Hugo Soto-Martinez – California Globe

LA City Council Socialists Launch Bid to Give Noncitizens Full Voting Rights in Local Elections

April 30, 2026 10:53 amApril 30, 2026 10:57 am

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez (CD 13) and Ysabel Jurado (CD 14) have introduced a proposal that would ask voters to greenlight noncitizen voting in city elections — including races for mayor, City Council seats, and Los Angeles Board...

Mayor Bass Calls for Resignation of 2028 Olympics Chairman Over Epstein-Related Emails

February 18, 2026 12:45 pmFebruary 18, 2026 12:53 pm

The Epstein files have rocked the LA 2028 Olympics (LA28). Fresh documents from the Department of Justice’s massive release of Jeffrey Epstein files have thrust the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee into the center of a...

DSA’s Socialist Takeover Plot for Los Angeles: Seizing Homes, Defunding Cops, and Turning the City into a Marxist Experiment

February 9, 2026 12:53 pmFebruary 9, 2026 1:07 pm

In what can only be described as a chilling blueprint for economic destruction and social chaos (see below), the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Los Angeles chapter has released a 40-page, 9,000-word manifesto that lays out an aggressive, six-to-eight-year plan...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Responds to Federal Lawsuit Against Citywide Sanctuary Policy

July 2, 2025 2:45 amJuly 2, 2025 2:46 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass responded on Tuesday against a federal lawsuit that challenges the city over it’s sanctuary policies, with Mayor Bass directly stating that it is part of an “all out assault” against L.A. The lawsuit, United States...

LA City Council Votes 12-3 to Give Hotel, Airport Workers $30/Hour Minimum Wage by 2028

May 15, 2025 1:51 pmMay 15, 2025 1:51 pm

In a 12-3 vote on Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a minimum wage hike for airport and hotel workers, with the goal of it reaching $30 an hour by 2028 in time for the Olympics. According to the...

Los Angeles City Council Passes Sanctuary City Ordinance

November 20, 2024 1:35 pmNovember 20, 2024 1:36 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously late on Tuesday to pass a sanctuary city ordinance, officially barring city resources from being used for immigration enforcement, and stopping law enforcement in the city from assisting immigration authorities such as ICE....

Support For, Opposition Against Los Angeles’ Proposed Cashless Store Ban Grows

April 30, 2024 7:34 pmApril 30, 2024 7:34 pm

Three Los Angeles City Council members backed a motion on Tuesday that would ban cashless businesses in Los Angeles, arguing that many residents don’t have bank accounts and that digital transactions could be easily traced by people after those who...