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Council Cuts, Lawsuits, and Streetlight Struggles | Los Angeles News
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L.A. City Council delays major voter proposals—including noncitizen voting and expanded police oversight—until next year, prioritizing urgent business before summer break. A controversial plan to slash weekly council meetings from three to one is now on the ballot, touted as efficiency but criticized for reducing public input. Meanwhile, Councilmember John Lee’s ethics lawsuit is moving forward, with the city hiring a firm that previously prosecuted a former councilmember tied to the same incident. And a failed ballot measure to boost property taxes for streetlight repairs leaves the city with a repair backlog and potential workforce cuts, blamed on confusing wording.
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