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Ramirez, McKinney Endorse Nathan Hochman …And Not Their Boss DA George Gascon

April 9, 2024 1:25 pmApril 9, 2024 1:25 pm

A pair of Los Angeles deputy district attorneys who ran for the top job in the March primary are now backing their boss’s challenger in the November vote. Deputy District Attorneys John McKinney and Maria Ramirez announced this week that...

Compton Announces Launch Of Privately-Funded Universal Income Program

October 20, 2020 5:29 pm

On Monday, Compton Mayor Aja Brown announced in a statement that the city will be launching a universal income pilot program for 800 low-income residents. In the announcement, Mayor Brown said that the program, called the Compton Pledge, would begin...

California Cities in Critical Condition

March 18, 2020 2:21 amMarch 17, 2020 9:09 pm

The recent and long overdue correction in the stock market, triggered by a global pandemic paralyzing huge segments of the U.S. and global economy, will cause sales tax revenues to crater for as long as “social distancing” mandates remain in...

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Sen. John Moorlach’s 2019 Financial Soundness Rankings for California’s 482 Cities

January 6, 2020 6:47 amJanuary 6, 2020 5:18 pm

Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) just released his new report on the finances of the state’s 482 cities. Gird your loins for more generally bad news – only 43 percent were in positive territory for 2018, down from 46 percent...