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LA Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass’ Free USC Degree Has Landed Her In a Federal Corruption Case

September 9, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 9, 2022 6:36 am

Los Angeles Mayoral candidate and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) found herself in a growing scandal Thursday amid allegations that a corrupt former Dean of University of Southern California (USC) had given her a $95,000 scholarship in exchange for helping pass legislation...

Top Manager Departs LA Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass’s Campaign

February 22, 2022 3:37 pm

The campaign manager for Congresswoman and Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Karen Bass left the position on Monday, leaving the Bass campaign devoid of one of its key members less than 4 months before the June Primary. According to Bass Campaign...

Federally Indicted LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Suspended By City Council

October 20, 2021 8:21 pmOctober 22, 2021 7:09 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-3 to suspend federally indicted City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas on Wednesday, barring the Councilman from all Council meetings, constituent services, pay, and unable to use Council funds of any sort. Ridley-Thomas was indicted on...

Indicted LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas To Face Suspension Vote By Council Wednesday

October 19, 2021 3:53 pm

Less than a day after beleaguered Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sent a letter saying that he would be stepping back from Council duties, the Los Angeles City Council announced on Tuesday that they would be hearing a motion...

The Long, Controversial History of LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas

October 15, 2021 2:13 amOctober 14, 2021 9:14 pm

Los Angeles City Councilman and fixture of California politics for 30 years Mark Ridley-Thomas was indicted on multiple corruption charges on Thursday, as the Globe reported Thursday. While the indictment was in the works for awhile, stemming from his time...

Los Angeles City Council Unanimously Passes Legislation to Add 25,000 Homeless Housing Units By 2025

August 11, 2021 12:04 pmMarch 15, 2022 3:40 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously 13-0 on Tuesday to create or add 25,000 housing units for the homeless by 2025. The new housing dictum, which is part of Councilman Kevin De Leon’s “A Way Home” initiative, would utilize...

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Proposes $1 Billion in Homeless Funding in State of City Address

April 20, 2021 11:16 am

In his State of the City address on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed large shifts in policy and funding, including nearly $1 billion in homeless funding, a program that looks into slavery reparations to black residents, and a...