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Pasadena Adopts New Rules Limiting Watering of Decorative Grass

Pasadena will phase in restrictions on watering decorative grass under an ordinance the City Council adopted October 27, bringing local rules into line with California law. The ordinance amends Chapter 13.10 of the Pasadena Municipal Code, which sets water-waste and conservation standards for Pasadena Water and Power’s service territory. It implements California Assembly Bill 1572, enacted in 2023, which requires public water systems to restrict potable-water irrigation of nonfunctional turf at specified commercial, industrial, institutional and public properties by January 1, 2027.

Pasadena, CA · 2d
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Holiday lights festival bans eating food and slaps homeowners with fines up to $500

HOMEOWNERS in one US city could face hefty fines if they fail to comply with new rules for a holiday lights festival. City officials are hoping to improve the festival for both guests and community members. In Torrance, California, new rules have been announced for the annual Seaside Holiday Lights...

Torrance, CA · 20h

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‘Tower of Terror’ – West Hollywood Residents Urged to Speak Out Against Proposed Seven-Story Development on Sierra Bonita

Neighbors are raising concerns about a proposed 90-foot residential building that would replace a smaller-scale property, with a public hearing scheduled for Dec. 3 at West Hollywood City Hall. West Hollywood residents are being urged to attend an upcoming Planning Commission meeting and weigh in on a proposed seven-story residential...

West Hollywood, CA · 21h
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Long Beach Unveils Naples Island Trail Plan Tied to $21M Seawall Fund Crunch

The Sorrento Trail, a waterside walkway along Naples Island, is linked to further seawall repairs in the area. The project, also known as the Sorrento Alamitos Bay Shoreline Trail, traces back to a 2013 Coastal Commission decision that tied trail construction to the Naples Island Seawall Repair Project. As the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported in 2017, the state Coastal Commission ruled that Long Beach had to reconstruct the trail as mitigation for Naples seawall repairs carried out in the water. That same report noted that the second phase of those seawall repairs was on hold at the time, pending Coastal Commission approval of the trail's design plans.

Long Beach, CA · 18h
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Horvath Seeks County Executive Office She Helped Create

LOS ANGELES - Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath championed the measure giving Los Angeles County an elected executive. Now she wants to be the first person voters choose for the job. Horvath announced her campaign Monday, Nov. 9, seeking the countywide office created by Measure G, the government overhaul she helped advance before voters approved it in 2024.For residents in her Third District, which includes Santa Monica and a portion of Venice , the announcement puts their supervisor in the race for a position with executive authority extending across the county.The change will shift the choice of the county's top executive from the Board of Supervisors to voters. The board currently appoints the CEO.The elected executive will oversee county administration for a government serving nearly 10 million residents. The county's final adopted budget for fiscal 2026–27 totals $54.2 billion .Horvath framed her campaign around the argument county government has been too slow to deliver."Los Angeles has never been a place that dreams small," Horvath said in a statement. "But for too long, our county government has moved too slowly, failed to meet the moment, and allowed bureaucracy to stand in the way of progress. I fight everyday to reform our government

Los Angeles County, CA · 1d

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PCAOB hits Los Angeles audit firm with $500K penalty

Federal regulators have ordered Los Angeles-based tax and audit firm Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP to pay a $500,000 penalty for allegedly violating auditing and quality control standards. In a Nov. 3 enforcement order issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the agency said the violations were connected...

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

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Flock Surveillance Deserves Public Scrutiny in Pasadena

The Pasadena City Council is slated to discuss Flock ALPR at its Tuesday, November 17, meeting. No further details are available, and the agenda is expected to be released at the end of this week. By Yadi Younse. The Council began discussing Flock after Councilmember Tyron Hampton commented following the...

Pasadena, CA · 1d

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Los Angeles and Long Beach port employers extend negotiations with watchmen union

LOS ANGELES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports employer group and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 26 extended their contract to November 20 and plan to continue negotiating a new labor agreement covering about 2% of workers at the busiest US container port complex.

Long Beach, CA · 1d

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LA City Councilwoman Traci Park pushes to halt Culver City bus-lane project over traffic and density fears

Park claims the transit corridor will jam local side streets and open the area to dense housing projects. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Traci Park is mounting opposition against a neighboring Culver City transit initiative, arguing the plan will funnel commuter gridlock into Council District 11 residential streets and trigger unchecked local development.

Culver City, CA · 1d

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Pasadena Is Banning Tap-Water Sprinklers on Decorative Lawns at Businesses, City Properties and Some HOA Common Areas

Pasadena's council banned drinking water on nonfunctional turf at businesses, public sites and some HOA common areas, with HOA rules starting Jan. 1, 2029.

Pasadena, CA · 1d

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Port of Long Beach appoints new harbor department directors

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has promoted two members of its leadership team to head divisions of the harbor department's engineering services bureau. Effective Sept. 19, Jake Schuchmann has been named director of the maintenance division, and Taleah Quemada has been named director of the survey division. The six-division...

Long Beach, CA · 1d

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Paramount announces the retirement of City Manager John Moreno

After more than three decades of dedicated service to the City of Paramount, City Manager John Moreno will retire in December 2026, closing a remarkable chapter in a career that has helped shape Paramount since 1993. Mr. Moreno began his career with Paramount as a Management Analyst in the Administrative Services Department, then advanced through a variety of leadership positions, including Assistant Public Works Director, Public Safety Director, Community Development Director, and Assistant City Manager. He was appointed City Manager in October 2015.

Paramount, CA · 1d

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New Pasadena Unified board members could shake up school merger process

At least two newly elected Pasadena Unified School District board members will replace incumbents, and likely advocate for more time to consider school consolidations following the Nov. 3 election, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.  In October, the board voted 4-3 to start a district “transformation” process, continuing nearly a year of contentious debate about whether to merge schools to grapple with declining enrollment,... read more

Pasadena, CA · 23h

Santa Monica Mirror

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Santa Monica Borderlands React as Westside Divides Over Mayoral Race

As voters across Westside Los Angeles evaluate the political landscape following the mayoral contest, Santa Monica residents and business operators along the city line are closely watching regional leadership shifts. The adjoining Los Angeles precincts revealed stark divisions across neighboring communities. While established enclaves further north aligned behind Karen Bass, denser transit corridors immediately east broke heavily for Nithya Raman, taking 55 to nearly 70 percent of the vote in Sawtelle and Palms.

Santa Monica, CA · 1d

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California and Los Angeles Voters Backed Real Change

California and Los Angeles voters were on the same page last week. They wanted real change. Former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim was elected California Insurance Commissioner. Kim overcame millions of dollars in independent expenditures for Ben Allen, her opponent. She also overcame some of the nastiest newspaper attacks of this election cycle.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

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5 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Los Angeles — a city where bougainvillea spills over stucco walls, where palm trees sway above murals and taco trucks, where the air is perfumed with jasmine, car exhaust, and the promise of something new. Here, the city’s heart beats in the laughter of families in Koreatown, the quiet pride of Oaxacan bakers in Boyle Heights, the dreams of actors and artists and immigrants, and the hustle of those who make this sprawling metropolis feel like a patchwork of villages stitched together by sunlight and hope.

Los Angeles, CA · 3d

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LA Council Orders Study of AI Rent-Setting Tools Landlords Use Citywide

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously this week to order a full study of how artificial intelligence tools are being used to set rents across the city, a move that stops short of any new rule but opens the door to one. Council members instructed housing staff to report back with policy recommendations addressing algorithmic rent-setting and other AI technologies used by housing providers, rather than adopting any regulation themselves.

Los Angeles, CA · 2d

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Los Angeles County Public Defender, District Attorney Split Over Newsom’s Death Sentence Commutations

Los Angeles County’s top public defender and district attorney offered sharply different responses last week to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to commute California’s 548 death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, a move affecting the statewide justice system that includes Pasadena. Public Defender Ricardo...

Los Angeles County, CA · 2d

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City of Gardena Honors VFW Commander Moriyama

The City of Gardena presented Gardena Nisei Memorial VFW Post 1961 Commander Stephen Moriyama with a Certificate of Recognition for his 15 years of service as commander, his community service, and his service to the local veteran community. The presentation by Mayor Pro Team Rodney Tanaka took place on Oct....

Gardena, CA · 3d