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George Gascon – Corruption by Any Other Name

October 25, 2023 3:48 pmOctober 25, 2023 3:48 pm

We’ve all heard of tales of corrupt district attorneys. Leander Perez ruled Plaquemines Parish (a parish is what they call a county in Louisiana) with an iron fist and even by Louisiana standards his level of corruption was eye watering....

LA Supes Leave Gascon Alone After Facilitating the Ouster of Elected Sheriff

June 19, 2023 2:36 amJune 19, 2023 2:37 am

Last summer, by a 4 to 1 vote the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors put a county charter amendment on the ballot that would allow them to fire the sheriff despite his being separately elected to run the independent...

LA County Board Of Supervisors Passes Package Of New Firearm Ordinances

February 7, 2023 7:56 pmFebruary 7, 2023 7:56 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed several gun control measures on Tuesday in response to several recent mass shootings in the County including the Monterey Park shooting that left 11 dead last month. Two ordinances are expected to...

Beverly Hills City Council Votes Unanimously to Not Enforce County Mask Mandate

July 26, 2022 12:35 pmJuly 27, 2022 8:18 am

The Beverly Hills City Council voted to not enforce an all but certain return of the Los Angeles County indoor mask mandate on Monday night. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is only a few days away from...

LA Board of Supes Approves Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for Targeted Group

July 29, 2021 2:41 pmJuly 29, 2021 2:41 pm

Los Angeles County became the latest local government in California to institute a guaranteed income pilot program this week, when the LA County Board of Supervisors passed a three year, $541,000 program for 150 residents. According to the motion, which...

LA County Board of Supervisors Passes $5 An Hour ‘Hero Pay’ Increase Proposal

February 25, 2021 2:20 amFebruary 25, 2021 1:48 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday 4-1 to begin instituting a mandatory $5 per hour extra “hero pay” wage addition for food and drug store employees in unincorporated parts of the county. The new mandate, first proposed...

LA County Board of Supervisors Approves $5 An Hour ‘Hero Pay’ Increase Proposal

January 6, 2021 8:20 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:14 am

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for a mandatory pay increase of $5 a hour for food and drug store workers in unincorporated parts of the county. The proposal, co-authored by LA County Supervisors...