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The Latin Grammys turn 25 this year. Here’s how to watch
1 month, 4 weeks ago

The Latin Grammys turn 25 this year. Here’s how to watch

LA Times  

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Latin Grammys. The 25th annual Latin Grammys can be livestreamed on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning at 8 p.m. at the following sites: What is the Latin Grammy Premiere? “With an amazing lineup of performers, we will reveal the winners in 50 of 58 Latin Grammy categories, showcasing the diversity of our community …

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Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event
2 months 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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Seeking a Democratic comeback, Kevin de León attends Biden fundraiser
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Seeking a Democratic comeback, Kevin de León attends Biden fundraiser

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Counciman Kevin de León, seen in September, is seeking reelection after Democratic leaders called for him to resign for his part in a racist recording. Along with the dignitaries attending President Biden’s star-studded fundraiser at Peacock Theater on Saturday night was the man Biden had urged to resign from the Los Angeles City Council: Kevin de León. …

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Biden, Obama raise more than $30 million at glitzy L.A. event
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden, Obama raise more than $30 million at glitzy L.A. event

LA Times  

President Biden speaks with former President Obama during Saturday night’s fundraiser. “We’re trying to give ordinary people a chance, just a chance.” Obama added that Biden had built upon their policies when he was president and Biden was vice president, such as expanding access to the Affordable Care Act and increasing funding for efforts to stop climate change. “One of …

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Lawsuit against Kevin de León could be dismissed next month, judge rules
8 months, 1 week ago

Lawsuit against Kevin de León could be dismissed next month, judge rules

LA Times  

A lawsuit brought by an activist against Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León over a scuffle at a holiday toy giveaway in 2022 could be dismissed as early as next month. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lynne Hobbs ruled during a hearing last week that the activist, Jason Reedy, had waited too long to file the lawsuit against the …

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Call them super progressives: L.A.’s political left looks to expand its power at City Hall
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Call them super progressives: L.A.’s political left looks to expand its power at City Hall

LA Times  

You might call them political progressives. Julio Marcial, senior vice president of the nonprofit Liberty Hill Foundation, said that expanding the council’s super-progressive bloc would ensure that City Hall has a “real, honest conversation” about strategies for community safety. In first place is former State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, a onetime Krekorian aide who describes himself as a “pragmatic progressive.” Los …

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Activist sues L.A. over fight with Kevin de León, saying toy giveaway needed more security
1 year, 2 months ago

Activist sues L.A. over fight with Kevin de León, saying toy giveaway needed more security

LA Times  

Activist Jason Reedy testifies on Dec. 9, 2022, at Los Angeles City Hall, hours before he and Councilmember Kevin de León got into a physical altercation at a holiday toy giveaway. An anti-police activist who was involved in a physical altercation with Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin De León at a holiday toy giveaway has filed a lawsuit against De …

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Kevin de León says he deserves another chance. Critics say he’s ‘gaslighting’ L.A.
1 year, 3 months ago

Kevin de León says he deserves another chance. Critics say he’s ‘gaslighting’ L.A.

LA Times  

The crowd applauded the moment Kevin de León walked up. “We decided that we were going to show him what 25 Black people yelling sounded like,” said Abdullah, who estimated that on one night, the crowd near De León’s home reached 700. “This community deserves that.” :: Councilmember Kevin de León, standing in the council chamber last month, said he …

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Kevin de León and activist won’t be charged over their fight. Here’s why neither is happy
1 year, 5 months ago

Kevin de León and activist won’t be charged over their fight. Here’s why neither is happy

LA Times  

The L.A. city attorney’s office has announced that no charges will be filed against L.A. City Councilman Kevin de León, shown, and an activist after the two got into a caught-on-video kerfuffle with each other last year. Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León and the activist with whom he got into a physical altercation late last year both criticized …

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Column: Mayor Karen Bass wants Angelenos to ‘believe again.’ Black women already do
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Mayor Karen Bass wants Angelenos to ‘believe again.’ Black women already do

LA Times  

No mayor comes into office without expectations. But there are special, additional expectations that also come along with being a first, as Mayor Karen Bass is as the first Black woman to lead Los Angeles. The poem delivered so beautifully by former National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman — another Black woman who opened by saying, “This is the way …

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‘Little kids were starting to cry’: Inside the Kevin de León fight at Christmas gift giveaway
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Little kids were starting to cry’: Inside the Kevin de León fight at Christmas gift giveaway

LA Times  

The fight between embattled Councilman Kevin de León and an activist Friday night has heightened the simmering tensions in L.A. politics over the leak of racist audio that has rocked City Hall. Alan Ochoa, 36, was DJing the event when he said about five people walked in and started shouting “you’re a racist” at De León. In a statement, De …

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Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors
2 years, 1 month ago

Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Matt Damon playfully teased his friend George Clooney — a lot — while Sheryl Crow delivered a heartfelt rendition of “Baby Baby” to Amy Grant during Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors. Knight — usually with her backup singers, The Pips — has recorded dozens of albums with such classic …

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Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors
2 years, 1 month ago

Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Matt Damon playfully teased his friend George Clooney — a lot — while Sheryl Crow delivered a heartfelt rendition of “Baby Baby” to Amy Grant during Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors. Knight — usually with her backup singers, The Pips — has recorded dozens of albums with such classic …

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Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and U2 are among the honorees at the Kennedy Center
2 years, 1 month ago

Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and U2 are among the honorees at the Kennedy Center

NPR  

Gladys Knight, Amy Grant and U2 are among the honorees at the Kennedy Center Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Matt Damon playfully teased his friend George Clooney — a lot — while Sheryl Crow delivered a heartfelt rendition of "Baby Baby" to …

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Nury Martinez resigns from L.A. City Council in wake of audio leak scandal
2 years, 2 months ago

Nury Martinez resigns from L.A. City Council in wake of audio leak scandal

LA Times  

Nury Martinez resigned her seat on the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, days after the release of an explosive leaked audio of a racist, crude conversation. “And last, to all little Latina girls across this city — I hope I’ve inspired you to dream beyond that which you can see,” Martinez said. In closing, she said: “While I take …

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Kevin de León moves campaign event following complaints from homeless activists
4 years, 11 months ago

Kevin de León moves campaign event following complaints from homeless activists

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Council candidate Kevin de León dropped plans on Monday for an upcoming campaign event after activists complained that it had been scheduled at the family home of a man accused of torching a homeless encampment. De León, a former state senator running to replace Councilman Jose Huizar, had invited voters to attend a Sunday afternoon event at …

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