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How being an L.A. City Council member became political poison in year of scandal, voter rage
2 years, 1 month ago

How being an L.A. City Council member became political poison in year of scandal, voter rage

LA Times  

If there was one occupation in L.A. that proved to be radioactive with voters this year, it was Los Angeles City Council member. “At a time when the city is going through great crisis, great division, it’s understandable that the public can get angry at their elected government,” he said while attending O’Farrell’s election night party. “People have put their …

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L.A. voters poised to select new city attorney, controller
2 years, 1 month ago

L.A. voters poised to select new city attorney, controller

LA Times  

Top from left, L.A. city controller candidates Kenneth Mejia and Paul Koretz, and bottom from left, city attorney candidates Faisal Gill and Hydee Feldstein Soto. In the race for city attorney, finance law attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto was leading civil rights attorney Faisal Gill. Feldstein Soto also said tamping down corruption would be a priority if she was elected to …

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Hire officers? Abolish the police? L.A.’s election reveals deep divisions over the LAPD
2 years, 1 month ago

Hire officers? Abolish the police? L.A.’s election reveals deep divisions over the LAPD

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and his opponent, Hugo Soto-Martinez, have sharply different views on police spending. O’Farrell also noted that Soto-Martinez listed himself as an abolitionist, someone who favors “abolition of police and the prison industrial complex,” on a questionnaire submitted to the L.A. chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. “That is naive and it’s dangerous.” O’Farrell, …

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Fixing City Hall survey: Who supports a larger City Council?
2 years, 1 month ago

Fixing City Hall survey: Who supports a larger City Council?

LA Times  

Do you support putting a measure on the ballot to enlarge the City Council? Paul Koretz, candidate for city controller and councilmember for the 5th district: Yes Enlarging the council membership will allow elected leaders to better serve their constituents. Kenneth Mejia, candidate for city controller: Yes A city of 4 million people cannot be adequately represented by 15 council …

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Former L.A. controller Laura Chick blasts candidate Kenneth Mejia as an ‘extremist’
2 years, 3 months ago

Former L.A. controller Laura Chick blasts candidate Kenneth Mejia as an ‘extremist’

LA Times  

Laura Chick, who served as L.A. city controller from 2001 to 2009, issued a broadside against Kenneth Mejia, who’s running for her old job, calling him “erratic” and “extreme.” Former Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick waded into the Nov. 8 race for her old job on Tuesday, issuing an open letter that accused candidate Kenneth Mejia of being an …

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He called Biden a rapist. Now his deleted tweets are shaking up the city controller’s race
2 years, 8 months ago

He called Biden a rapist. Now his deleted tweets are shaking up the city controller’s race

LA Times  

Two years ago, certified public accountant Kenneth Mejia was an activist with a lot to say about the presidential campaign, especially then-Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden. On Twitter, he used the hashtag #joebidenisaracist and said his party would save the planet from “corporate loving rapists like Trump and Biden.” “I can’t waste my vote this year voting for Joe Biden …

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City controller calls for fixes to L.A.’s sidewalk repair program
3 years, 1 month ago

City controller calls for fixes to L.A.’s sidewalk repair program

LA Times  

A buckled sidewalk in need of repair on Griffith Park Boulevard in the Silver Lake neighborhood. Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin called Wednesday for a citywide assessment of broken and buckled sidewalks, saying city workers are still struggling to make headway on repairs that are required as part of a major legal settlement. The controller’s audit comes more than …

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