Julia Wick is a Metro reporter covering Los Angeles City Hall. She and her colleagues won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for reporting on a leaked audio recording that upended Los Angeles politics. She was also part of the team that was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist for work covering a fatal shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” Before joining the Times, Wick was the editor in chief of LAist.
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Oct. 7, 2023
The council’s reform committee endorsed a detailed plan to take redistricting out of the hands of the council. But they postponed action on council expansion once again.
Oct. 5, 2023
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Oct. 2, 2023
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Oct. 3, 2023
L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price was criminally charged in June, and calls for his suspension followed. Months later, he remains on the job.
Sept. 30, 2023
Applications for the city’s Emergency Renters Assistance Program, an $18.4-million fund, will be open until Monday.
Sept. 26, 2023
Nearly a dozen others have expressed interest in running for De León’s seat, which takes in all or part of downtown, Boyle Heights, El Sereno and Eagle Rock.
Sept. 20, 2023
City Controller Kenneth Mejia’s nominee to the City Ethics Commission was rejected. Will the City Council approve Alex Johnson, nominated by Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson?
Sept. 16, 2023
Whether this state legislation could supersede the need for a local charter amendment vote in Los Angeles remains an open legal question.
Sept. 16, 2023