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How money twists L.A.'s elections
Often, by the end of an election, the weaknesses of the existing campaign finance laws have become evident, and the need to update them has been made clear by the ways those weaknesses have been exploited. That is certainly the case with Los Angeles' most...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Political Fundraising, Elections, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Eric Garcetti names longtime advisor Rich Llewellyn to direct transition
Los Angeles mayor-elect Eric Garcetti on Friday announced one of his longtime advisors will serve as director of his transition effort, helping him identify hundreds of people who will work in his office and serve as political appointees. Transition...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Steve Cooley, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Elections, Politics
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Newton: After 12 years, a better LAPD
Although it was drowned out by the mayor's race, Los Angeles quietly marked a historic moment this month: On May 15, after 12 years of policing the city under the eye of a federal judge, the Los Angeles Police Department at last was allowed to return to...
Tags: Justice System, Los Angeles Police Department, Judges, Christopher Dorner, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Eric Garcetti, Primaries, Wendy Greuel, Elections, Voting
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Eric Garcetti's winning strategy took Wendy Greuel strongholds
Eric Garcetti defeated Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race despite Greuel’s overwhelming support in heavily African American neighborhoods. The city controller's strength among black voters in South L.A. was too little to make up for...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Parties and Movements, Wendy Greuel, Elections, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Steve Lopez: Labor unions the big loser in mayor's race
Labor gambled and lost. Wendy Greuel drove away much of her own base. And it's done. After two years of campaigning and more than $30 million of spinning, the next mayor of Los Angeles will be Eric Garcetti, who doesn't exactly have what you'd call...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Elections, Politics, Voting, Local Elections
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2 leaders in L.A.'s 6th council district race are women
The two apparent front-runners to replace Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas are veteran public officials with strong connections to the east San Fernando Valley Democratic machine that has sent candidates to City Hall since the mid-1990s. Both...
Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Gloria Molina, Jose Huizar, Elections, Politics
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Newton: Decision time for L.A.
As the campaign for mayor of Los Angeles has played out over the last two years, the complaints I've heard most often are that none of the candidates has reached for big ideas, that the field has lacked big personalities and that the two finalists are...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Police Department, Elections, Wendy Greuel, Human Interest
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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: Bill Clinton, Eric Garcetti, U.S. Army, Antonio Villaraigosa, Teaching and Learning
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Portrait emerges of Wendy Greuel campaign's downfall
Wendy Greuel entered the race for mayor of Los Angeles with the formidable advantages of a front-runner. She had amassed a huge political war chest, and independent campaigns were willing to spend millions more. She won the backing of the some of L.A.'s...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Police Department, Parties and Movements, Primaries, Voting
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Obama's no-excuses credo
On May 19, President Obama gave a commencement address at Morehouse College, a predominantly black men's college in Atlanta. His words and message were forceful, timely and uniquely befitting the first African American president. The president said what...
Tags: Discrimination, Culture, Arts and Culture, Barack Obama, Morehouse College
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Riordan endorses Greuel, joins campaign as an advisor
L.A. NOWFormer Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan on Wednesday endorsed Wendy Greuel and joined her mayoral campaign as a senior advisor on economic issues. Riordan, a Republican who has called for a major overhaul of the city’s pension system and who......
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Richard Riordan Photos
Richard Riordan (1993-2001)
(April 24, 2013)
Actor David Clennon, dressed as the Ghost of Jacob Marl...
(January 11, 2013)
Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan was briefly hospitali...
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