ordinance

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But Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, the chair of the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee — which oversees rodeos — has yet to introduce the ordinance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

If placed on the ballot and approved by voters, the City Council would then need to pass an ordinance creating a residential voting program and establishing eligibility requirements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Last year, the city council passed a union-backed ordinance that would have lifted the minimum wage for hotel workers to $30 an hour by 2028, though the increase has since been delayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A year ago Mayor Karen Bass signed an ordinance raising the city’s minimum wage for hotel workers to $30 an hour in July 2028—timed to coincide with the L.A.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Dad lay on the kitchen floor cracking jokes about an ordinance that had recently passed in our little farming village.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover