Council members say hate speech used by the public during city meetings has discouraged others from coming to speak.

Brenda Elizondo is an audience engagement fellow at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a video content creator and ...

Council members intend to rein in the use of the so-called N-word and C-word, and variations of those racial and sexist ...

Reporters in Washington, D.C. these days constantly find their requests for information to federal government agencies about ...

City council meetings anywhere can quickly be derailed by public comments, some of which can be rude, vulgar or discriminatory. Take, for example, the Los Angeles City Council, a legislative body ...

A barefooted homeless person wanders through Gloria Molina Park, with the illuminated Los Angeles City Hall looming in the background in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Credit: AP/Jae C.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass portrayed a dire ... s toughest challenges by working to change the broken status quo at City Hall. The need for structural sweeping reform of the City’s budget ...