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Former Top LA Democratic Fundraiser Dixon Slingerland Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Filing False Taxes

January 18, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 17, 2023 9:57 pm

Dixon Slingerland, the former head of the non-profit group Youth Policy Institute Inc. and once one of the top Democratic fundraisers in Los Angeles, pled guilty to embezzlement from the non-profit and filing false tax returns on Tuesday, and is...

Biden Administration to Re-Nominate Eric Garcetti for India Ambassador Post

January 3, 2023 4:47 pmJanuary 3, 2023 4:56 pm

In a move that could be seen as equal parts futile and cruel, the Biden Administration has announced that it plans to re-nominate former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for the Ambassadorship to India. The administration said they have confidence...

Wither 2022?

December 30, 2022 4:14 pmDecember 30, 2022 4:16 pm

Before wishing all a Happy a New Year, it seems to make sense to look back at what we all have to be grateful for from 2022. Of course, first and foremost, there was…um…well…Wait! I got it! There was that...

No Recess for the Wicked

December 23, 2022 3:22 pmDecember 23, 2022 3:23 pm

Ex-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will not be going to India anytime soon. The United States Senate, which has so far not deigned to approve Garcetti as Ambassador to India, has blocked any hope of President Biden naming him “Acting...

LA Mayor Karen Bass Halts Garcetti’s Last Order To Light Up The Hollywood Sign

December 23, 2022 12:20 pmDecember 23, 2022 3:26 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass rescinded former Mayo Eric Garcetti’s last order on Thursday, ending a 10-day old executive directive that would have lit up the Hollywood Sign. On December 11th, shortly before leaving office, Garcetti signed a directive that...

Is ‘Acting’ in Eric Garcetti’s Future?

December 15, 2022 6:50 amDecember 15, 2022 9:30 am

With Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley Tuesday announcing his adamantine opposition to former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti being conformed as the next ambassador to India, it appears the only way he’s going to get to New Delhi now is...

Karen Bass Sworn In As New Mayor Of Los Angeles

December 12, 2022 1:00 pmDecember 13, 2022 6:24 am

Former Congresswoman Karen Bass was sworn in as Mayor of Los Angeles during the weekend, becoming the first woman and second African-American to hold the position in the city’s history, and replacing former Mayor Eric Garcetti. Born in Los Angeles...