Herb Wesson

Leimert Park Village hails victory on Crenshaw Line station

2013-05-24 17:21:00

South Los Angeles residents gathered Friday to celebrate a future that many thought would never happen. At a park in tree-lined Leimert Park Village, dozens of community members cheered their victory: approval for a light-rail station on the Crenshaw...

L.A. City Council OKs Villaraigosa's final, $7.7-billion budget

2013-05-23 21:17:00

The Los Angeles City Council on Thursday signed off on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's final $7.7-billion budget, setting the stage, as several members acknowledged, for many city workers to get a 5.5% raise in eight months. Council members did not vote to...

Eric Garcetti faces tough tests when he takes office as mayor

2013-05-22 17:03:00

In the campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti spoke grandly about a city with plentiful summer jobs for low-income teens, a tunnel under the traffic-clogged Sepulveda Pass and even an end to homelessness. But a day after winning office, the mayor-elect faced...

Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer

2013-05-17 20:37:00

The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...

L.A. fire chief rejects request to delay emergency staff changes

2013-05-03 17:36:00

Los Angeles Fire Chief Brian Cummings has rejected a request from members of the City Council to postpone Sunday's start of a controversial plan to shift dozens of firefighters to ambulance duty. Council President Herb Wesson asked Friday that the...

L.A. fire chief pressing ahead with ambulance staffing plan Sunday

2013-05-04 00:58:00

Los Angeles Fire Chief Brian Cummings rejected a request from members of the City Council to postpone Sunday's start of a controversial plan to shift dozens of firefighters to ambulance duty. Council President Herb Wesson asked Friday that the Fire...

City Council approves final Villaraigosa budget of $7.7 billion

2013-05-23 14:33:00

The Los Angeles City Council on Thursday unanimously approved Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s final budget, expanding key services as several members acknowledged that many city workers will likely get a 5.5% raise in eight months. Councilman Eric...

City Council finds money to halt controversial LAFD staffing plan

2013-05-07 14:03:00

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to give the Fire Department $1.6 million to reverse a controversial new ambulance staffing plan. The money will pay for the agency to add 11 new ambulances to the department's fleet through June. And it will...

At annual roast, Greuel and Garcetti trade barbs for laughs

2013-03-22 09:02:37

Boston bombers are 'monsters,' L.A. City Council president says

2013-04-16 10:44:00

Los Angeles authorities said Tuesday they planned more vigilant security for the foreseeable future in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. The violence sparked outrage by some Los Angeles leaders. L.A. Council President Herb Wesson called out...

L.A. Votes: Greuel launches TV ad, Garcetti asked about absences

2013-04-15 08:36:00

Wendy Greuel launched the first TV ad of the mayoral runoff election on Monday, a 30-second cable spot about her support for new gun control measures. The ad nods at Greuel’s personal experience with gun violence, including a 1992 murder-suicide...

Three new names on MOCA board

2013-04-10 17:10:00

Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art has appointed three new trustees, including Bruce Karatz, the former chief executive of KB Homes who was convicted three years ago on four felony counts of failing to disclose the backdating of stock options. Also...

Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson Jr. proposed and stands behind Proposition A, a half-cent increase in the city sales tax.

2013-03-02 15:49:15

Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson Jr. proposed and stands behind Proposition A, a half-cent increase in the city sales tax.

2013-03-02 15:49:15

Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson.

2012-01-11 15:48:48