Political Life

As housing costs rise and eviction moratoriums end, some public officials in Southeast L.A. are concerned that new housing units could be...

The Downey City Council will consider the establishment of an LGBTQ Picnic at its March 23rd, 2021 meeting. The agenda item comes as a...

Downey community members have written to Political Life, alerting us of potentially criminal editing of public records on Downey City’s...

As Chairman of the Public Works Commission for the City of Paramount, Alfredo Bañuelos has made it one of his missions to bring fairness...

The City of Downey could soon have a Culture Commission. The idea was proposed at the February 23rd meeting of the City Council by...

At its February 17th meeting, the Downey City Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the approval of a new Starbucks to the...

Angelica Dueñas, a Democrat from Sun Valley, is running for Congress in 2022.

An alliance of community members representing a range of organizations descended onto the Bell Gardens City Council on its first February...

Cudahy community members called in to the Tuesday February 2nd, 2021 meeting, demanding protections for tenants and calling for rent...

At the January 26th 2021, meeting of the Downey City Council, newly elected Council Member Catherine Alvarez (District 3) requested that...

The Pico Water District is requesting applications from constituents for a spot on its Board of Directors, a position that pays...

The City of Downey is updating its Housing plan, known as the Housing Element, and is calling for community participation in a housing...

Following the 2020 election, El Monte Council Member Jessica Ancona was elected to the Mayorship, leaving an open seat on the Council. At...

Residents at Bell Mobile Home Park have declared the founding of a new community group to advocate for justice in the City of Bell.