L.A. City Council Approves Ban on Use of Racial, Gender Slurs at Public Meetings

LA City Council bans N-word and C-word at meetings

LOS ANGELES — Speakers at Los Angeles City Council meetings will be banned from using the N-word and the C-word, the council decided Wednesday.

LA Councilmembers Unanimously Vote to Ban Hate Speech During Council Meetings

The Los Angeles City Council approved new rules Wednesday banning speakers from using a racial slur and an obscene term for a woman during council and committee meetings. In a 14-0 vote, council members finalized a proposal introduced by Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson earlier this year to curtail such language. Councilman Bob Blumenfield was absent during the vote. In recent years, the City Council and its committees have been plagued…

L.A. City Council approves ban on use of racial, gender slurs at public meetings

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a new rule prohibiting public speakers from using the N-word and C-word, including any variations, during council and committee meetings. The measure aims to reduce disruption and maintain a respectful environment during public comment, coming in response to ongoing concerns about offensive language disrupting public proceedings. If a speaker uses either word or its variations, the presiding officer or C…

L.A. Council approves new rules banning epithets from municipal meetings

The Los Angeles City Council approved new rules Wednesday banning speakers from using a racial slur and an obscene term for a woman during council and committee meetings.

L.A. City Council bans N-word and C-word at meetings

The ban comes after years of tirades by a few speakers who attack officials’ weight, sexual orientation or gender and who sometimes use racial slurs.

L.A. City Council bans N-word and C-word from public meetings

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