Category: Political Scene
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Cerritos Receives $3.135M in COVID Recovery Funds
June 7, 2021 The United States Treasury, under the Biden administration, established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund…
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SCOTUS rules that immigrants with temporary status are ineligible to become permanent residents
June 7, 2021 (KTLA) A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian…
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Santa Monica Expected to Hire Montebello City Manager Bobadilla
June 2, 2021 According to reports, Montebello City Manager Rene Bobadilla will be hired as Santa Monica’s new City Manager.…
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Garcetti to be nominated as Biden’s ambassador to India, AP reports
LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns…
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WRD and the L.A./O.C. Building & Trades Council Sign Project Labor Agreement
Project Labor Agreement Signing from (l-r) WRD Board Member Vera Robles DeWitt, WRD Board Member Rob Katherman, LA/OC Building…
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Central Basin Water Lowers Rates, Generates $2.5 Million Net Operating Margin
Central Basin customers expected to pay 14 percent less for imported water. By Brian Hews • May 24, 2021…
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Gascon Recall Officially Underway, County Registrar Approves Petitions for Public Circulation
Victims and Los Angeles residents are fighting for justice and the safety of their communities (LOS ANGELES, CA) –…
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EXCLUSIVE: Two More Workers Sue Hawaiian Gardens for Harassment
Hawaiian Gardens Code Enforcement Officer Fred Licon can add another two alleged harassment complaints to his tenure at City Hall.…
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Councilwoman Emma Sharif Finishes Strong, Heads into the Compton Mayoral Runoff Election on June 1st
Compton, CA—This week, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder certified the City of Compton election results and confirmed Councilwoman Emma Sharif…
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Majority Of LAUSD Students Choose Not To Return To School
Although all schools within Los Angeles Unified have reopened, the vast majority of students are opting to continue remote learning,…
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Gov. Newsom to Expand California Stimulus to Middle Income Families
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday he will expand the state’s economic stimulus program to middle income families, which means…
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Ransomware Attack Leads to Shutdown of Major East Coast U.S. System, Colonial Pipeline
The attack on top U.S. operator Colonial Pipeline appears to have been carried out by an Eastern European-based criminal gang…
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Pico Rivera to Consider Digital Billboards
BY BRIAN HEWS • May 7, 2021 The city of Pico Rivera Planning Commission, at its upcoming May 17…
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LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell to Host Veterans Food Drive-Thru Distribution
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Los Angeles County Supervisor, Holly J. Mitchell, representing the Second District, is partnering with the County of Los Angeles Department of Military and…
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Sup. Thurmond 2021 Finalists: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching
STAFF REPORT SACRAMENTO—Even through the challenges of remote learning and the COVID-19 pandemic, California teachers continue to find ways to…
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La Palma Requests Congressional Funding to Repair 48 Medians
LOOKING FOR FUNDS: The City of La Palma has five arterial street medians, consisting of 48 median islands for a…
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Pico Rivera Looks to Increase Water Rates
BY BRIAN HEWS • April 30, 2021 The Pico Rivera City Council, at its June 22 meeting, will consider…
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LED Streetlights Coming to La Mirada
April 30, 2021 STAFF REPORT Nearly 4,000 streetlights in La Mirada will be changed from High-Pressure Sodium Vapor (HSPV)…
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La Mirada Approves Vote of No Confidence for Gascon
D.A. GASCON was rebuked by Whittier and Pico Rivera also. BY TAMMYE MCDUFF • April 30, 2021 This past…
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Cerritos Mayor Pro Tem Vo Calls Himself ‘Too Inexperienced’ to Be Mayor
The move is followed by the nomination of Grace Hu for mayor, and Vo pro tem. BY BRIAN HEWS •…