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As she pushes for new homeless housing, Yaroslavsky shifts gears on no-camping zones
1 year, 4 months ago

As she pushes for new homeless housing, Yaroslavsky shifts gears on no-camping zones

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. Six months ago, Los Angeles City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky took a firm stand on the city’s law regulating homeless encampments, saying she would not support the creation of any new no-camping zones until she had received a written report analyzing the law’s effectiveness. Yaroslavsky promised to …

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Caruso donated to politicians opposing abortion in the past. Will that matter to L.A. voters?
2 years, 7 months ago

Caruso donated to politicians opposing abortion in the past. Will that matter to L.A. voters?

LA Times  

Abortion became an unlikely issue in the Los Angeles mayor’s race this week after a draft opinion published Monday by Politico appeared to show that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade. The story paraphrased Caruso’s views on the subject, based on interviews with him: “He says he opposes abortion in most cases but would support some …

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Rivals take aim at Caruso (and his yacht) in his first mayoral debate
2 years, 9 months ago

Rivals take aim at Caruso (and his yacht) in his first mayoral debate

LA Times  

Rick Caruso rebuts a point during the mayoral debate with Joe Buscaino, Kevin de León, Karen Bass and Mike Feuer on Tuesday night at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. “And they shouldn’t be denigrated for that.” De León was more blunt, saying he had worked on fighting climate change in Sacramento and on finding housing for homeless people in L.A., building up …

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L.A. on the Record: The mayor’s race is 108 days out
2 years, 10 months ago

L.A. on the Record: The mayor’s race is 108 days out

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to the first edition of L.A. on the Record — our new local elections newsletter. Buscaino campaign strategist Michael Trujillo sounded unconcerned about Caruso’s vast wealth, referring to the developer as the “poor man’s Michael Bloomberg,” the New York billionaire who entered the 2020 presidential race with great fanfare and quickly flamed out. — A candidate …

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Rick Caruso has entered the mayor’s race. Will L.A. elect a billionaire?
2 years, 10 months ago

Rick Caruso has entered the mayor’s race. Will L.A. elect a billionaire?

LA Times  

Rick Caruso meets with the press Friday after filing paperwork to run for mayor of Los Angeles. Among other factors, Diaz cited the success of recent ballot measures related to housing and criminal justice reform that she said showed a preference for data-backed policy interventions aimed at root causes, rather than “penalizing people and going back to a ‘broken windows’ …

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Kevin de León, working to clear encampments, wages an escalating fight with activists
2 years, 11 months ago

Kevin de León, working to clear encampments, wages an escalating fight with activists

LA Times  

L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León says the city moved more than 90 homeless people off the sidewalks near El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, home to Olvera Street. Rep. Karen Bass unveiled her plan last week for removing street encampments, which says the city cannot tolerate “open air drug trafficking” and violence that’s “hidden behind tents.” Last week, …

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L.A. Council reshuffles leadership team, giving Mitch O’Farrell its No. 2 post
3 years, 2 months ago

L.A. Council reshuffles leadership team, giving Mitch O’Farrell its No. 2 post

LA Times  

The Los Angeles City Council voted to install Mitch O’Farrell in the council’s No. 2 leadership post The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to put Councilman Mitch O’Farrell in its No. The council voted 10 to 0 to remove Councilman Joe Buscaino as president pro tempore and replace him with O’Farrell, whose district includes Echo Park, Hollywood and Atwater …

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L.A.’s mayoral election is months away. But some are already unhappy with the choices
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A.’s mayoral election is months away. But some are already unhappy with the choices

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Atty. Meanwhile, on the city’s Eastside, neighborhood volunteer Genny Guerrero said she is disappointed with the lack of top-tier Latino and Latina candidates — and hopes De León will jump into the race. Karl Thurmond, who chairs Feuer’s campaign, said the city attorney “welcomes a spirited debate among a broad and diverse array of candidates.” Thurmond said …

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