Owners of the burned out shell that once was the Morrison Hotel, filed suit against the City of Los Angeles to delay or rescind the city’s recent “illegal” designation of the property as a public nuisance. 

On October 15th, the Downtown Los Angeles Residents Association (DTLA RA), DTLA Proud, Los Angeles River Artists and Business Association (LARABA), and South Park Neighborhood Association (SPNA) put the needs and concerns of downtown Los Angeles residents

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the South Park Business Improvement District (SPBID) was held on October 21 at ASU on Broadway at 11th Street.

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado joined President/CEO of the South Park Business Improvement District (SPBID), Nolan Marshall, in a fireside chat about the future of South Park and downtown at the South Park BID’s Annual Meeting.

The two candidates in the November General Election for L.A. City Attorney are John McKinney and Marissa Roy. Both joined DTLA RA, SPNA, and others to answer questions on 10 topics during the 50-minute City Attorney Candidate Forum on Tuesday, October 6.

Information on State Wide Candidates and Ballot Measures

IT’S TIME TO VOTE! Get out there and do it. Here’s how.

Downtown L.A. residents have two opportunities to hear from the local candidates running for mayor and city attorney before the November election. DTLA RA (Downtown LA Residents Association) is hosting two events in October.

On the ballot in November is Xavier Becerra, Democrat, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and former California Attorney General, and Steve Hilton, Republican, former director of strategy for British Prime Minister David Cameron and former Fox News host.

The L.A. Board of Building and Safety Commissioners unanimously voted the Hope Street properties at 1220, 1224, and 1246-48 public nuisance properties on Tuesday, August 25.  This status shifts the property from standard code compliance to mandatory government intervention and legal enforcement. With that designation L.A. officials have more tools, legally and financially, to enact on nuisance properties.

As you walk around South Park, you have likely seen a lot of people working very hard to keep our landscaping alive. Business Improvement District (BID) employees and property maintenance crews water rose bushes and other ornamental plants in tree wells and planters throughout the neighborhood. And yet, in many places, those plants look pretty shabby. In others, they’ve died altogether.

November’s General Election includes 14 statewide measures on taxes and state budget, housing and infrastructure, voting and elections, and healthcare and research. 

The  L.A. Charter Reform Commission was formed after the 2022 City Hall audio scandal where the LA City Council President, two other City Council Members, and the President of the LA County Federation of Labor were recorded during an hour-long conversation  revealing racist and derogatory language and political gerrymandering.

City of Los Angeles November ballot measures include funding for the L.A. Fire Department, finance rules for LAUSD Board of Education, and tax exemption for Palisades fire properties.

‍While there are 14 statewide propositions on the California ballot a few specific high-stakes measures are dominating media coverage, political spending, and campaign debates. The one most discussed is Proposition 40 referred to as the “Billionaire Tax” that lead to Propositions 41 and 42 which are counter measures to Proposition 40 from the opponents of the “billionaire tax.” 

Proposition 39 would amend the California Constitution to require government-issued photo ID for in-person voting and ID verification (such as the last four digits of an ID) for mail-in ballots. The voter ID would be provided free from the state. The proposition orders election officials to verify citizenship and perform audits.

  Downtown Los Angeles Residents Association (DTLA RA) has been organizing and fighting for solutions to the open-air drug use in downtown LA as well as many other downtown issues. Their efforts grabbed the attention of the LA Mayor’s office and city officials are now responding.

  In four months, voters will choose who leads California for the next four years. This article will share the results and the choices on the November ballot and then provide five takeaways from the state-wide elections.