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LAPD HQ Phones Down: System Upgrade Went Awry

April 10, 2024 2:51 pmApril 10, 2024 2:51 pm

Who ya’ gonna call? Phones Busted! The landline telephones at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters have been down for more than a week, inconveniencing hundreds of employees and city residents. The 911 system and all of the individual stations...

Official Recount Following Tie in 16th House Race Between Second Place Candidates

April 10, 2024 1:54 pmApril 10, 2024 1:54 pm

Santa Clara County elections officials announced late on Tuesday that a recount would be initiated for the 16th House District primary election following a shock tie for two candidates in second place being made official last week. The current tie...

Los Angeles County Storm Water Tax – Foresight or Folly?

April 10, 2024 7:00 amApril 10, 2024 7:00 am

After several years of effort, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors placed a storm water tax measure on the November ballot in 2018. Dubbed Measure W, it placed a 2.5 cent per square foot of impermeable surface on commercial...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco – A Better City Without Peskin

April 10, 2024 7:00 amApril 10, 2024 8:17 pm

San Francisco offers observers a continuous parade of circus side-show-worthy, screw-loose candidates for office. And every election day, at least one actually wins. Yes, it’s embarrassing – and then the city has to listen to the blabbering, grandstanding, droning-on, manufactured...

San Diego County GOP Ousts Chairwoman Paula Whitsell Over Endorsement Controversy

April 9, 2024 6:50 pmApril 9, 2024 6:50 pm

The San Diego County Republican Party announced on Tuesday that Chairwoman Paula Whitsell was ousted Monday night in favor of brewery owner and former Congressional candidate Corey Gustafson. Whitsell attempted to change the party’s endorsement of Andrew Hayes in the...

Ramirez, McKinney Endorse Nathan Hochman …And Not Their Boss DA George Gascon

April 9, 2024 1:25 pmApril 9, 2024 1:25 pm

A pair of Los Angeles deputy district attorneys who ran for the top job in the March primary are now backing their boss’s challenger in the November vote. Deputy District Attorneys John McKinney and Maria Ramirez announced this week that...

Katie Porter’s Senate bid is over — But Her Fundraising PAC is Busy

April 9, 2024 12:41 pmApril 9, 2024 12:41 pm

Last month, the Globe looked into current lame duck Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) as to what her political future will be in the near future. Over the last few days, Porter has revealed what her plans are. Things have not...