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LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. For the latest national news from NPR and our live radio broadcast, visitProtestors staged demonstrations outside L.A. City Hall in October 2022 after secretly recorded tapes were leaked of a meeting among councilmembers that included racist and derogatory comments.In these challenging times, the need for reliable local reporting has never been greater.
“Things that I didn’t think would necessarily pass previously like renter protections are passing unanimously,” said Sara Sadhwani, assistant professor of politics at Pomona College. If passed by voters, it could be one of the biggest changes to result from the release of the audio recording. Expanding the council would mean each council member would represent fewer people and, ideally, be more responsive to constituents. It is also an old idea that’s gained support., which is making proposals to the council reform committee on independent redistricting, council size, and changes to ethics laws. So is Gary Segura, dean of the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA and part of theat the university.
“I suspect there is a hangover,” he said. “Distrust between and among communities is inevitable when you play zero sum politics.”“I think there are still conversations about race relations in the city that haven’t yet been had, and I hope we don’t just gloss over these dynamics,” she said.A woman calls for rent relief as a coalition of activist groups and labor unions participate in a May Day march for workers' and human rights in Los Angeles on May 1, 2021.
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