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The city's grass-roots system of neighborhood councils got new power Tuesday when the Los Angeles City Council voted to allow them to introduce public-policy proposals - but only if individual members disclose their personal finances.
The unanimous vote came after two hours of intense debate on requiring community volunteers to file the same financial- disclosure forms that elected officials, commissioners and some city employees must file.See the full content of this document
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Council Powers Get Mixed Reactions
The vote was considered a win-lose by neighborhood council activists who had long pushed for the authority to officially introduce ideas into cit...
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