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Editorial: This election showed L.A. voters are fed up with City Hall corruption and scandal
1 month, 1 week ago

Editorial: This election showed L.A. voters are fed up with City Hall corruption and scandal

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León speaks to supporters as election results are seen on a screen behind him last week. Two years after the leaked audio scandal rocked Los Angeles City Hall, voters finally had their say in this election. Voters overwhelmingly backed charter changes designed to curb elected officials’ political power by creating an independent redistricting commission …

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Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event

LA Times  

“Nervous.” “Emotional.” “Worried.” “Insecure.” Los Angeles-area voters were feeling much like the rest of the country as election day dawned. “That’s a hell no for me,” said Koryn Frye-Fuentes, 30, widening her eyes for emphasis as she panned Proposition 36 outside her polling place at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Incarceration “doesn’t help people with drug addiction.” The proposition, backed …

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Column: The real problem with L.A. Latino politics isn’t City Council boundaries
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: The real problem with L.A. Latino politics isn’t City Council boundaries

LA Times  

Los Angeles Councilmember Kevin de León and then-Council President Nury Martinez confer at a City Council meeting on Oct. 4, 2022. It’s been nearly two years since a secretly recorded conversation featuring Los Angeles political heavyweights rocked City Hall — and really, what has changed? But Gil Cedillo — who claimed on the recording that the three City Council districts …

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Endorsement: Ysabel Jurado for Los Angeles City Council District 14
3 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: Ysabel Jurado for Los Angeles City Council District 14

LA Times  

Voters in City Council District 14, which includes downtown, Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock and other communities on L.A.’s eastern flank, have a stark choice on Nov. 5. Jurado’s strong performance over better-known and better-funded politicians speaks to both her strength as a grassroots organizer and the community’s desire for a council representative who can restore trust and address an array …

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Ethics reform measure will go to L.A. voters. Critics say it’s watered down
7 months, 1 week ago

Ethics reform measure will go to L.A. voters. Critics say it’s watered down

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian called the ethics ballot measure passed by the council a “huge step forward” in reforming city government. The ballot measure passed unanimously by the council on Tuesday would increase penalties for violations of the city ethics code to $15,000 from $5,000. California Common Cause, a good-government group, called the measure “disheartening.” “The Los …

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Tenant rights lawyer Ysabel Jurado will face Councilmember Kevin de León in runoff
9 months, 1 week ago

Tenant rights lawyer Ysabel Jurado will face Councilmember Kevin de León in runoff

LA Times  

Ysabel Jurado, a candidate for City Council, talks with volunteers before heading out to contact voters in January. Los Angeles City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado didn’t have any big-money backers spending lavishly on her behalf. “Everything involved in building this campaign has been an uphill battle.” By Thursday, Jurado had 24.5% of the vote, compared with 23.4% for De León …

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Nithya Raman, Kevin De León got more homeless people off the street. Will that sway voters?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nithya Raman, Kevin De León got more homeless people off the street. Will that sway voters?

LA Times  

Incumbent Los Angeles City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Nithya Raman have had success in getting homeless people off the street in their districts. Raman, who chairs the council’s homelessness committee, said the work by her team shows that the city “can actually address street homelessness, which is what most Angelenos are concerned about, far more effectively than we have …

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De León and other council members tussle on redistricting
1 year, 10 months ago

De León and other council members tussle on redistricting

LA Times  

Then-mayoral candidate Kevin De León, with state Sen. María Elena Durazo, talks with campaign volunteers at his campaign headquarters in Los Angeles in 2022. The sparring came as the council considered opposing a proposed state law introduced by state Sen. María Elena Durazo and a coalition of L.A.-area lawmakers that could force the city to establish an independent redistricting commission. …

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Column: George Santos is trying to pull a De León. Will either of them get away with it?
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: George Santos is trying to pull a De León. Will either of them get away with it?

LA Times  

It was highly amusing to watch then-Congressman-elect George Santos ducking and weaving to avoid the media scrum on his first day on Capitol Hill. “Why did you lie on your resume?” Santos wouldn’t make eye contact but walked on, stone faced, often talking into his phone, although I doubt anyone was on the other end. It’s not that different from …

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Editorial: Five reasons to sign the Kevin de León recall petition
2 years ago

Editorial: Five reasons to sign the Kevin de León recall petition

LA Times  

It’s been two months since Kevin de León was among the Los Angeles City Council members caught on a leaked audio recording making racist, divisive comments about colleagues and constituents while scheming to manipulate redistricting to benefit themselves and their allies. It’s hard to take De León seriously when he makes excuses for and tries to minimize his part in …

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Recall effort against L.A. Councilman Kevin de León is cleared to gather signatures
2 years ago

Recall effort against L.A. Councilman Kevin de León is cleared to gather signatures

LA Times  

Councilmember Kevin de León, right, sits in Los Angeles City Council chambers Oct. 11, the last council meeting he has attended in the wake of a leaked audio recording of a 2021 conversation that involved racist comments and attempts to manipulate the redistricting process. A recall petition against City Councilmember Kevin de León was approved by the Los Angeles city …

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Organizers launch bid to recall embattled L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León
2 years, 1 month ago

Organizers launch bid to recall embattled L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León

LA Times  

Amid widespread calls for the embattled politician’s resignation, five constituents filed initial paperwork Thursday to recall Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León. “He will keep moving forward important projects and issues that threaten the communities and the lives of his constituents.” Eagle Rock resident Pauline Adkins, the recall group’s representative, initiated three attempts to recall De León prior to …

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Racist leaked audio. Corruption. City Hall in chaos. L.A. politics faces a perilous moment
2 years, 2 months ago

Racist leaked audio. Corruption. City Hall in chaos. L.A. politics faces a perilous moment

LA Times  

The scandal engulfing Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez comes at a volatile time in city politics, with a consequential election just weeks away. Yet another scandal burst into public view over the weekend when the release of a secret audio recording revealed a closed-door meeting in which the City Council president, two of her colleagues and the county’s top …

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Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November
2 years, 5 months ago

Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November

LA Times  

L.A. mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass speaks during a July 18 town hall with the immigrant rights group CHIRLA, which has endorsed her. “Community, door-to-door contact is way more effective.” In L.A. precincts with populations that are at least 80% Latino, Caruso got 34% of the vote in the primary, and Bass 27%, according to the Times analysis. De León, …

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Bass slightly ahead of Caruso in new poll, both appear headed for mayoral runoff
2 years, 6 months ago

Bass slightly ahead of Caruso in new poll, both appear headed for mayoral runoff

LA Times  

Days before Los Angeles’ first open mayoral primary in nearly a decade, Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer, appear headed toward a November runoff, with Bass building a small edge as the campaign moves toward a close. Bass is benefiting from strong support among women, who make up a majority of the voters likely to cast ballots, …

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Rick Caruso could soon be L.A. mayor. But he’s got no climate plan
2 years, 6 months ago

Rick Caruso could soon be L.A. mayor. But he’s got no climate plan

LA Times  

This is the May 26, 2022, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Instead, his campaign sent a written statement in which he pledged to release a “comprehensive” climate plan “in the coming weeks.” Five weeks later — with 12 days until voting ends — he still hasn’t. …

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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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A climate voter’s guide to the L.A. mayoral election
2 years, 8 months ago

A climate voter’s guide to the L.A. mayoral election

LA Times  

This is the April 21, 2022, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Asked how she’ll get the city to 100% clean power — feasible or not, it’s a big lift — Bass didn’t have much to say, pledging to “leverage public dollars” and create green jobs. Asked …

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Karen Bass and Rick Caruso in dead heat, Los Angeles mayoral poll finds
2 years, 8 months ago

Karen Bass and Rick Caruso in dead heat, Los Angeles mayoral poll finds

LA Times  

Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso, seen here during the recent mayoral debate, are currently on track for a November runoff. If the primary were today, Caruso, with backing from 24% of likely voters, and Bass, with 23%, would move to the November runoff, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- A contest …

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Latino voters can’t be ignored. L.A. mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes
2 years, 9 months ago

Latino voters can’t be ignored. L.A. mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León, who is running for mayor, greets constituents at the grand opening of his campaign headquarters on March 12. Los Angeles mayoral candidates City Councilman Kevin de León and Rep. Karen Bass embrace as they wrap up a debate last month at Loyola Marymount University. Although City Councilman Kevin de León’s background is an …

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Karen Bass takes early lead in L.A. mayor’s race, poll finds
2 years, 10 months ago

Karen Bass takes early lead in L.A. mayor’s race, poll finds

LA Times  

Rep. Karen Bass in Pan Pacific Park on Feb. 12 is surrounded by constituents and volunteers collecting signatures to assure she gets on the mayoral primary ballot in June. None of the other candidates have support above the single-digit level, and a large majority of likely voters said they didn’t know enough about them to have a favorable or unfavorable …

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L.A.’s mayoral candidates agree homeless encampments need to go. The question is how
3 years ago

L.A.’s mayoral candidates agree homeless encampments need to go. The question is how

LA Times  

Facing an enormous public outcry to solve homelessness in Los Angeles, nearly all of the leading candidates for mayor in 2022 agree on at least one thing: The problem of thousands of people sleeping in tents and RVs across the city is a crisis deserving of a disaster-level response. They said the city also needs to continue building permanent housing …

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Momentous mayor’s race will be a pitched battle over how to fix L.A.’s ills
3 years, 2 months ago

Momentous mayor’s race will be a pitched battle over how to fix L.A.’s ills

LA Times  

The race to succeed Eric Garcetti as L.A. mayor is heating up, with Rep. Karen Bass set to join a field of candidates that includes Councilmen Kevin de León and Joe Buscaino and City Atty. Courtni Pugh, De León’s strategist, said she is reluctant to draw comparisons to New York’s election, since that city used a “ranked choice” voting system. …

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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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