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Joshua Tree Saloon Super Groovy Tuesday

November 7, 2018 10:20 amNovember 7, 2018 10:33 am

JOSHUA TREE—Thanks to local musician and Open Mic Night host Teddy Quinn, Joshua Tree has a place to celebrate or mourn election results as a community. Quinn remembers the year the event at the Joshua Tree Saloon became a gathering...

California’s Democratic Party headquarters Undergoes Evacuation After Receiving Suspicious Package

October 31, 2018 4:48 pm

The California Democratic Party headquarters has been evacuated this afternoon after a “top priority” suspicious package was received by the facility. Though staffers employed at the headquarter office have since returned to work and everyone is safe, this was not...

City of San Francisco Under Heavy Fire as Undocumented Immigrants Begin to Cast Votes

October 24, 2018 12:02 pm

As November’s local, state, and federal elections draw nearer, thousands of people are beginning to cast their votes. Despite this relatively normal practice, the city of San Francisco has attracted the eye of national media and substantial controversy. Two years...

Garcetti Goes Full-On Identity Pol on Sunday TV

October 24, 2018 11:00 amOctober 24, 2018 10:56 am

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said yesterday that Democrats should appeal to Latino voters by putting more Latino candidates on the ballot. This call for hardcore identity politics might strike some as self-serving since Garcetti, both Jewish and Mexican-American, is...

Congresswoman Claims Challenger has Plan to Abolish ICE

October 22, 2018 1:36 pm

In her most recent campaign move, U.S. Congressional incumbent Mimi Walters (R-Orange County) has sharply criticized challenger Katie Porter for her supposed plan to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, better known as ICE. Coming in the form of a...

Venice Residents Bash Representative Over Homeless Shelter

October 18, 2018 5:30 pmOctober 19, 2018 12:03 pm

While defending a contentious proposal to build a homeless shelter in Venice California earlier today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilman Mike Bonin and Police Chief Michel Moore braced for an ugly town hall. The packed elementary school auditorium mostly...

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Endorses Proposition 4

October 16, 2018 5:23 pmOctober 16, 2018 5:27 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his support for Proposition 4 today during a morning press conference stating the importance of voting ‘yes’. The Mayor made the announcement this with the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) President & CEO Paul...