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LA Mayor Karen Bass Sued By L.A. Times Over Deleted Text Messages

March 31, 2025 4:40 pmMarch 31, 2025 4:40 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was sued over the weekend by the Los Angeles Times, with the paper claiming that Bass and other officials purposefully withheld and deleted texts and other records during the opening days of the Southern California...

Gavin Newsom Recall Petition Approved For Signature Gathering

March 31, 2025 1:03 pmMarch 31, 2025 1:03 pm

The petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom was approved for signature gathering by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Monday, with Saving California, the group behind the recall effort, saying that petitions are already going out. According to a...

State of California & Los Angeles Budget Deficits: How Can Either Pay For the LA Olympics?

March 27, 2025 2:55 amMarch 27, 2025 2:56 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass traveled to Sacramento Tuesday to ask the California Legislature for $2 billion to cover the budget shortfall in Los Angeles. “What do you say to California taxpayers outside of LA?” Ashley Zavala with KCRA asked....

European Vacations for CA Insurance Commish Ricardo Lara as Insurance Carriers Were Pulling Out of California

March 26, 2025 11:29 amMarch 26, 2025 11:29 am

At least 7 of the largest insurance carriers have pulled out of California entirely or are restricting policies. And California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has largely been a ghost, avoiding media and oversight from the Legislature. It appears that is...

City Of Los Angeles Expected To Make Major Cuts As City Faces A Nearly $1 Billion Budget Deficit

March 20, 2025 1:48 pmMarch 20, 2025 1:48 pm

Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo shocked many on the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday by announcing that the city budget deficit was worse than they thought, coming in at just under $1 billion in the red. In a...

CA Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara: Stabilizing Insurance Market, Overhauling Regulations

March 19, 2025 4:03 pmMarch 20, 2025 8:53 am

In a comprehensive 45 minute presentation to the Assembly Insurance Committee Wednesday, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara gave a thorough rundown of the many issues he and his agency are working on following the wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Los...

Poll Finds Only 19% Of L.A. Residents Think Mayor Bass Did A Good Job Responding to Palisades Fire

March 13, 2025 2:45 amMarch 13, 2025 2:46 am

According to a new UC Berkeley poll released on Wednesday, only 19% of Los Angeles residents think that Mayor Karen Bass did a good job responding to the Palisades fire in January, while a much larger 41% think that she...