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 …
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 …
— 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 …