The agreement reached between the White House and Congress doesn't address spending cuts and leaves another potential debt limit showdown on the table. It also increases taxes on income over $400,000. Is this a deal that works for you?
Gov. Jerry Brown signed nearly 1,000 bills into law in 2012. Here's an overview of what goes into effect in the new year.
Several proposals to develop the Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor emerged at last week's Metro board meeting. What idea interests you? Tell us in the comments.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Mayors Against Illegal Guns in asking President Obama and Congress to make it harder for dangerous people to own guns.
City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl was able to get the project in Pacific Palisades fast tracked for completion.
Random drawing determines the order in which 77 candidates will appear.
Supporters of gun legislation demonstrated at the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard Saturday following the shootings in Newtown, CT.
L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, calling for an independent audit of the 405 project, says 75 to 90 percent of damage claims sent to Kiewit Corp. have been denied. Most concern homeowners living near the construction.
Over 100 digital billboards signs were placed throughout the city, including Brentwood.
The LAFD and county sanitation meet this week near the site in Brentwood/Encino Hills to study the site for new cement pads, which are being recycled from an old section of San Fernando Valley street.
All Metro Rail and Bus lines will be free starting at 9 p.m. Dec. 24 until 2 a.m. Dec. 25 and 9 p.m. Dec. 31 until 2 a.m. Jan. 1.
The community council also heard that CVS added signage without approval of the San Vicente Design Review Board.
Nominating and supplement petitions are all due to the city clerk's office by Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m.
Project officials agree the Sepulveda Boulevard lane reductions have caused extra congestion this week, and traffic control officers should be in place at Barrington Avenue and Sunset Boulevard.
City Councilman Bill Rosendahl hopes for the continued giving spirit that happened in 2011, as many items are needed this winter season for the Westside homeless shelter program.
A list of what will be open and closed on Thursday.
Residents applaud Metro officials for getting better at heeding their concerns about construction impacts—mostly traffic and bright lights. Those nuisances are now expected to last through the end of 2013 because of project delays.
Following a Los Angeles Times report, City Councilman Bill Rosendahl wants to know how public safety response times can be improved in more isolated neighborhoods.
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk releases the most recent tallies Friday.
The fog forces helicopters carrying ballots from desert precincts to land at the Puente Hills Mall.
Here's a quick chat with a voter, poll inspector and hospitality manager in Brentwood during the 2012 election.
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Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom pulls ahead in a tight race with incumbent Betsy Butler. Some absentee and provisional ballots have yet to be counted.
Los Angeles Unified School District 4 Board Member Steve Zimmer sends out a letter to constituents about Prop. 30 and Prop. 38.
More than 100 digital billboards signs are located throughout the Westside, including Brentwood.
People can still purchase pets directly from breeders, just not in stores. City Councilmen Bill Rosendahl and Mitchell Englander cast the dissenting votes.
The plans to save the iconic trees in Brentwood are still being finalized and needs volunteer funding.
Third-party presidential candidates Jill Stein (Green Party), Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) debate in Chicago Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. with Larry King moderating.
Voter registration applications must be submitted by midnight on Oct. 22. Also, see where your voting precinct is located in Brentwood.
With two fellow city councilmembers also running for mayor of Los Angeles, Rosendahl says Greuel's priorities are on track: protecting workers, cutting costs where possible and enhancing the business climate.
Ahead of the November election, the two candidates answer questions about California's budget, ballot measures and their top priorities. Richard Bloom calls on Betsy Butler to explain why she's running for state office on the Westside.
If you have a question for the candidates, submit it in the comments section below and it could be asked during the televised Oct. 16 Town Hall Presidential Debate.
Jokes, parting words, photos and cake were in order in the send off of outgoing Los Angeles Police Department Senior Lead Officer Philip Enbody.
Included in the vote was a motion to educate and encourage Brentwood constituents to support the sales tax to speed up the overhaul of regional public transportation projects.
The Los Angeles 11th District city councilmember has been at home in the Westside for several weeks going through cancer treatment.
Democratic delegates attending the party's convention in Charlotte weigh in on the President's fundraising challenges.
The public heard details from officials Thursday night on the second full Carmageddon II closure of the I-405 and that crews have run into delays on the Sepulveda Pass project.
A look back at this week's Brentwood Community Council meeting.