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This Time, Everything Really Is Racist…and Corrupt…and Head-Spinningly Awful

October 10, 2022 2:43 pmOctober 10, 2022 3:17 pm

Racism, corruption, political scheming, and rank stupidity – just another day at Los Angeles City Hall. The by-now infamous recording of LA Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León (or whatever his legal name is), and president...

Nury Martinez Resigns As LA City Council President Following Audio of Racist Comments

October 10, 2022 2:02 pmOctober 10, 2022 2:02 pm

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned as President of the Council on Monday following the weekend reveal of leaked audio featuring multiple negative racial comments and slurs by Martinez and fellow City Council members Kevin de Leon and...

Two On-The-Fence Congressional Elections In California May Hold Key to GOP Flipping House

October 10, 2022 2:30 amOctober 9, 2022 11:05 am

With only a month to go before the mid-term elections, polls have found that two California congressional districts, the new 22nd and and 27th districts, are currently toss-ups and may play a big part in if the GOP takes control...

Leaked Audio: Latino LA City Council Members Martinez, Cedillo, de León Make Racist Remarks, Mock Council Colleagues

October 9, 2022 9:54 pmOctober 12, 2022 11:11 am

Three Latino members of the Los Angeles City Council and a labor official held a conversation in October 2021 that included racist remarks, derisive statements about their colleagues, the Daily Mail reported. LA Council President Nury Martinez is recorded saying...

San Francisco Office Occupancy Still Under 40% Despite Ending Mask Mandate

October 8, 2022 2:30 amOctober 7, 2022 8:03 pm

According to a new report by the security firm Kastle, San Francisco’s total downtown office occupancy sat at 39% in late September, one of the lowest amounts in the nation despite having seven months since the lifting of mask mandates...

Caruso, Bass Spar In Second Los Angeles Mayoral Debate

October 7, 2022 1:39 pm

The second Los Angeles Mayoral debate featuring candidates Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) and real estate Developer Rick Caruso was held on Thursday night, with both candidates coming out with ferocity over homelessness, housing, crime, and other issues. While most of...

Four Californian Water Agencies Offer Federal Government Massive Colorado River Water Cuts

October 7, 2022 2:30 amOctober 6, 2022 9:50 pm

A group of four California water agencies announced on Wednesday an offer to the federal government to conserve 400,000 acre feet, or 130 billion gallons, of water annually from Lake Mead for the next four years. The announcement from the...