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Former LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Challenges Guilty Verdict

June 27, 2023 2:30 amJune 27, 2023 2:31 am

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was found guilty of seven counts earlier this year, challenged the jury’s guilty verdict on Monday, demanding that the guilty verdict be vacated for a new trial or that he be acquitted...

Former LA City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Found Guilty In USC Corrpution Case

March 30, 2023 5:40 pmMarch 30, 2023 5:41 pm

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty in the USC corruption case on Thursday, with the jury convicting him of one count of bribery, one count of bribery, one count of mail fraud, and four counts of...

UC Board Of Regents Votes 11-5 To Allow UCLA To Move To Big 10 Conference In 2024

December 15, 2022 3:10 pm

The University of California Board of Regents voted 11-5 on Wednesday to allow UCLA to move to the Big Ten athletic conference, causing huge changes ahead in both California and across the college athletics landscape. The switch dates back to...

From A ‘For Sure Victory’ To ‘The Tightest LA Mayoral Race In Years’

October 25, 2022 2:30 amOctober 25, 2022 6:50 am

For Karen Bass and her supporters, the 2022 Los Angeles Mayoral race wasn’t supposed to be like this. Back in September 2021, when Bass first entered the race 14 months ahead of election day, she came in knowing that there...

Caruso, Bass Square Off in Los Angeles Mayoral Debate

September 22, 2022 12:36 pm

The two candidates in the Los Angeles Mayoral race, real estate developer Rick Caruso and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA), squared off in a debate Wednesday night in LA that focused largely on crime and homelessness. While the debate was civil...

Former USC Dean to Plead Guilty to Bribery

September 19, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 19, 2022 2:17 pm

In the interest of full disclosure, I married into a (huge) family of UCLA Bruin alumni. I learned quickly (it was included in my wedding vows) that the University of Southern California (USC) was the ugly enemy and any mention...

Karen Bass Faces Increased Pressure, Voter Doubt Week Before LA Mayoral Debate

September 15, 2022 5:18 amSeptember 15, 2022 8:49 am

Only a week before the first LA Mayoral Debate, Congresswoman and LA Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass is facing increased scrutiny following numerous scandals and issues that have popped up this month. Between the close primary vote in June and late...