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Horvath Seeks County Executive Office She Helped Create

LOS ANGELES - Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath championed the measure giving Los Angeles County an elected executive. Now she wants to be the first person voters choose for the job. Horvath announced her campaign Monday, Nov. 9, seeking the countywide office created by Measure G, the government overhaul she helped advance before voters approved it in 2024.For residents in her Third District, which includes Santa Monica and a portion of Venice , the announcement puts their supervisor in the race for a position with executive authority extending across the county.The change will shift the choice of the county's top executive from the Board of Supervisors to voters. The board currently appoints the CEO.The elected executive will oversee county administration for a government serving nearly 10 million residents. The county's final adopted budget for fiscal 2026–27 totals $54.2 billion .Horvath framed her campaign around the argument county government has been too slow to deliver."Los Angeles has never been a place that dreams small," Horvath said in a statement. "But for too long, our county government has moved too slowly, failed to meet the moment, and allowed bureaucracy to stand in the way of progress. I fight everyday to reform our government

Los Angeles County, CA · 1d

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PCAOB hits Los Angeles audit firm with $500K penalty

Federal regulators have ordered Los Angeles-based tax and audit firm Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP to pay a $500,000 penalty for allegedly violating auditing and quality control standards. In a Nov. 3 enforcement order issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the agency said the violations were connected...

Los Angeles, CA · 1d
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South Asians in SoCal celebrate Diwali following Raman's election win in LA

LOS ANGELES — The local South Asian community celebrated Diwali after a historic moment in Los Angeles politics. Diwali, which is also known as the festival of lights, is a major holiday for South Asians all over the world. In LA, a South Asian was recently elected as the nation’s second-largest city’s mayor.

Los Angeles, CA · 23h
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Commentary: California’s super-rich conquered the world, but not always the voters

On a clear evening in Los Angeles, a fundraiser can fill a garden with people whose companies are household names on three continents, while a few miles away a city council race turns on potholes, rents, and a school bond. That contrast is the quiet drama of the California super-rich. Their products shape how the world works, shops, and talks. Their checks can flood a campaign. Their names open doors in capitals far from Sacramento. Yet California voters have repeatedly shown that fortune is not a proxy, and that economic reach does not guarantee a winning argument at the polling place.

California · 1d
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LA had its worst mosquito year this decade. El Niño could make it even worse

There’s no vaccine and no cure. And a wet El Niño winter could set up an even bigger mosquito boom.

Los Angeles County, CA · 1d

Reuters

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Los Angeles and Long Beach port employers extend negotiations with watchmen union

LOS ANGELES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports employer group and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 26 extended their contract to November 20 and plan to continue negotiating a new labor agreement covering about 2% of workers at the busiest US container port complex.

Long Beach, CA · 1d

westsidetoday.com

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LA City Councilwoman Traci Park pushes to halt Culver City bus-lane project over traffic and density fears

Park claims the transit corridor will jam local side streets and open the area to dense housing projects. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Traci Park is mounting opposition against a neighboring Culver City transit initiative, arguing the plan will funnel commuter gridlock into Council District 11 residential streets and trigger unchecked local development.

Culver City, CA · 1d

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Port of Long Beach appoints new harbor department directors

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) has promoted two members of its leadership team to head divisions of the harbor department's engineering services bureau. Effective Sept. 19, Jake Schuchmann has been named director of the maintenance division, and Taleah Quemada has been named director of the survey division. The six-division...

Long Beach, CA · 1d

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Paramount announces the retirement of City Manager John Moreno

After more than three decades of dedicated service to the City of Paramount, City Manager John Moreno will retire in December 2026, closing a remarkable chapter in a career that has helped shape Paramount since 1993. Mr. Moreno began his career with Paramount as a Management Analyst in the Administrative Services Department, then advanced through a variety of leadership positions, including Assistant Public Works Director, Public Safety Director, Community Development Director, and Assistant City Manager. He was appointed City Manager in October 2015.

Paramount, CA · 1d

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Many school board races remain too close to call in Los Angeles County

Nearly a week after Election Day, many school board races in California’s most populous county are still too close to call, Southern California News Group reported. As of Thursday, 2,529,637 ballots across Los Angeles County had been counted, representing 42.81% voter turnout, according to the registrar’s office and reported by the news group.  Of the dozens of school board seats that were up for... read more

Los Angeles County, CA · 1d

Common Dreams

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California's Young Workers Didn't Sit This One Out—We Made Sure of It

Every cycle like clockwork, young voters are written off as too disillusioned or too distracted to show up in a midterm. On Tuesday, that outdated notion was laid to rest. Nationally and across California, young people showed up. And they showed up in numbers that made the difference in power-shifting races for LA Mayor-elect Nithya Raman, California Democratic Rep.-elects Randy Villegas and Marni von Wilpert, and others.

California · 2d

Santa Monica Mirror

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Santa Monica Borderlands React as Westside Divides Over Mayoral Race

As voters across Westside Los Angeles evaluate the political landscape following the mayoral contest, Santa Monica residents and business operators along the city line are closely watching regional leadership shifts. The adjoining Los Angeles precincts revealed stark divisions across neighboring communities. While established enclaves further north aligned behind Karen Bass, denser transit corridors immediately east broke heavily for Nithya Raman, taking 55 to nearly 70 percent of the vote in Sawtelle and Palms.

Santa Monica, CA · 1d

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Hollaway’s Lead Narrows to 220 Votes in Carson Council Race

John Hollaway’s lead over incumbent Arleen Bocatija Rojas in the race for Carson’s Fourth District City Council seat narrowed to 220 votes Sunday as Los Angeles County election officials continued counting ballots from Tuesday’s election. Hollaway had received 3,603 votes, or 51.57%, compared with 3,383 votes, or...

Carson, CA · 1d

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California and Los Angeles Voters Backed Real Change

California and Los Angeles voters were on the same page last week. They wanted real change. Former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim was elected California Insurance Commissioner. Kim overcame millions of dollars in independent expenditures for Ben Allen, her opponent. She also overcame some of the nastiest newspaper attacks of this election cycle.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

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5 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Los Angeles — a city where bougainvillea spills over stucco walls, where palm trees sway above murals and taco trucks, where the air is perfumed with jasmine, car exhaust, and the promise of something new. Here, the city’s heart beats in the laughter of families in Koreatown, the quiet pride of Oaxacan bakers in Boyle Heights, the dreams of actors and artists and immigrants, and the hustle of those who make this sprawling metropolis feel like a patchwork of villages stitched together by sunlight and hope.

Los Angeles, CA · 3d

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LA Council Orders Study of AI Rent-Setting Tools Landlords Use Citywide

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously this week to order a full study of how artificial intelligence tools are being used to set rents across the city, a move that stops short of any new rule but opens the door to one. Council members instructed housing staff to report back with policy recommendations addressing algorithmic rent-setting and other AI technologies used by housing providers, rather than adopting any regulation themselves.

Los Angeles, CA · 3d

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Los Angeles County Public Defender, District Attorney Split Over Newsom’s Death Sentence Commutations

Los Angeles County’s top public defender and district attorney offered sharply different responses last week to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to commute California’s 548 death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, a move affecting the statewide justice system that includes Pasadena. Public Defender Ricardo...

Los Angeles County, CA · 2d

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City of Gardena Honors VFW Commander Moriyama

The City of Gardena presented Gardena Nisei Memorial VFW Post 1961 Commander Stephen Moriyama with a Certificate of Recognition for his 15 years of service as commander, his community service, and his service to the local veteran community. The presentation by Mayor Pro Team Rodney Tanaka took place on Oct....

Gardena, CA · 3d

lbcurrent.com

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California Indian Genocide Flag Project brings awareness to Indigenous history

The California Indian Genocide Flag Project invited students, staff and faculty to raise awareness and recognize the history of genocide Indigenous populations faced throughout California’s history. Hosted by the American Indian Student Council and the American Indian Studies department, the flag installation has been held annually during Native American...

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