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Kevin James releases Wendy Greuel's texts after she attacks him
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel sought the endorsement of Republican Kevin James after he was eliminated from the race in the March primary. Now she's out with an attack mailer blasting James’ backing of Eric Garcetti, her rival in the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Elections
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Discrimination, Sports, Football, National Basketball Association
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Wendy Greuel's campaign halts TV ads as cash runs short
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel's campaign organization has suspended her TV advertising two weeks before the election, a move that reflects her continuing struggle to raise enough money to compete head-to-head on the airwaves with her rival,...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Political Fundraising, Television Industry, Magic Johnson
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L.A. mayoral candidates support making teacher evaluations public
Los Angeles' two mayoral candidates said Tuesday that they support making teacher evaluations public, going well beyond a level of disclosure that is supported by top school district officials. City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric...
Tags: School Examinations, Academic Progress, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Richard Riordan
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L.A. Votes: DWP pay drives debate in mayor's race
Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power, whose primary union is the single biggest contributor to the mayoral race, is taking center stage in the contest with less than three weeks to go until election day. The Times reported that employees at the...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Methamphetamine (drug), Magic Johnson, Wendy Greuel
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Independent group backing Greuel buys TV time to air runoff ad
The independent committee supporting Wendy Greuel’s bid has bought $500,000 in television time to air a new positive 30-second spot supporting Greuel’s mayoral bid, according to a source familiar with the ad. The 30-second spot, posted on...
Tags: Politics, Elections
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Greuel, Garcetti focus on jobs
A day after a debate in which they told Los Angeles voters their prime focus as mayor would be promoting job creation, Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti took up the topic Monday, while also continuing a furious debate over union influence in their runoff...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Politics, Interior Policy, Marketing, Laura Chick
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Obama's sunny speech in Mexico raises eyebrows
MEXICO CITY — President Obama on Friday painted a sunny picture of a modern Mexico emerging from its past troubles, an attempt at rebranding that serves the political aims of both governments but clashes with the realities of a country beset by...
Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Politics, Petroleum Industry, Travel
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Study up for this quiz on presidential libraries
President George W. Bush’s presidential library, built on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will host its invitation-only dedication Thursday. Former presidents have long donated their records and documents to libraries built to...
Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Stephen Hawking rocks Caltech
The fanfare that accompanied Stephen Hawking’s entrance into Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium on Tuesday evening was at once cosmologically grand and a bit tongue-in-cheek. It was Richard Strauss’ 1896 “Thus Spake Zarathustra,’&...
Tags: Barack Obama, Science, Applied Physics, Science and Technology, Cosmology
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Laura Bush reflects at presidential library: 9/11 is touchstone
DALLAS -- Former First Lady Laura Bush spoke Wednesday during a preview tour of the new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at her alma mater, Southern Methodist University in Dallas. President Obama is expected to join the Bushes, George H....
Tags: Stephen Hadley, White House, Financial Markets, George W. Bush, Judd Gregg
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Pro-Garcetti group buys radio time, Garcetti camp hits Greuel ad
An independent expenditure group supporting Eric Garcetti’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign has purchased more than $400,000 of radio ads on stations aimed at African American and Latino listeners, according to a Democratic media operative who is not...Tags: Politics, Eric Garcetti, Elections, Radio, Magic Johnson
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