Nury Martinez

LA City Council President Nury Martinez co-authored the motion that would restructure up to $150 million from the LAPD’s current budget. Darsha Philips reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Sunday June 21, 2020.

: The City of Los Angeles kicks off the new year with a new leader of its 15 member city council. NBC4’s Conan Nolan talks with Nury Martinez, the first Latina president in the history of the LA council, about the homeless crisis, a building boom and concerns over the influence of developers following several raids of city offices...

The grand opening celebration for the fire station in Van Nuys replacing the Los Angeles Fire Department’s oldest active station will be held Saturday.

An emergency ordinance aimed at halting “no-fault” evictions of people living in rental units and barring rent increases until next year was approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council.

City Council President Herb Wesson proposed Tuesday that drivers working in Los Angeles for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft be paid a minimum of $30 an hour.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Wednesday unveiled a proposal to offer paid parental leave to city employees.

The city of Los Angeles will host the 80th El Grito festival Sunday at the steps of City Hall and Grand Park.

A Los Angeles City Council committee voted Wednesday in favor of a proposal that would require event organizers who offer prize money to provide equal compensation for men’s and women’s competitions.

A Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday brought the city closer to banning single-use plastic water bottles, and it recommended a study be conducted on the effects of outlawing containers made of materials like Styrofoam.

A Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday requested a report on what resources would be needed to create a pilot program that would hire homeless people for cleanup efforts around the city.

City Council President Herb Wesson, along with Councilwoman Nury Martinez and Monica Rodriguez, introduced a motion Wednesday that would require equal compensation at any competition within Los Angeles that features both men’s and women’s divisions and requires a city permit.

The Los Angeles City Council is opening a new department called Climate Emergency Mobilization in an effort to help communities affected by climate change.

Councilman Jose Huizar introduced a motion Wednesday calling for additional resources to address illegal dumping in the city’s downtown area, including hiring more crews to increase cleanups.

High-volume employers in Los Angeles would be required to pay female employees as much as their male counterparts, should a proposal put forth Thursday by a city councilman come to fruition.

48 hours after the I-Team exposed a mountain of trash that went on for a city block, the city is now doing something about it. Investigative reporter Joel Grover says the city moved out the trash, but a health threat is still lingering.

The idea to build a two-story complex to temporarily house the homeless in Riverside has many residents worrying it will jeopardize their safety.

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has selected People Assisting the Homeless to manage and operate a bridge housing facility set to open in Venice this summer, Councilman Mike Bonin announced Thursday.

A Los Angeles City Council member proposed Wednesday that the city develop an enforcement program or form a task force focused on preventing the sale of cannabis to minors and cracking down on retailers suspected of selling to minors.

Residents in Van Nuys are upset to see a Toys R Us that went out of business turn into an unsafe area for community members.

A member of the Los Angeles City Council, which recently enacted a policy to shut off the utilities at illegal pot shops, proposed Friday that the city start charging business and property owners for the costs associated with the enforcement action.