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Homelessness rises in LA city and county dealing blow to Bass reelection bid
By Los Angeles County Politics (LACP) Homelessness increased across the city of Los Angeles and much of the county in...
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Sylmar Neighborhood Council tables support for Whiteman Airport
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics What looked like a predetermined letter of support from the Sylmar Neighborhood Council...
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Bass eyes a fare-free Metro — Lieu wants an off switch for rogue AI — Padilla takes on the Supreme Court — Schiff fights for the homeless to get mail
Bass lays out transit vision as new Metro chair LA Mayor Karen Bass Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), newly...
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LA’s delegation says no thanks to a $1.15 trillion military spending bill
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics (LACP) Three members of the all-Democratic Los Angeles congressional delegation issued statements this...
Read moreDetailsBass, Barger fight for fire cash — Friedman slams Hollywood merger — Mitchell, Solis speed up health care process — Hahn ups the price on justice
Bass, Barger urge Congress to fund long-term fire recovery LA Mayor Karen Bass LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Los Angeles...
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When the accused skips court, the animals shouldn’t do the time
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger (R-Palmdale, Lancaster, Santa Clarita, San Marino, Pasadena,...
Read moreDetailsGraffiti Towers finally get a scrub — Horvath, Barger take on Hollywood merger — Hahn fast-tracks jail closure cash — Solis presses the state on fire claims
Bass announces graffiti removal begins at Oceanwide Plaza LA Mayor Karen Bass Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) announced yesterday...
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AAPI Leaders Converge on LA, Tran Takes on Hanoi, and Nisei Week Returns to Little Tokyo
About this column: LA County is home to more Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Cambodian, Thai, and Vietnamese Americans than any other...
Read moreDetailsGomez: ICE shutting downtown jail in secret — Chu hails court smackdown of Adelanto — Rivas lands $50M for Valley water — Bass mourns three deaths at hands of federal agents
Gomez catches ICE quietly closing downtown LA detention facility U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Downtown Los Angeles,...
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Long Beach opens 50-year time capsule Wednesday — Baldwin Park housing vouchers closing — Hochman heads to WeHo — Burbank beats Metro in court
By Los Angeles County Politics (LACP) Long Beach opens 1976 time capsule — with surprise gifts inside Fifty years after...
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