Raman Increases Lead Over Bass in Tight Mayor’s Race
City Councilwoman Nithya Raman continued to increase her lead over Mayor Karen Bass in the race for Los Angeles mayor Wednesday, as ballots continued to be counted. The latest figures released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office showed Raman with 377,458 votes, or 51.12%, compared with 360,864 votes, or 48.88%, for Bass. With…
Canyon Lake Voters Reject New Public Safety Sales Tax
The proposed 1% sales tax in Canyon Lake intended to generate revenue expressly for supporting public safety services in the gated municipality has been rejected,, according to updated returns released Wednesday. Measure E trailed 54.48%-45.52%, the Riverside County Office of the Registrar of Voters announced late Wednesday afternoon. Roughly 465,000 vote-by-mail and conditional use ballots…
Two LA City Council Races Remain Too Close to Call
While Marissa Roy scored a resounding victory to become Los Angeles’ city attorney, the races for two open City Council seats remained too close to call Wednesday. Businessman Tim Gaspar held a 294-vote lead over Barri Worth Girvan in the Third District, according to updated results released Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s…
Longtime LA News Anchor Harold Greene Dies at 82
Harold Greene, a longtime Los Angeles television news anchor and reporter whose career included prominent roles at ABC7, died earlier this week at age 82, his family confirmed Wednesday. Greene began his journalism career as a producer and reporter in 1970 before working in San Diego and San Francisco, ABC7 reported. He returned to ABC7…
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Super Majority Approval Appears Certain for Countywide Sales Tax
A measure to extend, for an indefinite period, a countywide sales tax dedicated to generating revenue for transportation projects appeared destined for super-majority approval, based on the latest election returns released Wednesday. The Riverside County Office of the Registrar of…
LA City Council Races Remain to Close to Call
While Marissa Roy was on track to be the next Los Angeles city attorney, the races for two open City Council seats remained to close to call Wednesday. Businessman Tim Gaspar held a 294-vote lead over Barri Worth Girvan in…
Judge Considering Whether to Free Rapper Lil Durk Pending New Trial in LA
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk, acquitted earlier this year of orchestrating the revenge killing of a man in an ambush near the Beverly Center in broad daylight four years ago, will have to wait a little longer to find out if…
Raman Extends Lead Over Bass in Tight Mayor’s Race
City Councilwoman Nithya Raman extended her lead over Mayor Karen Bass in the race for Los Angeles mayor Wednesday, as the gap between the candidates widened while ballots continued to be counted. The latest figures released by the Los Angeles…