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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,...
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Graffiti 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...
Read moreDetailsBass, Horvath on Sunset Strip geyser — Mitchell on arrest in Compton’s July 4 killings — Cisneros slams Trump’s election speech — Hahn wants a rider on Metro’s board
Bass, Horvath urge water conservation after West Hollywood pipe rupture LA Mayor Karen Bass LA County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath...
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At Witt’s End: Trump’s election speech was pure balderdash
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Stephen Witt Whether it was continued sour grapes over his 2020 loss to...
Read moreDetailsBass goes big on senior housing — Durazo puts Lineage Logistics on notice — Whitesides corrals kids’ screens — Chu demands Trump’s pharma receipts
Bass, Blumenfield unveils the largest senior affordable housing project LA Mayor Karen Bass LA City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield Mayor Karen...
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LA County’s House delegation splits on Israel aid vote
By Stephen Witt, Los Angeles County Politics Los Angeles County's congressional delegation was divided evenly on yesterday's most consequential Israel...
Read moreDetailsBarger fires up wildfire warning — Horvath rallies Hollywood unions — Mitchell’s Freedom Summer hits Willowbrook — Umberg: $5.7 million Bar Exam bungle confirmed
Barger sounds wildfire alarm as extreme heat hits LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger (R...
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