Media attention and growing anger by residents has turned the park, long a hotbed of crime and drug use, into a major political issue. I asked the Council District 1 candidates about it.
The memoir details a candidate who steals, squanders his income, compromises his principles and blames his setbacks on others, especially the government. And who once made a living selling crystals.
Such as: Katie Porter is in attack mode, Steve Hilton has been studying and Matt Mahan wants you to know he’s mayor of a pretty big city. But I'm still undecided.
Under the barest of inspections, well-funded influence operations posing as grass-roots movements fall apart. It's no different with Neighbors First, the Marin County-based organization blanketing L.A. in mailers.
Eric Swalwell's exit made a messy race worse. But Democrats do have a fail-safe they could use: Undoing a ban on write-in candidates in the general election.
Moving the city elections to even years kicked off a new era of competition. That's good for Angelenos, who will choose their slate of leaders rather than having it decided by the political establishment.
Could Mayor Karen Bass win reelection by attacking conservative challenger Spencer Pratt and elbowing out candidates on the left in the primary? The strategy worked for Sen. Adam Schiff.
Golden State's Mariel Garza discusses the cancelled USC debate, the top-two primary, the L.A. mayor’s race, Citizens United and other important topics with Josh Gohlke of Laughing Leads to Crying.
Unions are still a powerful force for reelecting Karen Bass. But their support could split among the candidates, and groups such as the Democratic Socialists of America are entering the fray.
