1. “At the time they were spending the money, this agency was more flush with cash.” Ken Simmons, CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, who was forced out — but not before Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa agreed to give a $ 1.2 million golden handshake to his f… LA Weekly | News

The L.A. City Council sent a message last year when it boycotted Arizona over the state’s law targeting illegal immigrants. But the purpose of a boycott is to do more than send a message. It is to do economic damage. And in that respect, the city’s boycott has failed. The… LA Weekly | News

In Los Angeles, it’s against the law for a dog owner or guardian to allow dogs to make “excessive noise” after receiving legal notice of a noise complaint and a request to make the dog stop. “Excessive” is noise that’s “unreasonably annoying, disturbing, offensive, or which unrea… LA Weekly | News

At 12:33 p.m., the lunch bell rings at Los Angeles High School. Moments later comes the stampede. Kids — 2,000 of them — burst through the cafeteria doors, pushing and shoving, funneled through the serving area like ants in an ant farm. Among them is Stephanie… LA Weekly | News