EKA Managing Partner Kellie Hawkins and Intern Lawrence Sung joined our client, Amity Foundation for their 3rd Annual Brunch on October 11.
Amity Foundation’s mission is to empower underprivileged communities to improve health, and promote environmental, social, and economic justice.
EKA was happy to sponsor Hope the Mission and attend its gala honoring Dave Grohl who barbecues for 1,000 people again and again.
Hope the Mission’s Annual Gala celebrates the collective impact while raising the funds to provide shelter, warm meals, and life-changing services to thousands of participants.
More than 1.5 million children and adults are within days of being cut off from their CalFresh food benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, so LA County and its partners are mobilizing to meet residents’ needs by surging food assistance resources throughout the County. Resources for residents can be found here – https://lacounty.gov/2025/10/28/la-county-mobilizes-food-assistance-as-federal-government-shutdown-continues/.
California homeowners will see new surcharges averaging about fifty dollars on their insurance bills, after state regulators allowed major carriers like State Farm, Farmers, and Mercury to recover portions of a one billion dollar assessment linked to claims from the January Palisades and Eaton fires that destroyed nearly thirteen thousand homes. The fees, spread over two years, are intended to help insurers offset payments made to the state’s FAIR Plan, which was overwhelmed by four billion dollars in losses. Consumer Watchdog has sued Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, arguing the surcharges amount to an illegal bailout and were imposed without proper rulemaking.
LA considers fast-tracking construction of temporary structures for promised ‘no build’ Olympics
Los Angeles City Council wants more oversight over permits for parades
LA County Opens Additional 140 Vote Centers
LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era
School enrollment keeps going down. Here’s what that means for LAUSD funding
LA Council to Study Wage Increases for Construction Workers – possibly up to $32.35 an hour
L.A. City Council awards $17.5M to fast track eight affordable housing projects
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is expected to extend the 10% wildfire-related rent cap while adding a new allowance for Immigration and Customs Enforcement-related displacement, continuing emergency rent control measures first implemented in response to the January 2025 wildfires. The extension of the rent cap addresses ongoing housing displacement challenges facing Los Angeles County residents. The Board’s action reflects continued efforts to protect vulnerable residents from rent gouging during periods of housing crisis and emergency displacement, while also acknowledging the connection between various types of forced displacement including those related to federal immigration enforcement actions. The rent limitation measures represent one component of the County’s broader emergency response to address the housing stability needs of displaced residents while the region continues long-term wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero to retire
California sues Trump administration over suspension of SNAP benefits
Culver City backs plan for 20-minute Westside-to-Valley Metro route
California insurers set to charge homeowners for L.A. County fire costs
Santa Monica City Councilmembers lineup behind City Manager’s revitalization plan
LA to double recycled water capacity at Van Nuys wastewater plant
Port of LA experiences drop in cargo volume in September
California gives Planned Parenthood $140 million boost to keep clinics open
