Los Angeles police officer Roberto Yanez said he has spent much of his career forging ties with residents in South L.A. and Watts, working with them to tackle gang graffiti, theft and many other quality-of-life issues. As a senior lead […]
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The candidate running to unseat Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León faced sharp criticism on Monday for saying “F— the police” at a recent meet-and-greet with college students. Ysabel Jurado, running in the Nov. 5 election to represent neighborhoods
De León has gone hard after Jurado on public safety by attempting to tie her to some of her most outspoken — and politically left — endorsers. He zeroed in on her relationship with Democratic Socialists of America, which has
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Burgos, a resident of North Hollywood, is a licensed optician — she describes herself as an essential healthcare worker — and co-owner of a murder mystery theater company called Dainty Dames Events. She grew up in Ohio and received a
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For decades, redistricting in Los Angeles has been something of a blood sport. The once-a-decade drawing of new boundaries for the City Council’s 15 districts has resulted in power plays, self-dealing and even some score-settling at City Hall. That’s because
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Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian, a former ethics commissioner himself, signed the ballot argument in favor of Charter Amendment ER, calling the proposal “the first significant ethics reform measure in the history of the Ethics Commission.” Others are
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Ysabel Jurado made a huge splash on Los Angeles’ Eastside last spring, coming in first in the five-way primary election for a City Council seat representing neighborhoods stretching from downtown to Eagle Rock. The 34-year-old tenant rights attorney, a first-time
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