barger and Solis Look to Repurpose Unused Commercial Property to Aid LA’s Homeless Details HELP FOR HOMELESS-At tomorrow’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Kathryn Barger will introduce a motion, coauthored by Chair Hilda L. Solis, that looks to identify commercial real estate property across Los Angeles County that could be repurposed for critically needed temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness as well as for long term affordable housing. As many businesses have transitioned to telework, commercial spaces are left vacant. To addre...

Supervisor Kathryn Barger sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom asking for the immediate reopening of schools in Los Angeles County.

Proposed Ordinance Would Require Employers to Pay an Additional $5 per Hour On January 5, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion, proposed by new Board Chair Supervisor Hilda Solis and newly elected Supervisor Holly Mitchell, that takes steps toward requiring certain frontline grocery and retail food employers in the County to pay an additional “hero pay” wage during the COVID-19 pandemic. The motion, which was passed by a vote of 4-0 (with Supervisor Kathryn Barger abstaining), calls for the County Counsel to prepare an urgency ordinance for the board to cons...