Herb Wesson
Streetsblog LA
The Seething Anti-Blackness of Kevin de León and Other Takeaways from the Fed Recording
It had been just three days since KNOCK-LA and the L.A. Times published the racist recordings that emotionally ransacked the populace, and things were not going well at City Hall.
November 4, 2022
As Council Heads to Chambers Today, a Plea that It Abandon the Do-No-Harm-to-Landlords Doctrine
While arguing to limit the grace period tenants would have to pay back any missed rent to six months during the marathon city council session last Tuesday, March 17, Second District councilmember Paul Krekorian beseeched his colleagues to consider the Hippocratic Oath - the pledge physicians make to do no harm - and not enact policies that could have far-reaching negative consequences... for landlords.
March 27, 2020
Bridge Housing at Lafayette Park to Open Early 2020
L.A. Council District 10 will have two bridge housing projects open soon - 70 homes at Lafayette Park, and 15 single mother homes at 1819 S. Western
November 14, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Pico’s New Purple Curb Extensions
Locals are working with Mayor Garcetti and Council President Wesson to plan and implement safety, beautification, and walkability improvements on Pico between Fairfax and Cochran
September 26, 2018
Privacy Screens? Newest Attempt to Snare Expo Gains Key Ally
For months, the idea of "privacy screens" has been bandied about at meetings of the Expo Construction Authority Board of Directors but few took the idea that anyone would place large screens on top of the soundwalls adjacent to the line seriously. However, at last week's meeting of the Expo Board of Directors, Board Member and newly-minted L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson seemed to take the idea very seriously.
December 7, 2011