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78-Year-Old Jackie Goldberg Elected as Los Angeles Unified School Board President

January 18, 2023 4:18 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District elected in former school board member and Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg as President of the board on Tuesday, elevating her to the position 40 years after her first initial successful run for the school board....

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...

AG Rob Bonta Lets Gascon Minion Slide

January 12, 2023 3:05 amJanuary 12, 2023 12:40 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a close political ally of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, has taken a pass on filing charges against Gascon’s Chief of Staff Joseph Iniguez. Iniguez, who made headlines for allegedly drunkenly threatening and berating...

LA City Council Votes 12-2 To Increase Punishments For Members Who Are Censured

January 12, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 11, 2023 10:00 pm

Embattled Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon spoke at his first City Council meeting since October, denouncing a measure that would drastically increase punishments for any members who are under censure. De Leon has been the subject of severe...

Former Los Angeles Teacher’s Stand Against Union Push to ‘Defund the Police’ Reaches 9th Circuit

January 10, 2023 3:15 pmJanuary 10, 2023 3:30 pm

Former high school teacher Glenn Laird, who two years ago shook the pillars of one of the largest and most powerful teachers’ unions in the United States, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), has now elevated his case to the...

Projected LA County Mask Mandate Date Passes With No Implementation

January 6, 2023 2:36 amJanuary 6, 2023 7:23 am

A January 5th Indoor Mask Mandate prediction by the LA County Department of Public Health passed by on Thursday, with many now doubtful that such a mandate could return as COVID-19 rates in the County have stabilized in the past...

Bruce’s Beach Sold Back To LA County For $20 Million Less Than 7 Months After Handover To Family

January 4, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 4, 2023 6:53 am

Heirs of the Bruce family, who were given back Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach last year following 98 years after a controversial eminent domain decision by the city, sold back the beach to Los Angeles County on Tuesday after less...