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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Vetos Police Reform Proposition; Council Upholds Veto

August 1, 2024 10:38 amAugust 1, 2024 10:38 am

The Los Angeles City Council upheld Mayor Karen Bass’ veto of a ballot measure that would have expanded the LAPD Chief’s powers to include firing officers for misconduct, stopping it from reaching voters this November by a single vote. The...

Man Who Broke Into L.A. Mayor’s Home to Receive Probation, Mandatory Drug Treatment

July 25, 2024 2:40 pmJuly 25, 2024 2:40 pm

Ephraim Hunter, the man who broke into the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in April, avoided jail time in his his plea deal on Wednesday, instead receiving two years of probation, three months of drug abuse and mental...

Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Announces Another Run for California Governor

July 23, 2024 12:55 pmJuly 23, 2024 12:55 pm

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on Tuesday that he would be officially running for Governor in 2026. A graduate of UCLA and the People’s College of Law, Villaraigosa was early on a leader of MEChA, a Chicano political...

New Projections Show California Will Get $1.2 Billion In Economic Impacts Through The 2026 World Cup

July 11, 2024 2:30 amJuly 11, 2024 2:31 am

A new estimate by FIFA and the Micronomics Economic Research and Consulting found this week that California is to get a projected $1.2 billion through hosting a handful of matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (FIFA: The Fédération Internationale...

Supreme Court Restores Cities’ Ability to Ban Camping, LA Mayor Refuses

July 9, 2024 3:54 pmJuly 9, 2024 3:54 pm

President Andrew Jackson infamously said in response to a U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling he did not like regarding the sovereignty of Native American Tribes, “the Court has made its decision, now let them enforce it.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass...

LA Homeless Report Finds City Has Been Actively Making People Lose Shelter

July 6, 2024 2:25 amJuly 6, 2024 2:26 am

A new report unveiled at the Los Angeles City Council meeting earlier this week found that the city impounded 555 vehicles in which homeless people lived in while only offering shelter to 186 in the pat two years, going directly...

Bass Ackwards: LA Mayor Wants Another Term

July 5, 2024 8:52 amJuly 5, 2024 8:52 am

Just a few days ago, you may have noticed an odd little ripple in California politics. Or – considering the megaphoney grifty cowardly lunacy taking place in the state house taking place in the state house – you probably didn’t....