Bell council discusses reforms as residents continue angry protests

Confronting a hostile crowd, the Bell City Council met Monday night on whether to roll back property taxes, turn over administration of city elections to Los Angeles County and cut the cost of obtaining public records — the latest potential concessions by leaders of the small, working-class town in the wake of a salary scandal.

By Ruben Vives and Jeff Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times

August 17, 2010