Paul Koretz

Councilwoman Nithya Raman and Councilman Paul Koretz introduced a motion Thursday aimed at creating a law in LA to provide more transparency for tenant utility bills by requiring landlords and billing agencies to provide written disclosures about how utility charges are allocated to each tenant.

Los Angeles Councilman Joe Buscaino, with fellow Councilman Paul Koretz, presented a motion to — in his words — file divorce papers against the LA Homeless Services Authority or LAHSA on Friday.

The LA City Council asked today that large city venues, such as Los Angeles International Airport and the zoo, provide a report on the possibility of providing more vegan meal options at concession stands.

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.

In an attempt to penalize landlords who keep units empty in the face of a growing housing crisis, the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday ordered the preparation of a report on the number of vacant residences in the city.

The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners Tuesday approved one of the largest solar energy purchasing agreements in the utility’s history, forwarding the proposed deal to the City Council for final consideration.

A proposal that would allow bars in select cities to remain open until 4 a.m. should be cut off, Los Angeles City Council members declared Tuesday as they passed a resolution opposing the bill pending in Sacramento.

Atlanta is banning electric scooters in the nighttime hours during what’s been a deadly summer for riders.

A doubt was declared Friday about the mental competency of a woman accused of fatally striking a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor with a pickup truck in Valley Village and fleeing the scene last month.

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

A Los Angeles City councilman suggests the city should pull the permits for electric scooter companies if they do not work with police on criminal investigations.

Leaving a car’s engine running while parked would be banned in Los Angeles under a proposal introduced Wednesday by City Councilman Paul Koretz.

Los Angeles is financially safe and secure, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti and several City Council members who spoke Friday about the city’s budget in the coming fiscal year.

With Los Angeles facing a homelessness crisis, City Councilman Paul Koretz called on his colleagues Wednesday to dedicate $10 million in budget funds toward a proposed “right to counsel” program that would guarantee tenants have access to representation when faced with eviction.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to oppose state legislation that would allow developers to build housing projects near rail stations, bus lines or ferry terminals that are taller or denser than local zoning laws permit.

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday joined a call to boycott the Hotel Bel-Air and the Beverly Hills Hotel, both owned by the government of Brunei, due to anti-gay measures in the tiny kingdom making homosexual sex and adultery punishable by death.

Los Angeles city leaders honored the lifetime achievements of famed primatologist Jane Goodall by singing “Happy Birthday” to her on her 85th birthday.

Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin and Councilman Paul Koretz called Tuesday for a boycott of the Hotel Bel-Air and the Beverly Hills Hotel owned by the government of Brunei for anti-gay measures in the tiny kingdom making homosexual sex and adultery punishable by death. Koretz also announced he is introducing a City Council resolution opposed to Brunei’s policies.