John Ferraro Council Chamber

2009 | BEST POLITICAL-OBSERVATION PERCH

L.A. City Council meetings will either enrage you or increase your trust in politicians (though we doubt that), but they're nothing if not entertaining, as the council chronically tries to cut, censor and shush the "public-comment" period. Led by City Council President Eric Garcetti -- the young, ever-smiling Golden Boy with an Ivy League education -- these often bizarrely comedic meetings take place in a one-of-a-kind, high-ceilinged venue: the ornate John Ferraro Council Chamber.... More »