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Teamsters Hold LA Rally In Favor Of Local Robotaxi Regulation Bill

February 2, 2024 5:04 pmFebruary 2, 2024 5:04 pm

The Teamsters Union began their campaign in favor of a bill that would allow city and county governments to impose limits and greater regulations on robotaxi services over state organizations on Friday, holding a rally outside of the Los Angeles...

LA DA Gascon’s Improper, Unethical, or Just Plain Stupid Actions Cost Taxpayers Another $5 Million

January 30, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 30, 2024 2:46 am

Maybe there’s a good reason Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has never (as an attorney) set foot in a courtroom – it could be because he always loses. Last week, the LA County Board of Supervisors decided to pay...

LA DA Candidates Q&A, Part Two: Law Enforcement and the Death Penalty

January 29, 2024 7:12 amJanuary 31, 2024 7:22 am

This is part two of a continuing series of questions and answers with the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney. When Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference to announce an inter-agency law enforcement task force to tackle the issue...

About Last Week… ‘Please tread on me’

January 29, 2024 2:37 amJanuary 29, 2024 2:38 am

“Please tread on me.” Maybe the legislature wouldn’t exactly approve that textual change to the state flag – though some legislators might vote for it, considering their private proclivities – but at least it would be honest. There are more...

LA DA Candidates Q&A Part One: Prop. 47 and the Concept of the Misdemeanor

January 28, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 28, 2024 2:31 am

As the Globe has done for a number of other important political races in the past, we asked each of the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney if they wished to take part in a question and answer series on...

Former LA City Councilman Jose Huizar Sentenced To 13 Years In Federal Prison

January 27, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 27, 2024 2:31 am

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar was sentenced to 13 years in Federal prison on Friday on racketeering and tax evasion charges after having plead guilty last year to avoid a February trial. Between 2013 and 2017, Huizar was...

Is LA Voting with its Wallet?

January 26, 2024 7:12 am

George Gascon is the current Los Angeles District Attorney and he is running for re-election. Gascon has the least amount of campaign cash available now, six weeks before the March primary vote. In a field of ten main candidates that...