The once-a-decade ritual to redraw Los Angeles City Council district lines has become an increasingly messy and acrimonious bit of political theater as lawmakers and community groups jockey for favored positions. Councilman Bernard C. Parks is seething o

A plan to redraw city council districts in Los Angeles is stirring tension in Koreatown. Hundreds of Korean-Americans crowded a hearing at the Wilshire Ebell Theater recently to express anger and dismay that the city’s Citizens Redistricting Commission h

Documentary about President Obama’s African family debuts in Los Angeles *As the confluence of unique perspectives of filmmakers from around the world continues at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF), this year audiences will find the perfect setting to

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power had the highest-paid public employees in the city, earning on average 40 percent more than other municipal workers, even those with identical job titles. The utility’s 10,782 employees e

Patch: How would you use walking, bike share, car share, shuttles buses and trains to increase mobility in Los Angeles? Jan Perry: Our public transportation planning is mostly done at a regional level (SCAG, MTA) and we have to integrate local mobility p

Soon, the long-awaited ratepayer advocate will be on the job, and DWP customers should begin to find out a lot about the utility's finances. One thing that would be nice to know is how much the delays associated with the appointment of the ratepayer advo