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Forecast for L.A.'s mayor race: paltry turnout
More than 2 million people can vote for mayor of Los Angeles. But if history is a reliable guide, as many as 1.6 million of them will skip Tuesday's election. That low turnout could mean that the winner will garner fewer votes than any newly elected...
Tags: Primaries, Antonio Villaraigosa, Local Elections, Barack Obama, Richard Riordan
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L.A. mayor's race: The world isn't watching either
This Los Angeles mayoral election isn’t exactly setting the city's electorate on fire. Nor the world, for that matter. It’s so low key that I was surprised to see a very focused piece in the Guardian, Britain’s liberal national...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Voting, Mexico City, Local Elections
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Rep. Gutierrez hopes for immigration action after Easter recess
WASHINGTON – Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Chicago, a key player in the bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform, said Tuesday that he is hopeful that Congress will act on the issue in early April after the Easter recess. “...
Tags: Science and Technology, Local Elections, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Luis Gutierrez
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L.A. Votes: Greuel and Garcetti vie for endorsements and cash
L.A. NOWAs they gear up for the May 21 runoff election, L.A. mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are spending limited time on the campaign trail as they gather support and cash for the final 10 weeks of the race.... -
L.A.'s civic disengagement
At first glance, two stories much in the news in Los Angeles of late would seem to have nothing to do with each other. The first concerns the fate of the Museum of Contemporary Art — whether it will affiliate with the Los Angeles County Museum of...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Music, Arts and Culture, Arts, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Where did the voters go?
On Monday, millions of Kenyan voters braved the possibility of violence to wait in mile-long lines beginning at dawn to cast ballots in their national election. Turnout, officials said, was tremendous. The next day in Los Angeles, 16% of registered...
Tags: Voting, Michael Bloomberg, Bankruptcy, Politics, Elections
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Hoping against hope, some frustrated residents still vote
Don and Prudy Schultz set out walking from their Van Nuys home at 9 a.m. Tuesday, on their way to cast votes they hope will bring changes they've been waiting on for years. "I think this is the most dysfunctional city I've known in my adult life,"...
Tags: Government, Voting, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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L.A. elections: Join the conversation
L.A. NOWTimes reporters will join L.A. Now Live at 9 p.m. for a live election update and to answer readers’ questions about the Los Angeles primary. Lines at polling places were short Tuesday, though the election will result in significant changes...... -
Election day: Short lines, empty voter booths are the norm so far
L.A. NOWAlthough Tuesday’s election will result in one of Los Angeles’ most extensive leadership changes -- with residents selecting a mayor, city attorney, city controller, and eight City Council members -- attendance at polling places appeared... -
What makes a good L.A. mayor
Being a good politician is essential for winning a mayoral election. But the qualities that make a good politician are not necessarily those that make a good mayor. That's a paradox we all need to grapple with in deciding whom to support in next week'...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Adrian Fenty, Local Government, Richard Riordan, Michael Bloomberg
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Greuel, Garcetti campaigns for L.A. mayor are ahead in fundraising
The top two Democratic candidates in the Los Angeles mayor's race, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel, continued to outpace their rivals in the last three months of 2012, boosting their fundraising totals to more than $4 million each and ensuring a fiercely...
Tags: Government, Sheldon Adelson, Entertainment, Jan Perry, Republican Party
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Wanted: A mayor worthy of L.A.
Since my knee replacement surgery less than two weeks ago, I've been popping narcotic painkillers that come with long lists of potential side effects. Among them are vomiting, hallucinating and impaired thinking. It is perhaps that third one that made...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Richard Riordan, Jan Perry, Kevin James, Human Interest
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