Congress has cut federal funding for public media — a $3.4 million loss for LAist. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism.

Speakers at Los Angeles City Council meetings will be banned from using the N-word and the C-word, the council decided Wednesday. The ban comes after years of tirades by a few speakers who attack ...

Los Angeles City Council banned the use of the "N"-word and "C"-word in meetings, citing SCOTUS precedent.

A few speakers routinely hurl racial slurs, antisemitic phrases or other forms of verbal abuse at city council members during meetings. Under the proposal, audience members could be removed from ...