Monday, May 11





Omar Said: Neighborhood councils are necessary in LA despite backlash, criticism

Do we really need neighborhood councils? Those words were on every month’s agenda when Jerry Brown was president of the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Yes, every month. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Neighborhood Council’s raucous and annoying meetings leave many asking why Los Angeles even has neighborhood councils in the first place. But Los Angeles is a diverse and fragmented city, and neighborhood councils can be a way for Angelenos to unify. (Daily Bruin file photo)