Protester arrested in front of LA Mayor Garcetti's home
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One person was arrested Sunday during the 13th consecutive day of demonstrations outside Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's official home.

Garcetti says he hopes COVID-19 financial burdens won't force city layoffs

Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday he hopes laying off city employees, including Los Angeles Police Department personnel, will be a last-resort measure, but the city is prepared to do so amid financial struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Protesters set to descend on Mayor Garcetti's residence for fifth consecutive day

Members of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles plan to demonstrate Saturday outside Mayor Eric Garcetti's official residence for a fifth consecutive day in an attempt to persuade President-elect Joe Biden not to appoint him to his cabinet.

Garcetti debuts program to help small businesses grow online presence

Mayor Eric Garcetti debuted Wednesday LA Optimized, an initiative to help local small businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding their e-commerce capabilities and growing their online presence.  

Conservative group plans another protest outside Mayor's residence

The second protest in three days outside Mayor Eric Garcetti's official residence against coronavirus-related restrictions is planned for Sunday by the conservative group SaveCalifornia.com.

2 more men accuse Garcetti's political advisor of sexual misconduct

A close political ally and former deputy chief of staff to Mayor Eric Garcetti was facing sexual misconduct allegations from two more men Wednesday, one day after he agreed to temporarily step aside from his nonprofit work and political activities on behalf of the mayor.

Garcetti says trick-or-treating discouraged this year but not banned

Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Thursday people should not participate in traditional Halloween trick-or-treating amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but didn't issue a ban on it.  

Garcetti signs order to make city services more available remotely amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday that he signed an executive directive to make city services more accessible online and contact-free whenever possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  

LAPD expands community policing program

Los Angeles has created a new government bureau within its police department to help officers develop better relationships with the residents of the neighborhoods they serve, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday.

Lawsuit: LAPD officer claims Garcetti repeatedly witnessed sexual harassment, did nothing to stop it

A Los Angeles Police Department officer who worked in Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's protection detail is suing the city claiming that one of Garcetti's advisors repeatedly sexually harassed him over several years while in the presence of the Mayor, who he says did nothing to stop it.

LA Emergency Renters Relief Program begins taking applications Monday

A five-day application period opens Monday for a city relief program aimed at helping Los Angeles residential tenants struggling with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.   

Thousands of demonstrators hold peaceful protest outside Mayor Garcetti's house

Nearly a thousand people staged a peaceful sit-in outside the Getty House in Windsor Square on Tuesday, which is also known as Mayor Eric Garcetti’s residence. 

LA Mayor Garcetti says peaceful protests are welcome, crackdown on looters to continue

Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore praised protesters who kept their actions peaceful throughout the weekend and Monday, but said they would not hesitate to arrest looters and rioters.