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Many Los Angeles residents will see their sewer fees double over the next four years, with the City Council approving the increases Tuesday over the objections of business groups concerned that landlords will be disproportionately affected. The council voted 11 to 4 for the rate hikes, with Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez, Kevin de León, Imelda Padilla and Heather Hutt dissenting. The increases are needed to fund the rising cost of construction and materials, officials with the Bureau of...
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Letters to the Editor: Why the L.A. City Council's redistricting commission isn't true reform
To the editor: Your editorial about the watered-down ethics reform package approved for the November ballot by the Los Angeles City Council comments accurately about the council's recent actions regarding the Ethics Commission. However, it fails to point out that the independent redistricting commission approved by the City Council is not actually true reform. It is important that the commission drawing L.A. City Council districts be a truly independent one modeled on the state's redistricting...