Filter by tag » city+council

• The Daily Report

  L.A. City Council Turns Fast Food Into a Zoning Issue

  Brian Krier | Fri, Aug 15th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: los angeles, brian krier, obesity, city council, public health, fast food, food zoning, jan perry, food desert | 3

  In a unanimous vote on July 29, the Los Angeles City Council approved a one-year moratorium on the opening of new fast food establishments in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. Was the council acting in its constituents’ best interests or did the city extend itself too far into the lives of its residents?

  (more)

• The Daily Report

  Failures of the Public Participation Process

  Matt Stroud | Thu, Feb 14th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: police, suburb, missouri, city council, nate berg, political process, public participation, public opposition | 0

  Public participation turned ugly last week in suburban Missouri, where a man burst into a city council meeting and shot and killed two police officers and three city councilors. At least two others were injured by the gunman before he was fatally shot by police, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times.

  The armed man was a frequent attendee at city council meetings in Kirkwood, Missouri, and he was known for being a very vocal critic of the council and the city’s mayor.…

  (more)

• Page 1 of 1