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Garden Grove: Chemical Spills, Hazards, and Lack of City Planning for
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (763+ words) GELFAND'S WORLD - The Garden Grove tank which is leaking something called methyl methacrylate (MMA) is another wakeup call for us regarding the witches' brew of refinery stuff (along with other industrial hazards) in our area. The sobering fact is that…...
The Gloria Marin Interview: Advocacy and Leadership in Action
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (784+ words) EXCLUSIVE - Gloria Marin is a candidate of firsts, as she seeks to become the first female Nicaraguan ever to assume a judicial seat here in LA County. Born in the city of Managua, the 54-year-old is a first-time candidate for…...
Tarzana NC Helps Secure Key Animal Services Funding
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (571+ words) ANIMAL WATCH - The Los Angeles City Council Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committee has now voted on the 2026-27 budget for the L. A. Department of Animal Services (LAAS), and the results show that community advocacy can make a real difference, although significant unmet…...
Tim Gaspar's Political Problem: The More Voters Learn, the Worse It Ge
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (602+ words) MY THOUGHTS - Los Angeles voters are exhausted. Exhausted by political talking points. Exhausted by City Hall excuses. Exhausted by watching neighborhoods deteriorate while insiders protect each other and pretend the system is working. Residents see the reality every day. They…...
Enough With the Political Machines: The Valley Deserves Representatio
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (579+ words) THE VALLEY " Valley voters are tired of political succession plans disguised as elections. They do not want another consultant-built campaign, another career politician protected by party machinery, or another handpicked successor treated as inevitable before voters even have a real…...
Republican Pratt Converts Mayoral Campaign into a Performing Art and G
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (803+ words) NICK'S VIEW - Los Angeles City Hall has often served as a stage for political theater, a place where activists have performed stunts on its elaborate steps and where protests have turned to spectacles. It is a city that often turns…...
CD9 Tenants Demand Change as Curren Price Era Nears End
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (565+ words) CD9" " A historic primary election is less than two weeks away in South Los Angeles" Council District 9, where longtime Councilmember Curren Price is set to end a 13-year run while continuing to face corruption charges. The race comes at a pivotal…...
Some Housing Prices Are Falling In LA, But Homelessness And Overcrowdi
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (145+ words) PLANNING WATCH - One of the ironies of Los Angeles is the simultaneous increase in homeless and overcrowding when vacancy rates are also increasing." How can we explain this? Both explanations have a kernel of truth, but the second one explains…...
Karen Bass Promised to End Homelessness. Now She Blames Bureaucracy
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (563+ words) THE BOTTOM LINE - Who would have expected government to be mired in bureaucracy? Apparently, Karen Bass did not. When asked this week why she had not fulfilled her promise to end the homelessness crisis during her first term, the Los…...
Glendale Candidate Evelina Sarian Stung By Lawsuit And Reckless Drivin
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (544+ words) A SAFE GLENDALE - As advocates for accountable government, most Democrats believe public service is a responsibility, not a branding exercise. Candidates who seek elected office should be prepared to answer difficult questions about their record, their judgment, and their integrity....