Mitch O'Farrell

L.A. Council meeting canceled amid racism scandal

Interim Los Angeles City Council President Mitch O'Farrell, rear center, speaks before the cancellation of the Los Angeles City Council meeting on Oct. 12, 2022. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press)

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Echo Park Lake cleanup’s results a mixed bag

Fencing surrounds Echo Park Lake amid an ongoing cleanup effort of homeless encampments march 30, 2021. (KTLA)

‘Enough is enough’: L.A. lawmakers want to require proof …

People enjoy lunch at Grand Central Market as indoor dining reopens in Los Angeles, on March 15, 2021. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Echo Park Lake to reopen May 26 after contentious sweep …

Women cool off with a view of a fountain and sprinkles of water blowing in the breeze at Echo Park Lake on June 26, 2017. (Frederic J. Brown /AFP / Getty Images)

Final residents of homeless encampment at Echo Park Lake …

A woman helps remove the belongings of a friend who had been living in Echo Park on Thursday.(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

As battle over Echo Park homeless encampment clearance …

Activists and supporters of residents of a homeless encampment confront police at Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles late on March 24, 2021, ahead of a planned and announced clean-up of the encampment. (Ringo Chiu / AFP / Getty Images)

LAPD officer accused of breaking Echo Park protester’s …

Activists and supporters of residents of a homeless encampment confront police at Echo Park Lake on March 24, 2021, ahead of a planned and announced clearing of the encampment (RINGO CHIU / AFP / Getty Images)

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Remaining homeless people told to leave fenced-off …

Police make arrests after declaring an unlawful assembly surrounding an Echo Park protest on March 25, 2021. (KTLA)

LAPD declares unlawful assembly at Echo Park Lake …

City expected to close Echo Park Lake to clear homeless …

Tents of homeless people line the west side of Echo Park Lake on March 4. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

‘All Black Lives Matter’ mural will stay on Hollywood …

Hollywood Boulevard is painted with the words "All Black Lives Matter" near the famous TCL Chinese Theatre ahead of a protest the wake of George Floyd’s death on June 13, 2020. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Councilman says L.A.’s coronavirus eviction ban doesn’t …

Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell attends a City Hall news conference in February 2018. (Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Tensions rise over Echo Park homeless encampment …

An altercation between Davon Brown and park rangers at Echo Park Lake on Feb. 26, 2020, is seen in a video captured by Street Watch Los Angeles.

L.A. Considers Bold Hollywood Boulevard Makeover …

An artist’s rendering depicts proposed changes along Hollywood Boulevard. (Credit: Gensler)