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Los Angeles Mayor proposing ‘City ID’ for undocumented immigrants
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has proposed offering undocumented immigrants a “City ID” photo-identification card in an effort to help them open bank accounts. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that Villaraigosa wants the city to develop an ID program similar to cities like San Francisco, which offers photo identification…
Los Angeles City Council repeals ban on pot shops
The Los Angeles City Council repealed a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday night. That ban, passed in July, was put on hold by citizen activists who raised a ballot initiative to rebuke the city’s move, gaining access to the citywide ballot for a special election in March. Appearing…
Marijuana advocates decry Los Angeles City Council’s vote to ban marijuana dispensaries
Medical marijuana advocates on Tuesday vowed to overturn Los Angeles City Council’s decision to close down all of the city’s more than 850 medical marijuana dispensaries. “This is an outrage that the city council would think a reasonable solution to the distribution of medical marijuana would be to simply outlaw…
Los Angeles passes plastic bag ban
The second largest city in the country has voted to adopt a ban on plastic bags in supermarket checkout lines. The Los Angeles city council voted 13-1 on Wednesday to approve a policy that would ban single-use plastic bags, which will be phased out over the next 12 months at…
Los Angeles votes to end corporate personhood
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to support a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would assert that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights, and that money is not the same as free speech. The resolution was backed by Move to Amend, a national coalition working to…
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