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2022 LA Mayoral Election: Caruso, Bass, and the Mad Dash to June

May 3, 2022 2:44 amMay 3, 2022 6:15 am

In recent weeks, the LA Mayoral race has continued to slow down with lines between all the candidates solidifying their support. Longtime frontrunner Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) has kept up her base support of her Congressional district constituents, as well...

Mike Fong Sworn In As Newest California Assemblyman

February 23, 2022 2:30 amFebruary 22, 2022 9:04 pm

Los Angeles Community College Board Trustee and City of Alhambra Transportation Commission Member Mike Fong was sworn in as the newest member of the California State Assembly on Tuesday. Newly-elected Assemblyman Fong (D-Alhambra), a graduate of UCLA and CSU Northridge,...

Recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom Effort Qualifies for Ballot

April 26, 2021 5:22 pmApril 28, 2021 6:19 am

The recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom was confirmed on Monday following the Secretary of State’s office updating their validated signatures in the recall effort to be 1,626,042, well above the 1.495 million needed. While previous efforts in 2019 and...

Prop 15 Officially Defeated, 1978 ‘Tax Revolt’ Law Preserved

November 12, 2020 6:13 pm

Late on Wednesday, Proposition 15, which would have allowed tax reassessments on commercial and industrial properties every 3 years rather than being based on the purchase price plus 2% each year, was defeated after a final statewide vote tally. After...

Gavin’s Choice: The Leading Candidates To Replace Senator Harris

October 10, 2020 8:13 amOctober 12, 2020 11:19 am

In November, should Joe Biden win and become president, Senator Kamala Harris will be Vice President, and moving into the Naval Observatory, one heartbeat away from the presidency, and giving up her Senate seat. Only one man will decide who...

Feliz Navidad for Ex-Con Esteban Nunez

December 16, 2019 11:28 amDecember 17, 2019 10:22 am

The non-profit #cut50 bills itself as “a bipartisan effort to cut crime and incarceration across all 50 states.” The California State Policy Director for #cut50 is Esteban Nunez, working to “change the narrative of what it means to be formerly...

Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson Announces That He Will Step Down In January

November 29, 2019 2:15 amNovember 28, 2019 10:17 pm

Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson announced this week that he would be leaving his council presidency in January. He is leaving to focus on his Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors campaign, but will continue to serve as...