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1 month, 1 week ago

Adrin Nazarian, Heather Hutt claim victory in Los Angeles City Council races

LA Times

Adrin Nazarian claimed victory Tuesday in a race to represent parts of the San Fernando Valley on the Los Angeles City Council, while Heather Hutt held on to the seat she was appointed to in 2022. Hutt led in the District 10 race with 63% of the vote Monday night, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. In the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ysabel Jurado leads Councilmember Kevin de León; Hutt and Nazarian also ahead

LA Times

Ysabel Jurado, running for Los Angeles City Council District 14, dances with supporters at her Election Night Party at block party in Highland Park. Tenants rights attorney Ysabel Jurado opened up a significant lead over Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León on Tuesday in the race to represent an Eastside district, according to early returns. twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Your guide to L.A.’s 10th City Council District race: Hutt vs. Yoo

LA Times

L.A. City Councilmember Heather Hutt is defending her seat in the Nov. 5 election against Grace Yoo, a longtime City Hall critic. Hutt was appointed to represent District 10, which stretches from Koreatown and Mid-City to Leimert Park, by the City Council after then-Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas was removed in the wake of federal corruption charges. I was brought up to …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Is L.A.’s planned ‘sanctuary city’ law languishing?

LA Times

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. In early 2023, three L.A. City Council members gathered outside City Hall to introduce a motion for a new law that would bar city personnel and resources from being used in federal immigration enforcement. L.A.’s “sanctuary city” law — presented by Councilmembers Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martinez …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Endorsement: Heather Hutt for Los Angeles City Council District 10

LA Times

Two years ago, Heather Hutt was appointed to the Los Angeles City Council representing District 10 as an interim replacement for Mark Ridley-Thomas, who had been removed from the council after being indicted on federal corruption charges. Her challenger is Grace Yoo, a trusts and estates lawyer with a history of activism in the district on various issues who has …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: End L.A.’s free meal deliveries? Recipients ‘pray God’s grace and implore City Hall’ to reconsider

LA Times

Leo Del Rosario, 60, is one of many who benefit from the meal program. “I will pray God’s grace, work hard, and implore City Hall” to reconsider, Del Rosario said. “How we take care of our elderly is a reflection of ourselves and our society.” Councilmember Heather Hutt agrees, and said she isn’t ready to give up on extending the …

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7 months ago

Charlise Mutten was shot in the face at point blank range, murder trial told, as grisly new details are revealed of the 'charming, chatty and affectionate' young girl's last moments

Daily Mail

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten was shot in the face by a gun held just a foot away from her, a forensic examiner has told the trial of her stepdad accused of her murder. But just days later, on January 15, Ms Hutt said she heard sirens and saw police cars at Wildenstein, before Stein's mother Annemie appeared and said 'I need …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

What Star Wars creatures teach us about empathy

Salon

In a galaxy far, far, away, amid knights dueling with laser swords and droids spewing blaster fire and fractured galactic alliances, it can be difficult to focus on, well, anything but. In a fictional space realm, the largely unplumbed stories of Star Wars’ creatures give us something real and undeniably affecting to cling to. We’d rotate the DVD copies of …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Disputed campaign mailer causes stir in City Council District 10 race

LA Times

A political mailer that arrived on residents’ doorsteps last month near Baldwin Hills is stirring controversy in the Los Angeles City Council District 10 race and prompted action by the council this week. The City Council approved a motion Wednesday to crack down on fraudulent campaign materials and “deep fakes” after the Baldwin Hills mailer, which appeared to have been …

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1 year, 4 months ago

L.A. might ban cashless businesses. Here’s what’s at stake

LA Times

An increasing number of restaurants in San Francisco did not accept cash until 2019, when the city passed an ordinance requiring them to do so. “Not accepting cash payment in the marketplace systematically excludes segments of the population that are largely low-income people of color,” the motion said. But such businesses exclude certain customers and create an issue of equity, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

On Juneteenth, true freedom on L.A.'s New Orleans Corridor

LA Times

Not long after the murder of George Floyd and the start of the racial reckoning, which has since predictably fizzled, I started collecting T-shirts with pithy sayings about Black power. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dances in a second line down a stretch of Jefferson Boulevard that has been newly christened New Orleans Corridor on Saturday in South L.A. Not …

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1 year, 8 months ago

L.A. on the Record: Effort to recall Councilmember Kevin de León fails

LA Times

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. “Today’s outcome is proof that for my constituents, actions speak louder than words.” Adkins cited a number of reasons for her failed signature gathering effort, saying that she had been threatened, abandoned by her volunteer political strategist and belittled as a “crazy old lady” and “Trumpster.” …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Chris Hipkins | New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, the troubleshooter in Jacinda Arden’s cabinet

The Hindu

The story so far: The new government will be focusing on New Zealand’s “bread and butter issues,” the ruling Labour Party’s new leader Chris Hipkins said in an interview on Monday, January 23, after being chosen as leader by his party. He was sworn in as the country’s new Prime Minister on Wednesday, following the unprecedented resignation of Jacinda Ardern, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Who is Chris Hipkins, the man set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM?

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Labour Party MP Chris Hipkins is currently serving as the education minister, minister of police, and minister for public service. According to Associated Press, the country’s Labour Party announced on Saturday that Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to replace Ardern. The New Zealand government’s official website says Chris Hipkins is “a staunch advocate for the public education system and …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Column: ‘I’m a Black woman, not a pawn.’ The forgotten victim of L.A.’s racist tape scandal

LA Times

Heather Hutt, an interim member of the L.A. City Council for the 10th District, at City Hall in August. “The one who will support us is Heather Hutt,” says Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo. But now, it’s like, ‘Wow.’” :: Angelenos who support appointing Heather Hutt as an interim councilmember attend a City Council meeting in August. “Folks remember …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Heather Hutt is cleared to join the L.A. City Council. But will she stay long?

LA Times

Los Angeles’ 10th City Council District once again has a voting representative at City Hall. The City Council voted 12 to 2 on Friday to make political aide Heather Hutt the interim replacement for indicted Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who is fighting federal corruption charges and was suspended last year. Raman said she pushed back earlier in the week out of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. council fails to pick a replacement for Ridley-Thomas, exposing a divide at City Hall

LA Times

Five L.A. City Council members blocked a vote on a proposal to name Heather Hutt, above, as the interim representative of the 10th District, sending it to a committee for review. Councilwoman-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who defeated Councilman Gil Cedillo in June but won’t be seated until December, also weighed in, saying the choice of an interim council member should not …

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2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. City Council splits on how to fill indicted Councilman Ridley-Thomas’ seat

LA Times

Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas has been suspended since October. Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez on Friday called for a new replacement for indicted Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, days after a judge torpedoed the council’s previous choice. Hutt, who served as a political aide to Vice President Kamala Harris during her time in the U.S. Senate, has spent …

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2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. Councilman Herb Wesson resigns as temporary fill-in for indicted Mark Ridley-Thomas

LA Times

Los Angeles Councilman Herb Wesson, pictured in 2019, issued a letter saying he is resigning from his post as a temporary councilman, effective immediately. Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson resigned from his position as an interim replacement for indicted Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas on Thursday, days after a judge barred him from carrying out his duties at City Hall. Wesson …

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2 years, 5 months ago

City stops paying Wesson’s salary after judge bars him from performing council duties

LA Times

Herb Wesson, shown in 2020, has been temporarily barred from performing L.A. City Council duties as the appointed replacement for suspended Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas. Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin has cut off Councilman Herb Wesson’s pay and benefits after a judge temporarily barred Wesson from performing the duties of his office. On Wednesday, City Council President Nury Martinez appointed …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Ken Hutt set out to paraglide from the top of Mount Everest — he didn't make it, but his message to end polio did

ABC

A Queensland man's quest to become the oldest person to paraglide from the top of Mount Everest has ended in near tragedy. Accompanied by QUT filmmaker Joe Carter, Ken Hutt, 62, set off in April and spent weeks at Base Camp preparing to make the long journey to the pinnacle. However, the glide was not to be — Mr Hutt …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Ken Hutt's death-defying bid to paraglide from Mount Everest summit to be captured on film to help end polio

ABC

Imagine you only had one shot. "It's the ultimate extreme sports film and I only have one go at it," Carter said. "My preparations have been really extreme, because it's so compressed … so every day I've been on Mount Coot-Tha, going up and down, trying to get as many laps in as possible." "I'm not up there to kill …

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2 years, 9 months ago

How Ottawa residents took care of each other when no one else did

Al Jazeera

Ottawa, Canada – Zexi Li says she begged the city for help. “We came together, and we created a weekly schedule – so who would take point cooking every day,” West told Al Jazeera. James Hutt, a local writer and labour organiser, helped organise a rally in mid-February after he said it became clear that “no one was coming to …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Jury awards $36.5M to former Libby miner with lung disease

Associated Press

— A Montana jury has awarded $36.5 million in damages to an Oregon man who suffers from lung disease because of exposure to asbestos while working at a vermiculite mine in Libby, a bellwether case that could affect hundreds of additional claims filed against the company that once provided the mine’s workers’ compensation coverage. Hutt was one of more than …

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Adrin Nazarian, Heather Hutt claim victory in Los Angeles City Council races

Ysabel Jurado leads Councilmember Kevin de León; Hutt and Nazarian also ahead

Your guide to L.A.’s 10th City Council District race: Hutt vs. Yoo

Is L.A.’s planned ‘sanctuary city’ law languishing?

Endorsement: Heather Hutt for Los Angeles City Council District 10

Column: End L.A.’s free meal deliveries? Recipients ‘pray God’s grace and implore City Hall’ to reconsider

Charlise Mutten was shot in the face at point blank range, murder trial told, as grisly new details are revealed of the 'charming, chatty and affectionate' young girl's last moments

What Star Wars creatures teach us about empathy

Disputed campaign mailer causes stir in City Council District 10 race

L.A. might ban cashless businesses. Here’s what’s at stake

On Juneteenth, true freedom on L.A.'s New Orleans Corridor

L.A. on the Record: Effort to recall Councilmember Kevin de León fails

Chris Hipkins | New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, the troubleshooter in Jacinda Arden’s cabinet

Who is Chris Hipkins, the man set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM?

Column: ‘I’m a Black woman, not a pawn.’ The forgotten victim of L.A.’s racist tape scandal

Heather Hutt is cleared to join the L.A. City Council. But will she stay long?

L.A. council fails to pick a replacement for Ridley-Thomas, exposing a divide at City Hall

L.A. City Council splits on how to fill indicted Councilman Ridley-Thomas’ seat

L.A. Councilman Herb Wesson resigns as temporary fill-in for indicted Mark Ridley-Thomas

City stops paying Wesson’s salary after judge bars him from performing council duties

Ken Hutt set out to paraglide from the top of Mount Everest — he didn't make it, but his message to end polio did

Ken Hutt's death-defying bid to paraglide from Mount Everest summit to be captured on film to help end polio

How Ottawa residents took care of each other when no one else did

Jury awards $36.5M to former Libby miner with lung disease