Gaspar, Girvan Head to November Nearly Tied — And Celona’s 5,500 Votes Could Decide It All
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Perhaps licking their wounds from a bruising primary, the two candidates running to...
Feds Sue UC Regents Over Antisemitic Mob Rule at UCLA
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the Regents...
Memorial Day: LACP Pauses to Honor the Fallen — and Lincoln’s 272 Words
By Stephen Witt As we move into Memorial Day Weekend, Los Angeles County Politics (LACP) would be remiss to not...
5 Acres vs. 184: The Firefight Hiding in Plain Sight in Pacoima
By Stephen Witt Stephen Witt The Los Angeles County Fire Department's (LACoFD) Barton Heliport, tucked alongside the 184-acre Whiteman Airport...
Tim Gaspar’s Bid to KO the CD3 Race May Be Undone by His Own Playbook
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Businessman Tim Gaspar came into the final two weeks of the Los Angeles...
Friedman Secures $500K Federal Grant for New West Hollywood Fire Station
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman (D, Burbank, Glendale, West Hollywood, Hollywood) announced Monday a...
Whiteman Airport: Follow the Money
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics When LA County Aviation Commissioner Christopher Thomas stood before his colleagues at Whiteman...
LA County GOP Chair Roxanne Hoge’s Read on the Upcoming Elections
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics The Village Bakery and Cafe sits on Los Feliz Boulevard in Atwater...
At Witt’s End: Close Whiteman, Expand Barton, Give Pacoima Its Future Back
Stephen Witt Last week's crash at Whiteman Airport — a Cessna clipping power lines on Van Nuys Boulevard and flipping...
CD3 candidates clash on housing density, homeless spending and police oversight at West Valley forum
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics C.R. Celona, Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan, the three candidates competing for...
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