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Former LA Mayor Richard Riordan Dies At Age 92

April 20, 2023 12:45 pmApril 20, 2023 12:45 pm

Los Angeles city officials announced on Thursday that former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan had died late Wednesday. Born in New York City in 1930, Riordan graduated from Princeton University in 1952 with a Bachelor’s Degree and from the University...

LA Mayor Karen Bass Gives State Of The City Address

April 18, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2023 6:23 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gave her first State of the City address on Monday, unveiling her plans for the city for the next year on issues ranging from homelessness to public safety to infrastructure issues. Speaking from LA City...

Newsom Faces Growing Pressure to Choose Black Woman As Replacement for Sen. Feinstein

April 15, 2023 2:30 amApril 15, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom is facing growing pressure from black organizations to select a black woman as the next U.S. Senator from California should Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) resign due to her current health problems. In December 2020, with then-Senator Kamala...

The Failings of LA Mayor Bass’ Inside Safe Homeless Initiative

March 29, 2023 2:30 amMarch 29, 2023 2:31 am

For the last several months, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe Project, a “housing first” homelessness initiative that places many in hotels and motels, has been in operation in LA. While the Globe has reported that many, especially the...

LAUSD, SEIU Reach New Labor Agreement A Day After Three Day Strike

March 25, 2023 2:30 amMarch 25, 2023 7:20 am

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) reached an agreement and a new contract on Friday, ending the nearly year long period of negotiations that also resulted in a three-day strike this week....

LAUSD School Workers Strike Ends With No Deal

March 23, 2023 5:43 pmMarch 23, 2023 5:43 pm

The Los Angeles school workers strike ended on Thursday after three full days of striking, with no deal in place, despite intervention by Mayor Karen Bass. The strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second largest school district...

NED, Karen Bass, and the World

March 4, 2023 9:00 amMarch 4, 2023 9:01 am

Before becoming Los Angeles’ 43rd Mayor, Karen Bass served in the United States Congress. During part of that time, she also served on the board of the National Endowment for Democracy, one of the more controversial “non-governmental organizations” in the...